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St. Louis Cardinals 2025 Financial Summary
A current summary of St. Louis Cardinals 2025 player cap & cash figures.
Current Payroll Allocations
$105,166,667
Projected Total Allocations
$137,716,667
Tax Space
$114,044,446
Cash Total
$107,500,000 / 15th
2025 Active Roster
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
| Player (39) | Pos | Age | Status | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Total | Free Agent Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Gray Sonny Gray | SP | 35 | Vet | $25,000,000 | $25,000,000 | 10.37% | $25,000,000 | 2028 |
2 |
Arenado Nolan Arenado | 3B | 34 | Vet | $21,000,000 | $25,555,555 | 10.60% | $21,000,000 | 2028 |
3 |
Contreras Willson Contreras | 1B | 33 | Vet | $18,000,000 | $17,500,000 | 7.26% | $18,000,000 | 2029 |
4 |
Mikolas Miles Mikolas | SP | 36 | Vet | $17,666,667 | $18,583,333 | 7.71% | $16,000,000 | 2026 |
5 |
Matz Steven Matz | SP | 34 | Vet | $12,500,000 | $11,000,000 | 4.56% | $12,000,000 | 2026 |
6 |
Helsley Ryan Helsley | RP | 30 | Arb 3 | $8,100,000 | $8,100,000 | 3.36% | $8,100,000 | 2026 |
7 |
Fedde Erick Fedde | SP | 32 | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | 3.11% | $7,500,000 | 2026 | |
8 |
Donovan Brendan Donovan | LF | 28 | Arb 1 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | 1.66% | $4,000,000 | |
9 |
Nootbaar Lars Nootbaar | CF | 27 | Arb 1 | $2,850,000 | $2,850,000 | 1.18% | $2,850,000 | |
10 |
Romero JoJo Romero | RP | 28 | Arb 2 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | 1.04% | $2,500,000 | |
11 |
Pallante Andre Pallante | SP | 26 | Arb 1 (S2) | $1,800,000 | $1,800,000 | 0.75% | $1,800,000 | |
12 |
King John King | RP | 30 | Arb 2 (S2) | $1,450,000 | $1,450,000 | 0.60% | $1,450,000 | |
13 |
Herrera Iván Herrera | C | 25 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | |
14 |
O'Brien Riley O'Brien | RP | 30 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | |
15 |
Liberatore Matthew Liberatore | RP | 25 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | |
16 |
Gorman Nolan Gorman | 2B | 25 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | |
17 |
Baker Luken Baker | 1B | 28 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | |
18 |
Kloffenstein Adam Kloffenstein | RP | 24 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | |
19 |
Siani Mike Siani | OF | 25 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | |
20 |
Leahy Kyle Leahy | RP | 28 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | |
21 |
Fernandez Ryan Fernandez | RP | 27 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | |
22 |
Thompson Zack Thompson | SP | 27 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | |
23 |
Pages Pedro Pages | C | 26 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | |
24 |
Robberse Sem Robberse | P | 23 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | |
25 |
Walker Jordan Walker | RF | 23 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | |
26 |
Winn Masyn Winn | SS | 23 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | |
27 |
Hence Tink Hence | P | 22 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | |
28 |
Burleson Alec Burleson | RF | 26 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | |
29 |
Roby Tekoah Roby | P | 23 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | |
30 |
Saggese Thomas Saggese | SS | 23 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | |
31 |
Koperniak Matt Koperniak | 3B | 27 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | |
32 |
McGreevy Michael McGreevy | SP | 24 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | |
33 |
Graceffo Gordon Graceffo | RP | 25 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | |
34 |
Svanson Matt Svanson | P | 26 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | |
35 |
Fermin Jose Fermin | 2B | 26 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | |
36 |
Scott II Victor Scott II | CF | 24 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | |
37 |
Munoz Roddery Munoz | SP | 25 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | |
38 |
Loutos Ryan Loutos | RP | 26 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | |
39 |
Roycroft Chris Roycroft | RP | 28 | Pre-Arb | $800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 |
2025 Retained
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (4) | Pos | Age | Status | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Lynn Lance Lynn | SP | 38 | $1,000,000 | - | - | |
2 |
Gibson Kyle Gibson | SP | 37 | $1,000,000 | - | - | |
3 |
Middleton Keynan Middleton | RP | 31 | $1,000,000 | - | - | |
4 |
Gallegos Giovanny Gallegos | RP | 33 | $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 | Status | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Total | Free Agent Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Arenado Nolan Arenado | 3B | 34 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 | ||
2 |
Holliday Matt Holliday | OF | 45 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | - | $1,500,000 | ||
3 |
Wainwright Adam Wainwright | SP | 43 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | - | $1,000,000 |
2025 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Summary | |||||||
| Active Roster | $101,666,667 | 14th | |||||
| Retained | $3,500,000 | 11th | |||||
| Total Payroll Allocations | $116,166,667 | 12th | |||||
| Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations | $105,166,667 | 15th | |||||
| Projected Total Payroll (includes estimates for Arbitration and Pre-Arbitration) | $137,716,667 | - | |||||
| Projected Arbitration | $20,700,000 | - | |||||
| Projected Pre-Arbitration | $11,850,000 | - | |||||
2025 Active Competitive Balance Tax Totals
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Tax Summary
Tax figures based on payroll data only. Outside revenue sources will be adjusted when available after the regular season.
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| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $241,000,000 | |
| Guaranteed Contracts | $105,138,888 | 15th |
| 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 | $126,955,554 | - |
| Competitive Balance Tax Space | $114,044,446 | 16th |
| Projected Arbitration AAV/Payroll | $20,700,000 | - |
| Projected Pre-Arbitration AAV/Payroll | $11,850,000 | - |
| Projected Tax Payroll (Active + Est. Arb + Est. Pre-Arb) | $159,505,554 | - |
| Projected Competitive Balance Tax Space (Active + Est. Arb + Est. Pre-Arb) | $81,494,446 | - |
