MLB
St. Louis Cardinals 2025 Financial Summary
A current summary of St. Louis Cardinals 2025 player cap & cash figures.
Current Payroll Allocations
$123,631,667
Projected Total Allocations
$133,901,667
Tax Space
$92,079,446
Cash Total
$130,415,000 / 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 | SP | 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 |
Herrera Iván Herrera | C | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
15 |
Liberatore Matthew Liberatore | RP | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
16 |
Gorman Nolan Gorman | 2B | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
17 |
Baker Luken Baker | 1B | 28 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
18 |
Siani Mike Siani | OF | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
19 |
Leahy Kyle Leahy | RP | 28 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
20 |
Fernandez Ryan Fernandez | RP | 27 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
21 |
Pages Pedro Pages | C | 26 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
22 |
Walker Jordan Walker | RF | 23 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
23 |
Winn Masyn Winn | SS | 23 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
24 |
Burleson Alec Burleson | DH | 26 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
25 |
Scott II Victor Scott II | CF | 24 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
26 |
Roycroft Chris Roycroft | RP | 28 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 |
2025 Injured List
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (1) | Pos | Age | Status | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Total | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Free Agent Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Thompson Zack Thompson | SP | 27 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 |
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 | 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 | $123,631,667 | 17th | |||||
| Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations | $123,631,667 | 19th | |||||
| Projected Total Payroll (includes estimates for Arbitration and Pre-Arbitration) | $133,901,667 | - | |||||
| Projected Pre-Arbitration | $10,270,000 | - | |||||
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 | $127,103,888 | 16th |
| Injured Contracts | $0 | - |
| 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 | $148,920,554 | - |
| Competitive Balance Tax Space | $92,079,446 | 14th |
| Projected Pre-Arbitration AAV/Payroll | $10,270,000 | - |
| Projected Tax Payroll (Active + Est. Arb + Est. Pre-Arb) | $159,190,554 | - |
| Projected Competitive Balance Tax Space (Active + Est. Arb + Est. Pre-Arb) | $81,809,446 | - |
2025 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (13) | Pos | Age | Status | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % | Cash Total | Payroll Salary | Free Agent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 Riley O'Brien
|
RP | 30 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
2 Michael Helman
|
2B | 29 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
3 Sem Robberse
|
SP | 23 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
4 Tink Hence
|
SP | 22 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
5 Tekoah Roby
|
SP | 23 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
6 Thomas Saggese
|
SS | 23 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
7 Matt Koperniak
|
3B | 27 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
8 Michael McGreevy
|
SP | 24 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
9 Gordon Graceffo
|
RP | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
10 Matt Svanson
|
RP | 26 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
11 Jose Fermin
|
2B | 26 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
12 Roddery Munoz
|
SP | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
13 Ryan Loutos
|
RP | 26 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - |
