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St. Louis Cardinals 2025 Cash Table
The St. Louis Cardinals 2025 cash table, including base salaries, bonuses, & incentives.
2025 Active Roster
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
| Player (39) | Pos | Age | Total Cash | Base Cash | Signing Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gray Sonny Gray | SP | 35 | $25,000,000 | $25,000,000 | |
| Arenado Nolan Arenado | 3B | 34 | $21,000,000 | $21,000,000 | |
| Contreras Willson Contreras | 1B | 33 | $18,000,000 | $18,000,000 | |
| Mikolas Miles Mikolas | SP | 36 | $16,000,000 | $16,000,000 | |
| Matz Steven Matz | SP | 34 | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 | |
| Helsley Ryan Helsley | RP | 30 | $8,100,000 | $8,100,000 | |
| Fedde Erick Fedde | SP | 32 | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | |
| Donovan Brendan Donovan | LF | 28 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | |
| Nootbaar Lars Nootbaar | CF | 27 | $2,850,000 | $2,850,000 | |
| Romero JoJo Romero | RP | 28 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | |
| Pallante Andre Pallante | SP | 26 | $1,800,000 | $1,800,000 | |
| King John King | RP | 30 | $1,450,000 | $1,450,000 | |
| Herrera Iván Herrera | C | 25 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| O'Brien Riley O'Brien | RP | 30 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| Liberatore Matthew Liberatore | RP | 25 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| Gorman Nolan Gorman | 2B | 25 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| Baker Luken Baker | 1B | 28 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| Kloffenstein Adam Kloffenstein | RP | 24 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| Siani Mike Siani | OF | 25 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| Leahy Kyle Leahy | RP | 28 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| Fernandez Ryan Fernandez | RP | 27 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| Thompson Zack Thompson | SP | 27 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| Pages Pedro Pages | C | 26 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| Robberse Sem Robberse | P | 23 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| Walker Jordan Walker | RF | 23 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| Winn Masyn Winn | SS | 23 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| Hence Tink Hence | P | 22 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| Burleson Alec Burleson | RF | 26 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| Roby Tekoah Roby | P | 23 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| Saggese Thomas Saggese | SS | 23 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| Koperniak Matt Koperniak | 3B | 27 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| McGreevy Michael McGreevy | SP | 24 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| Graceffo Gordon Graceffo | RP | 25 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| Svanson Matt Svanson | P | 26 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| Fermin Jose Fermin | 2B | 26 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| Scott II Victor Scott II | CF | 24 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| Munoz Roddery Munoz | SP | 25 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| Loutos Ryan Loutos | RP | 26 | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
| Roycroft Chris Roycroft | RP | 28 | $800,000 | $800,000 |
2025 Retained
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (4) | Pos | Age | Total Cash | Base Cash | Signing Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lynn Lance Lynn | SP | 38 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | |
| Gibson Kyle Gibson | SP | 37 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | |
| Middleton Keynan Middleton | RP | 31 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | |
| Gallegos Giovanny Gallegos | RP | 33 | $500,000 | $500,000 |
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 | Total Cash | Base Cash | Signing Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arenado Nolan Arenado | 3B | 34 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | |
| Holliday Matt Holliday | OF | 45 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | |
| Wainwright Adam Wainwright | SP | 43 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 |
2025 Cash Totals
| Total Cash | Base Cash | Signing Bonus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Active Roster | $141,800,000 | $141,800,000 | |||
| Retained | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 | |||
| Deferred | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | |||
