St. Louis Cardinals Payroll Table

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

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Adjusted Payroll Total

$151,469,994

2021 Active Roster Payroll

Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
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Player (28) Pos Exp Options Minor Status Payroll Salary Payroll Salary Adjusted Base Salary Signing Bonus Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely
Goldschmidt Paul Goldschmidt 1B 9.059 0
Veteran
 		$26,000,000 $26,000,000 $22,000,000 $4,000,000 - -
Carpenter Matt Carpenter 3B 9.012 0
Veteran
 		$18,500,000 $18,500,000 $18,500,000 - - -
Mikolas Miles Mikolas SP 4.037 0
Veteran
 		$16,750,000 $16,750,000 $15,750,000 $1,000,000 - -
Miller Andrew Miller RP 12.062 0
Veteran
 		$12,000,000 $12,000,000 $12,000,000 - - -
Molina Yadier Molina C 16.123 0
Veteran
 		$9,000,000 $9,000,000 $9,000,000 - - -
Wainwright Adam Wainwright SP 15.027 0
Veteran
 		$8,000,000 $8,000,000 $8,000,000 - - -
DeJong Paul DeJong SS 3.127 0
Arbitration 2
Bypassed
 		$4,166,666 $4,166,666 $4,000,000 $166,666 - -
Kim Kwang-hyun Kim SP 1.000 3
Veteran
 		$4,000,000 $4,000,000 $4,000,000 - - -
Flaherty Jack Flaherty SP 3.006 0
Arbitration 1
 		$3,900,000 $3,900,000 $3,900,000 - - -
Happ J.A. Happ SP 12.047 0
Veteran
 		$8,000,000 $2,795,715 $8,000,000 - - -
Bader Harrison Bader CF 3.030 0
Arbitration 1
 		$2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 - - -
Reyes Alex Reyes RP 3.043 0
Arbitration 1
 		$900,000 $900,000 $900,000 - - -
Lester Jon Lester SP 14.075 0
Veteran
 		$2,000,000 $698,945 $2,000,000 - - -
Edman Tommy Edman 2B 1.114 0
Pre-Arbitration
 		$596,000 $596,000 $596,000 - - -
Hudson Dakota Hudson SP 2.066 2
Pre-Arbitration
 		$595,700 $595,700 $595,700 - - -
O'Neill Tyler O'Neill LF 2.059 0
Pre-Arbitration
 		$594,700 $594,700 $594,700 - - -
Gallegos Giovanny Gallegos RP 2.085 0
Pre-Arbitration
 		$594,500 $594,500 $594,500 - - -
Cabrera Genesis Cabrera RP 1.027 1
Pre-Arbitration
 		$580,900 $580,900 $580,900 - - -
Knizner Andrew Knizner C 1.021 1
Pre-Arbitration
 		$579,200 $579,200 $579,200 - - -
Carlson Dylan Carlson LF 0.094 3
Pre-Arbitration
 		$577,100 $577,100 $577,100 - - -
Sosa Edmundo Sosa SS 0.140 0
Pre-Arbitration
 		$575,900 $575,900 $575,900 - - -
Arenado Nolan Arenado 3B 7.155 0 $35,050,000 $570,500 $35,000,000 - $50,000 -
McFarland T.J. McFarland RP 6.164 0
Veteran
 		$1,000,000 $424,704 $1,000,000 - - -
Rondon Jose Rondon 2B 1.056 0
Pre-Arbitration
 		$570,500 $389,509 $570,500 - - -
Woodford Jake Woodford RP 0.167 1
Pre-Arbitration
 		$578,300 $354,426 $578,300 - - -
Whitley Kodi Whitley RP 1.000 1
Pre-Arbitration
 		$570,500 $346,571 $570,500 - - -
Garcia Luis Garcia RP 5.006 0
Veteran
 		$570,500 $263,762 $570,500 - - -
Nootbaar Lars Nootbaar OF 2
Pre-Arbitration
 		$570,500 $263,762 $570,500 - - -

2021 Injured List Payroll

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

Player (7) Pos Exp Options Minor Status Payroll Salary Payroll Salary Adjusted Base Salary Signing Bonus Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely
Martinez Carlos Martinez SP 7.073 0
Veteran
 		$11,700,000 $11,700,000 $11,500,000 $200,000 - -
Hicks Jordan Hicks RP 3.000 0
Arbitration 1
 		$862,500 $862,500 $862,500 - - -
Helsley Ryan Helsley RP 1.105 0
Pre-Arbitration
 		$582,300 $582,300 $582,300 - - -
Moroff Max Moroff 2B 1.053 0
Pre-Arbitration
 		$570,500 $435,514 $570,500 - - -
LeBlanc Wade LeBlanc SP 7.131 0
Veteran
 		$570,500 $331,236 $570,500 - - -
Fernandez Junior Fernandez RP 1.005 0
Pre-Arbitration
 		$570,500 $318,968 $570,500 - - -
Miller Justin Miller RP 3.083 0
Veteran
 		$570,500 $282,164 $570,500 - - -

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
Fowler Dexter Fowler RF $14,750,000 $14,750,000
Carpenter Matt Carpenter 3B $2,000,000 $2,000,000
Gant John Gant SP $1,366,150 $1,366,150
Ponce de Leon Daniel Ponce de Leon RP $544,604 $544,604
Martinez Carlos Martinez SP $500,000 $500,000
Thomas Lane Thomas CF $368,040 $368,040
Nogowski John Nogowski 1B $190,464 $190,464
Dickson Brandon Dickson SP $18,402 $18,402
Ramírez Roel Ramírez P $18,402 $18,402
Flores Bernardo Flores P $3,067 $3,067

2021 Deferred Payroll

Salaries for players who had salaries deferred to the current year. We are NOT counting these against the active payroll.

Player (1) Pos Exp Options Minor Status Payroll Salary Payroll Salary Adjusted Base Salary Signing Bonus Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely
Holliday Matt Holliday OF 14.000 0 $1,500,000 $1,500,000 $1,500,000 - - -

2021 Payroll Totals
Payroll Summary
Active Roster $116,018,560 10th
Injured List $14,512,682 16th
Retained $19,759,129 12th
Minor $1,179,623 25th
Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations $151,469,994 10th

2021 Minor

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

Player (12) Pos Exp Options Minor Status Payroll Salary Payroll Salary Adjusted Base Salary Signing Bonus Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely
1
T.J. Zeuch 		SP 0.058 1
Pre-Arbitration
 $578,000 $578,000 $578,000 - - -
2
Justin Williams 		OF 0.058 0
Pre-Arbitration
 $572,000 $242,925 $572,000 - - -
3
Tyler Webb 		RP 2.076 0
Pre-Arbitration
 $593,000 $204,032 $593,000 - - -
4
Johan Oviedo 		SP 0.092 1
Pre-Arbitration
 $570,500 $202,422 $570,500 - - -
5
Seth Elledge 		RP 0.108 2
Pre-Arbitration
 $570,500 $147,216 $570,500 - - -
6
Austin Dean 		LF 1.124 0
Pre-Arbitration
 $583,100 $125,400 $583,100 - - -
7
Brandon Waddell 		RP 0.067 1
Pre-Arbitration
 $570,500 $122,680 $570,500 - - -
8
Ali Sanchez 		C 0.047 0
Pre-Arbitration
 $570,500 $67,474 $570,500 - - -
9
Scott Hurst 		CF 2
Pre-Arbitration
 $570,500 $36,804 $570,500 - - -
10
Angel Rondon 		P 2
Pre-Arbitration
 $570,500 $30,670 $570,500 - - -
11
Iván Herrera 		C 1.034 0
Pre-Arbitration
 - - - - - -
12
Johan Quezada 		RP 0.019 2
Pre-Arbitration
 - - - - - -

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Rule 5 Drafted by St. Louis (STL) from Boston (BOS)

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Rule 5 Drafted by St. Louis (STL) from New York (NYM)

Dec 11, 2024
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Rule 5 Drafted by St. Louis (STL) from Chicago (CHC)

Dec 11, 2024
Oddanier Mosqueda, P

Rule 5 Drafted by St. Louis (STL) from New York (NYY)

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