Oakland Athletics Payroll Table

An updated look at the Oakland Athletics 2021 payroll table, including team totals, retained figures, and complete breakdowns of player salaries, and bonuses.

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Adjusted Payroll Total

$89,767,668

2021 Active Roster Payroll

Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
Player (28) Pos Exp Options Minor Status Payroll Salary Payroll Salary Adjusted Base Salary Signing Bonus Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely
Canha Mark Canha LF 5.092 0
Arbitration 3
$6,925,000 $6,925,000 $6,925,000 - - -
Chapman Matt Chapman 3B 3.109 0
Arbitration 1
$6,490,000 $6,490,000 $6,490,000 - - -
Manaea Sean Manaea SP 4.157 0
Arbitration 3
Super Two
$5,950,000 $5,950,000 $5,950,000 - - -
Olson Matt Olson 1B 3.103 0
Arbitration 1
$5,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 - - -
Bassitt Chris Bassitt SP 4.130 0
Arbitration 2
$4,900,000 $4,900,000 $4,900,000 - - -
Diekman Jake Diekman RP 8.050 0
Veteran
$4,000,000 $4,000,000 $4,000,000 - - -
Petit Yusmeiro Petit RP 10.016 0
Veteran
$3,000,000 $3,000,000 $2,550,000 - $450,000 -
Pinder Chad Pinder SS 4.047 0
Arbitration 2
$2,275,000 $2,275,000 $2,275,000 - - -
Gomes Yan Gomes C 8.083 0
Veteran
$6,000,000 $2,096,770 $6,000,000 - - -
Romo Sergio Romo RP 12.097 0
Veteran
$2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 - - -
Montas Frankie Montas SP 3.015 0
Arbitration 1
$1,800,000 $1,800,000 $1,800,000 - - -
Kemp Tony Kemp 2B 3.098 0
Arbitration 1
$1,050,000 $1,050,000 $1,050,000 - - -
Trivino Lou Trivino RP 2.163 0
Arbitration 1
Super Two
$912,500 $912,500 $912,500 - - -
Chafin Andrew Chafin RP 6.020 0
Veteran
$2,750,000 $822,596 $2,250,000 - $500,000 -
Murphy Sean Murphy C 1.029 3
Pre-Arbitration
$575,500 $575,500 $575,500 - - -
Irvin Cole Irvin SP 0.120 0
Pre-Arbitration
$573,000 $573,000 $573,000 - - -
Guerra Deolis Guerra RP 2.071 0
Pre-Arbitration
$570,500 $545,926 $570,500 - - -
Brown Seth Brown 1B 0.104 2
Pre-Arbitration
$570,500 $539,792 $570,500 - - -
Kaprielian James Kaprielian SP 0.031 0
Pre-Arbitration
$570,500 $441,648 $570,500 - - -
Harrison Josh Harrison 2B 8.168 0
Veteran
$1,250,000 $349,440 $1,000,000 - $250,000 -
Bolt Skye Bolt CF 0.018 0
Pre-Arbitration
$570,500 $239,226 $570,500 - - -
Marte Starling Marte CF 7.162 0 Club Exercised $12,500,000 $205,489 $12,500,000 - - -
Blackburn Paul Blackburn RP 1.143 0
Pre-Arbitration
$570,500 $144,149 $570,500 - - -
Moll Sam Moll RP 0.031 1
Pre-Arbitration
$570,500 $128,814 $570,500 - - -
Davis Khris Davis DH 7.104 0
Veteran
$570,500 $98,144 $570,500 - - -
Acevedo Domingo Acevedo RP 0.001 0
Pre-Arbitration
$570,500 $95,077 $570,500 - - -
Barrera Luis Barrera OF 0.021 1
Pre-Arbitration
$570,500 $46,005 $570,500 - - -
Kozma Pete Kozma SS 3.094 0
Veteran
$570,500 $6,134 $570,500 - - -

2021 Injured List Payroll

Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.

Player (8) Pos Exp Options Minor Status Payroll Salary Payroll Salary Adjusted Base Salary Signing Bonus Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely
Rosenthal Trevor Rosenthal RP 7.001 0
Veteran
$11,000,000 $11,000,000 $11,000,000 - - -
Andrus Elvis Andrus SS 12.000 0
Veteran
$8,800,000 $8,300,000 $7,750,000 $250,000 $800,000 -
Piscotty Stephen Piscotty RF 5.076 0
Arbitration 3
Bypassed
$7,583,333 $7,583,333 $7,250,000 $333,333 - -
Fiers Michael Fiers SP 7.085 0
Veteran
$3,500,000 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 - - -
Moreland Mitch Moreland 1B 10.067 0
Veteran
$2,250,000 $2,250,000 $2,250,000 - - -
Lowrie Jed Lowrie 2B 12.111 0
Veteran
$1,500,000 $1,500,000 $1,500,000 - - -
Jefferies Daulton Jefferies SP 0.003 1
Pre-Arbitration
$570,500 $138,015 $570,500 - - -
Machin Vimael Machin 2B 1.000 2
Pre-Arbitration
$570,500 $125,747 $570,500 - - -

2021 Reserve/Suspended Payroll

Cap breakdowns for players currently in suspended. All count against the team's payroll.

Player (1) Pos Exp Options Minor Status Payroll Salary Payroll Salary Adjusted Base Salary Signing Bonus Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely
Laureano Ramon Laureano CF 2.059 0
Pre-Arbitration
$580,500 $580,500 $580,500 - - -

2021 Retained Payroll

Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.

Player (10) Pos Payroll Salary Payroll Salary Adjusted
Diekman Jake Diekman RP $750,000 $750,000
Chafin Andrew Chafin RP $500,000 $500,000
Wendelken J.B. Wendelken RP $411,972 $411,972
Bedrosian Cam Bedrosian RP $314,535 $314,535
Luzardo Jesús Luzardo SP $253,708 $253,708
Weems Jordan Weems RP $82,809 $82,809
Wilson Jacob Wilson 2B $64,407 $64,407
Tom Ka'ai Tom CF $61,340 $61,340
Schwindel Frank Schwindel 1B $42,938 $42,938
Feliz Michael Feliz RP $18,402 $18,402

2021 Payroll Totals

Payroll Summary
Active Roster $51,210,210 21st
Injured List $34,397,095 9th
Reserve/Suspended $580,500 2nd
Retained $2,500,111 30th
Minor $1,079,752 26th
Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations $89,767,668 23rd

2021 Minor

Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.

Player (10) Pos Exp Options Minor Status Payroll Salary Payroll Salary Adjusted Base Salary Signing Bonus Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely
1
Burch Smith
RP 3.095 1
Arbitration 1
$705,000 $632,930 $705,000 - - -
2
Francisco Pena
C 2.009 0
Pre-Arbitration
$600,000 $600,000 $600,000 - - -
3
Aramis Garcia
C 1.086 0
Pre-Arbitration
$575,500 $377,468 $575,500 - - -
4
A.J. Puk
SP 1.041 2
Pre-Arbitration
$570,500 $251,494 $570,500 - - -
5
Reymin Guduan
RP 0.104 0
Pre-Arbitration
$570,500 $211,623 $570,500 - - -
6
Adam Kolarek
RP 2.122 1
Pre-Arbitration
$595,500 $144,090 $595,500 - - -
7
Austin Allen
C 0.171 0
Pre-Arbitration
$570,500 $55,206 $570,500 - - -
8
Miguel Romero
RP 2
Pre-Arbitration
$570,500 $39,871 $570,500 - - -
9
Wandisson Charles
RP 2
Pre-Arbitration
- - - - - -
10
Grant Holmes
SP 0.106 0 - - - - - -

TRANSACTIONS

Dec 20, 2024
Giovanny Urshela, 3B

Signed a 1 year $2.15 million contract with Athletics (ATH)

Dec 14, 2024
Jacob Lopez, RP

Traded to Athletics (ATH) from Tampa Bay (TB) with Jeffrey Springs for Joe Boyle, Jacob Watters, Will Simpson and 2025 1st round pick [2025 Draft Pick - Comp Round A] (#36 2025 Draft Pick - Comp Round A)

Dec 14, 2024
Jeffrey Springs, SP

Traded to Athletics (ATH) from Tampa Bay (TB) with Jacob Lopez for Joe Boyle, Jacob Watters, Will Simpson and 2025 1st round pick [2025 Draft Pick - Comp Round A] (#36 2025 Draft Pick - Comp Round A)

Dec 12, 2024
Ben Bowden, P

Signed a minor league contract with Athletics (ATH)

Dec 12, 2024
Wander Suero, RP

Signed a minor league contract with Athletics (ATH)

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