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St. Louis Cardinals 2025 Financial Summary
A current summary of St. Louis Cardinals 2025 player cap & cash figures.
Adjusted Payroll Total
$135,153,070
Tax Space
$80,562,129
Cash Total
$141,936,402 / 19th
2025 Active Roster
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
| Player (26) | Pos | Age | Status | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Total | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Free Agent Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Arenado Nolan Arenado | 3B | 34 |
Veteran
|
$25,555,555 | 10.60% | $21,000,000 | $21,000,000 | 2028 |
2 |
Gray Sonny Gray | SP | 35 |
Veteran
|
$25,000,000 | 10.37% | $25,000,000 | $25,000,000 | 2028 |
3 |
Mikolas Miles Mikolas | SP | 36 |
Veteran
|
$18,583,333 | 7.71% | $16,000,000 | $17,666,667 | 2026 |
4 |
Contreras Willson Contreras | 1B | 33 |
Veteran
|
$17,500,000 | 7.26% | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 | 2029 |
5 |
Matz Steven Matz | RP | 34 |
Veteran
|
$11,000,000 | 4.56% | $12,000,000 | $12,500,000 | 2026 |
6 |
Helsley Ryan Helsley | RP | 30 |
Arbitration 3
|
$8,200,000 | 3.40% | $8,200,000 | $8,200,000 | 2026 |
7 |
Fedde Erick Fedde | SP | 32 |
Veteran
|
$7,500,000 | 3.11% | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | 2026 |
8 |
Nootbaar Lars Nootbaar | LF | 27 |
Arbitration 1
|
$2,950,000 | 1.22% | $2,950,000 | $2,950,000 | 2028 |
9 |
Donovan Brendan Donovan | 2B | 28 |
Arbitration 1
|
$2,850,000 | 1.18% | $2,850,000 | $2,850,000 | 2028 |
10 |
Romero JoJo Romero | RP | 28 |
Arbitration 2
|
$2,260,000 | 0.94% | $2,260,000 | $2,260,000 | 2027 |
11 |
Pallante Andre Pallante | SP | 26 |
Arbitration 1
Super Two |
$2,100,000 | 0.87% | $2,100,000 | $2,100,000 | 2029 |
12 |
Maton Phil Maton | RP | 32 |
Veteran
|
$2,000,000 | 0.83% | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 2026 |
13 |
King John King | RP | 30 |
Arbitration 2
Super Two |
$1,605,000 | 0.67% | $1,605,000 | $1,605,000 | 2028 |
14 |
Burleson Alec Burleson | DH | 26 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$778,650 | 0.32% | $778,650 | $778,650 | 2029 |
15 |
Liberatore Matthew Liberatore | SP | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$775,800 | 0.32% | $775,800 | $775,800 | |
16 |
Winn Masyn Winn | SS | 23 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$770,850 | 0.32% | $770,850 | $770,850 | |
17 |
Walker Jordan Walker | RF | 23 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$770,800 | 0.32% | $770,800 | $770,800 | |
18 |
Herrera Iván Herrera | C | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$770,300 | 0.32% | $770,300 | $770,300 | |
19 |
Siani Mike Siani | OF | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$770,205 | 0.32% | $770,205 | $770,205 | |
20 |
Fernandez Ryan Fernandez | RP | 27 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$768,600 | 0.32% | $768,600 | $768,600 | |
21 |
Pages Pedro Pages | C | 26 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$768,300 | 0.32% | $768,300 | $768,300 | |
22 |
Leahy Kyle Leahy | RP | 28 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$767,000 | 0.32% | $767,000 | $767,000 | |
23 |
Baker Luken Baker | 1B | 28 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$766,100 | 0.32% | $766,100 | $766,100 | |
24 |
Scott II Victor Scott II | CF | 24 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$764,150 | 0.32% | $764,150 | $764,150 | |
25 |
Roycroft Chris Roycroft | RP | 28 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$764,150 | 0.32% | $764,150 | $764,150 | |
26 |
Saggese Thomas Saggese | SS | 23 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$727,312 | 0.30% | $727,311 | $727,312 |
2025 Injured List
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (2) | Pos | Age | Status | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Total | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Free Agent Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Gorman Nolan Gorman | 2B | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$782,900 | 0.32% | $782,900 | $782,900 | 2029 |
2 |
Thompson Zack Thompson | SP | 27 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$772,200 | - | $772,200 | $772,200 |
2025 Deferred
Salaries for players who had salaries deferred to the current year. We are NOT counting these against the active payroll.
| Player (3) | Pos | Age | Status | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Total | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Free Agent Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Arenado Nolan Arenado | 3B | 34 | - | - | $2,000,000 | - | ||
2 |
Holliday Matt Holliday | OF | 45 | - | - | $1,500,000 | - | ||
3 |
Wainwright Adam Wainwright | SP | 43 | - | - | $1,000,000 | - |
2025 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Summary | |||||||
| Active Roster | $133,593,884 | 17th | |||||
| Injured List | $1,555,100 | 30th | |||||
| Minor | $4,086 | 23rd | |||||
| Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations | $135,153,070 | 19th | |||||
2025 Active Competitive Balance Tax Totals
|
Tax Summary
Tax figures based on payroll data only. Outside revenue sources will be adjusted when available after the regular season.
|
||
| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $241,000,000 | |
| Guaranteed Contracts | $137,066,105 | 16th |
| Injured Contracts | $1,555,100 | - |
| Retained Contracts | $0 | - |
| Player Benefits | $17,500,000 | - |
| Minor League Contracts | $2,650,000 | - |
| Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool Contribution | $1,666,666 | - |
| Actual Tax Payroll | $160,437,871 | - |
| Competitive Balance Tax Space | $80,562,129 | 13th |
2025 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (12) | Pos | Age | Status | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % | Cash Total | Payroll Salary | Free Agent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 Gordon Graceffo
|
SP | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$4,086 | 0.00% | $4,086 | $4,086 | ||
|
2 Riley O'Brien
|
RP | 30 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
3 Michael Helman
|
2B | 29 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
4 Sem Robberse
|
SP | 23 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
5 Tink Hence
|
SP | 22 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
6 Tekoah Roby
|
SP | 23 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
7 Matt Koperniak
|
3B | 27 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
8 Michael McGreevy
|
SP | 24 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
9 Matt Svanson
|
RP | 26 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
10 Jose Fermin
|
2B | 26 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
11 Roddery Munoz
|
SP | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
12 Ryan Loutos
|
RP | 26 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - |
