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St. Louis Cardinals Payroll Table
An updated look at the St. Louis Cardinals 2022 payroll table, including team totals, retained figures, and complete breakdowns of player salaries, and bonuses.
Adjusted Payroll Total
$155,378,325
2022 Active Roster Payroll
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
| Player (28) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldschmidt Paul Goldschmidt | 1B | 10.059 | 0 | Vet | $26,300,000 | $26,300,000 | $22,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $300,000 | - |
| Arenado Nolan Arenado | 3B | 8.155 | 0 | Vet | $35,075,000 | $23,429,500 | $35,000,000 | - | $75,000 | - |
| Wainwright Adam Wainwright | SP | 16.027 | 0 | Vet | $17,500,000 | $17,500,000 | $17,500,000 | - | - | - |
| Mikolas Miles Mikolas | SP | 5.037 | 0 | Vet | $16,750,000 | $16,750,000 | $15,750,000 | $1,000,000 | - | - |
| Molina Yadier Molina | C | 17.123 | 0 | Vet | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Matz Steven Matz | RP | 6.099 | 0 | Vet | $8,500,000 | $8,500,000 | $8,000,000 | $500,000 | - | - |
| DeJong Paul DeJong | SS | 4.127 | 0 | Vet | $6,166,666 | $6,166,666 | $6,000,000 | $166,666 | - | - |
| Dickerson Corey Dickerson | LF | 8.101 | 0 | Vet | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Flaherty Jack Flaherty | SP | 4.006 | 0 | Arb 2 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Pujols Albert Pujols | DH | 21.000 | 0 | Vet | $2,600,000 | $2,600,000 | $2,500,000 | - | $100,000 | - |
| Gallegos Giovanny Gallegos | RP | 3.085 | 0 | Arb 1 | $2,410,000 | $2,410,000 | $2,410,000 | - | - | - |
| Montgomery Jordan Montgomery | SP | 4.153 | 0 | Arb 3 (S2) | $6,000,000 | $2,109,888 | $6,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Stratton Chris Stratton | RP | 4.100 | 0 | Arb 2 | $2,700,000 | $949,440 | $2,700,000 | - | - | - |
| Hicks Jordan Hicks | RP | 4.000 | 0 | Arb 2 | $937,500 | $937,500 | $937,500 | - | - | - |
| Edman Tommy Edman | SS | 2.114 | 0 | Pre Arb | $722,900 | $722,900 | $722,900 | - | - | - |
| Helsley Ryan Helsley | RP | 2.105 | 0 | Pre Arb | $722,450 | $722,450 | $722,450 | - | - | - |
| Knizner Andrew Knizner | C | 2.021 | 1 | Pre Arb | $718,300 | $718,300 | $718,300 | - | - | - |
| Quintana Jose Quintana | SP | 9.133 | 0 | Vet | $2,000,000 | $714,285 | $2,000,000 | - | - | - |
| Carlson Dylan Carlson | RF | 1.104 | 3 | Pre Arb | $703,000 | $703,000 | $703,000 | - | - | - |
| Pallante Andre Pallante | RP | 2 | Pre Arb | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 | - | - | - | |
| Donovan Brendan Donovan | LF | 3 | Pre Arb | $700,000 | $630,744 | $700,000 | - | - | - | |
| Nootbaar Lars Nootbaar | OF | 0.087 | 2 | Pre Arb | $705,200 | $538,625 | $705,200 | - | - | - |
| Yepez Juan Yepez | DH | 1 | Pre Arb | $700,000 | $480,750 | $700,000 | - | - | - | |
| Woodford Jake Woodford | RP | 1.115 | 1 | Pre Arb | $714,350 | $435,675 | $714,350 | - | - | - |
| Thompson Zack Thompson | RP | 1 | Pre Arb | $700,000 | $369,216 | $700,000 | - | - | - | |
| DeLuzio Ben DeLuzio | CF | 3 | Pre Arb | $700,000 | $130,764 | $700,000 | - | - | - | |
| Burleson Alec Burleson | OF | 3 | Pre Arb | $700,000 | $107,688 | $700,000 | - | - | - | |
| Liberatore Matthew Liberatore | SP | 1 | Pre Arb | $700,000 | $96,150 | $700,000 | - | - | - |
2022 Injured List Payroll
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (3) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Neill Tyler O'Neill | LF | 3.059 | 0 | Arb 1 | $3,400,000 | $3,400,000 | $3,400,000 | - | - | - |
| Reyes Alex Reyes | RP | 4.056 | 0 | Arb 2 | $2,850,000 | $2,850,000 | $2,850,000 | - | - | - |
| VerHagen Drew VerHagen | RP | 3.066 | 0 | Vet | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | - | - | - |
2022 Retained Payroll
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (11) | Pos | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bader Harrison Bader | CF | $3,547,264 | $3,547,264 | |||||||
| McFarland T.J. McFarland | RP | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | |||||||
| Quintana Jose Quintana | SP | $1,285,715 | $1,285,715 | |||||||
| Wittgren Nick Wittgren | RP | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | |||||||
| Sosa Edmundo Sosa | SS | $456,088 | $456,088 | |||||||
| Oviedo Johan Oviedo | P | $226,914 | $226,914 | |||||||
| Fernandez Junior Fernandez | SP | $173,070 | $173,070 | |||||||
| Romine Austin Romine | C | $107,688 | $107,688 | |||||||
| Capel Conner Capel | CF | $61,536 | $61,536 | |||||||
| Robertson Kramer Robertson | SS | $7,692 | $7,692 | |||||||
| Rondon Angel Rondon | P | $3,846 | $3,846 |
2022 Deferred Payroll
Salaries for players who had salaries deferred to the current year. We are NOT counting these against the active payroll.
| Player (2) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arenado Nolan Arenado | 3B | 8.155 | 0 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | - | - | - | |
| Holliday Matt Holliday | OF | 14.000 | 0 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | - | - | - |
2022 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Summary | |||||||
| Active Roster | $134,723,541 | 10th | |||||
| Injured List | $8,750,000 | 22nd | |||||
| Retained | $9,569,813 | 26th | |||||
| Minor | $2,334,971 | 14th | |||||
| Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations | $155,378,325 | 13th | |||||
2022 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (14) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Status | Payroll Salary | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 Dakota Hudson
|
SP | 3.066 | 2 | Arb 1 | $1,050,000 | $1,050,000 | $1,050,000 | - | - | - |
|
2 Austin Allen
|
C | 1.017 | 0 | Pre Arb | $705,000 | $705,000 | $705,000 | - | - | - |
|
3 Kramer Robertson
|
SS | 2 | Pre Arb | $700,000 | $700,000 | $700,000 | - | - | - | |
|
4 Genesis Cabrera
|
RP | 2.040 | 1 | Pre Arb | $719,200 | $565,136 | $719,200 | - | - | - |
|
5 Nolan Gorman
|
2B | 3 | Pre Arb | $700,000 | $469,212 | $700,000 | - | - | - | |
|
6 Packy Naughton
|
RP | 0.046 | 1 | Pre Arb | $700,000 | $438,444 | $700,000 | - | - | - |
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7 Aaron Brooks
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RP | 2.102 | 0 | Pre Arb | $1,400,000 | $230,769 | $1,400,000 | - | - | - |
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8 Kodi Whitley
|
RP | 1.115 | 1 | Pre Arb | $714,350 | $184,475 | $714,350 | - | - | - |
|
9 JoJo Romero
|
RP | 1.117 | 0 | Pre Arb | $703,000 | $181,561 | $703,000 | - | - | - |
|
10 James Naile
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RP | 1 | Pre Arb | $700,000 | $107,688 | $700,000 | - | - | - | |
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11 Iván Herrera
|
C | 1 | Pre Arb | $700,000 | $96,150 | $700,000 | - | - | - | |
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12 Jake Walsh
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RP | 2 | Pre Arb | $700,000 | $46,152 | $700,000 | - | - | - | |
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13 Cory Spangenberg
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2B | 4.041 | 0 | Vet | $700,000 | $15,384 | $700,000 | - | - | - |
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14 Freddy Pacheco
|
RP | 1.000 | 2 | Pre Arb | - | - | - | - | - | - |
