St. Louis Cardinals Payroll Table

An updated look at the St. Louis Cardinals 2025 payroll table, including team totals, retained figures, and complete breakdowns of player salaries, and bonuses.

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Current Payroll Allocations

$105,166,667

Projected Total Allocations

$138,506,667

2025 Active Roster Payroll

Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
Player (38) Pos Exp Options Minor Status Payroll Salary Payroll Salary Adjusted Base Salary Signing Bonus Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely
Gray Sonny Gray SP 11.061 0
Veteran
 		$25,000,000 $25,000,000 $25,000,000 - - -
Arenado Nolan Arenado 3B 11.155 0 $32,000,000 $21,000,000 $32,000,000 - - -
Contreras Willson Contreras 1B 8.108 0
Veteran
 		$18,000,000 $18,000,000 $18,000,000 - - -
Mikolas Miles Mikolas SP 8.037 0
Veteran
 		$17,666,667 $17,666,667 $16,000,000 $1,666,667 - -
Matz Steven Matz SP 9.099 0
Veteran
 		$12,500,000 $12,500,000 $12,000,000 $500,000 - -
Helsley Ryan Helsley RP 5.105 0
Arbitration 3
 		$8,100,000 $8,100,000 $8,100,000 - - -
Fedde Erick Fedde SP 5.099 0 $7,500,000 $7,500,000 $7,500,000 - - -
Donovan Brendan Donovan LF 3.000 3
Arbitration 1
 		$4,000,000 $4,000,000 $4,000,000 - - -
Nootbaar Lars Nootbaar CF 3.076 2
Arbitration 1
 		$2,850,000 $2,850,000 $2,850,000 - - -
Romero JoJo Romero RP 4.045 0
Arbitration 2
 		$2,500,000 $2,500,000 $2,500,000 - - -
Pallante Andre Pallante SP 2.145 1
Arbitration 1
Super Two
 		$1,800,000 $1,800,000 $1,800,000 - - -
King John King RP 3.145 1
Arbitration 2
Super Two
 		$1,450,000 $1,450,000 $1,450,000 - - -
Baker Luken Baker 1B 0.122 1
Pre-Arbitration
 		$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Burleson Alec Burleson RF 2.029 3
Pre-Arbitration
 		$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Fermin Jose Fermin 2B 0.166 1
Pre-Arbitration
 		$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Fernandez Ryan Fernandez RP 1.000 0
Pre-Arbitration
 		$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Gorman Nolan Gorman 2B 2.114 2
Pre-Arbitration
 		$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Graceffo Gordon Graceffo RP 0.004 2
Pre-Arbitration
 		$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Hence Tink Hence SP 3
Pre-Arbitration
 		$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Herrera Iván Herrera C 1.034 0
Pre-Arbitration
 		$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Koperniak Matt Koperniak 3B 3
Pre-Arbitration
 		$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Leahy Kyle Leahy RP 0.140 1
Pre-Arbitration
 		$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Liberatore Matthew Liberatore RP 1.144 1
Pre-Arbitration
 		$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Loutos Ryan Loutos RP 0.021 2
Pre-Arbitration
 		$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
McGreevy Michael McGreevy SP 0.014 2
Pre-Arbitration
 		$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Munoz Roddery Munoz SP 0.087 1
Pre-Arbitration
 		$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
O'Brien Riley O'Brien RP 1.008 1
Pre-Arbitration
 		$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Pages Pedro Pages C 0.166 2
Pre-Arbitration
 		$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Robberse Sem Robberse SP 2
Pre-Arbitration
 		$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Roby Tekoah Roby SP 3
Pre-Arbitration
 		$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Roycroft Chris Roycroft RP 0.083 2
Pre-Arbitration
 		$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Saggese Thomas Saggese SS 0.020 3
Pre-Arbitration
 		$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Scott II Victor Scott II CF 0.083 2
Pre-Arbitration
 		$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Siani Mike Siani OF 1.033 2
Pre-Arbitration
 		$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Svanson Matt Svanson RP 3
Pre-Arbitration
 		$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Thompson Zack Thompson SP 1.072 1
Pre-Arbitration
 		$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Walker Jordan Walker RF 1.044 1
Pre-Arbitration
 		$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -
Winn Masyn Winn SS 1.045 3
Pre-Arbitration
 		$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 - - -

2025 Retained Payroll

Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.

Player (4) Pos Payroll Salary Payroll Salary Adjusted
Gibson Kyle Gibson SP $1,000,000 $1,000,000
Lynn Lance Lynn SP $1,000,000 $1,000,000
Middleton Keynan Middleton RP $1,000,000 $1,000,000
Gallegos Giovanny Gallegos RP $500,000 $500,000

2025 Deferred Payroll

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

Player (3) Pos Exp Options Minor Status Payroll Salary Payroll Salary Adjusted Base Salary Signing Bonus Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely
Arenado Nolan Arenado 3B 11.155 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 - - -
Wainwright Adam Wainwright SP 17.027 0 $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 Adjusted Payroll Allocations $105,166,667 15th
Projected Arbitration $20,700,000 -
Projected Pre-Arbitration $12,640,000 -
Projected Total Payroll (includes estimates for Arbitration and Pre-Arbitration) $138,506,667 -

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Dec 13, 2024
Jan Ewing Cabrera, P

Signed a contract with St. Louis (STL)

Dec 11, 2024
Miguel Ugueto, OF

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

Dec 11, 2024
Jawilme Ramirez, P

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

Dec 11, 2024
Angel Gonzalez, P

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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