MLB
St. Louis Cardinals 2025 Tax Table
The St. Louis Cardinals 2025 tax salary table, including team tax space, and complete breakdowns of player tax salaries and bonuses.
Total Tax Allocations
$148,920,554 / 17th
Active Tax
$127,103,888 / 17th
Tax Space
$92,079,446
Est. Tax Bill
$0
2025 Active Roster
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
| Player (25) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Status | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Arenado
1 Nolan Arenado
|
3B | 11.155 | 0 | Veteran | $25,555,555 | 10.60% |
|
Gray
2 Sonny Gray
|
SP | 11.061 | 0 | Veteran | $25,000,000 | 10.37% |
|
Mikolas
3 Miles Mikolas
|
SP | 8.037 | 0 | Veteran | $18,583,333 | 7.71% |
|
Contreras
4 Willson Contreras
|
1B | 8.108 | 0 | Veteran | $17,500,000 | 7.26% |
|
Matz
5 Steven Matz
|
SP | 9.099 | 0 | Veteran | $11,000,000 | 4.56% |
|
Helsley
6 Ryan Helsley
|
RP | 5.105 | 0 | Arbitration 3 | $8,200,000 | 3.40% |
|
Fedde
7 Erick Fedde
|
SP | 5.099 | 0 | Veteran | $7,500,000 | 3.11% |
|
Nootbaar
8 Lars Nootbaar
|
LF | 3.076 | 2 | Arbitration 1 | $2,950,000 | 1.22% |
|
Donovan
9 Brendan Donovan
|
2B | 3.000 | 3 | Arbitration 1 | $2,850,000 | 1.18% |
|
Romero
10 JoJo Romero
|
RP | 4.045 | Arbitration 2 | $2,260,000 | 0.94% | |
|
Pallante
11 Andre Pallante
|
SP | 2.145 | 1 | Arbitration 1 (S2) | $2,100,000 | 0.87% |
|
Maton
12 Phil Maton
|
RP | 7.047 | 0 | Veteran | $2,000,000 | 0.83% |
|
King
13 John King
|
RP | 3.145 | 1 | Arbitration 2 (S2) | $1,605,000 | 0.67% |
|
Herrera
14 Iván Herrera
|
C | 1.034 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | 0.33% | |
|
Liberatore
15 Matthew Liberatore
|
RP | 1.144 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Gorman
16 Nolan Gorman
|
2B | 2.114 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Baker
17 Luken Baker
|
1B | 0.122 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Leahy
18 Kyle Leahy
|
RP | 0.140 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Fernandez
19 Ryan Fernandez
|
RP | 1.000 | 0 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Pages
20 Pedro Pages
|
C | 0.166 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Walker
21 Jordan Walker
|
RF | 1.044 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Winn
22 Masyn Winn
|
SS | 1.045 | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Burleson
23 Alec Burleson
|
DH | 2.029 | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Scott II
24 Victor Scott II
|
CF | 0.083 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | 0.33% |
|
Roycroft
25 Chris Roycroft
|
RP | 0.083 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | 0.33% |
2025 Injured List
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (1) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Status | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Thompson
1 Zack Thompson
|
SP | 1.072 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | $800,000 | 0.33% |
2025 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (14) | Pos | Exp | Options Minor | Status | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
O'Brien
1 Riley O'Brien
|
RP | 1.008 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | ||
|
Siani
2 Mike Siani
|
OF | 1.033 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | ||
|
Helman
3 Michael Helman
|
2B | 0.029 | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | ||
|
Robberse
4 Sem Robberse
|
SP | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | |||
|
Hence
5 Tink Hence
|
SP | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | |||
|
Roby
6 Tekoah Roby
|
SP | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | |||
|
Saggese
7 Thomas Saggese
|
SS | 0.020 | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | ||
|
Koperniak
8 Matt Koperniak
|
3B | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | |||
|
McGreevy
9 Michael McGreevy
|
SP | 0.014 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | ||
|
Graceffo
10 Gordon Graceffo
|
RP | 0.004 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration | ||
|
Svanson
11 Matt Svanson
|
RP | 3 | Pre-Arbitration | |||
|
Fermin
12 Jose Fermin
|
2B | 0.166 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | ||
|
Munoz
13 Roddery Munoz
|
SP | 0.087 | 1 | Pre-Arbitration | ||
|
Loutos
14 Ryan Loutos
|
RP | 0.021 | 2 | Pre-Arbitration |
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.
|
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| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $241,000,000 | |
| Guaranteed Contracts | $127,103,888 | 17th |
| 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 | - |
