MLB
Washington Nationals 2025 Financial Summary
A current summary of Washington Nationals 2025 player cap & cash figures.
Current Payroll Allocations
$98,596,200
Projected Total Allocations
$108,866,200
Tax Space
$117,802,044
Cash Total
$116,471,429 / 20th
2025 Active Roster
Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
| Player (26) | Pos | Age | Status | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Total | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Free Agent Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Lowe Nathaniel Lowe | 1B | 29 |
Arbitration 3
Super Two |
$10,300,000 | 4.27% | $10,300,000 | $10,300,000 | 2027 |
2 |
Soroka Michael Soroka | SP | 27 |
Veteran
|
$9,000,000 | 3.73% | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | 2026 |
3 |
Williams Trevor Williams | SP | 33 |
Veteran
|
$7,000,000 | 2.90% | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | 2027 |
4 |
Ruiz Keibert Ruiz | C | 26 |
Arbitration 1
Bypassed |
$6,250,000 | 2.59% | $5,000,000 | $5,375,000 | 2033 |
5 |
Bell Josh Bell | DH | 32 |
Veteran
|
$6,000,000 | 2.49% | $6,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 2026 |
6 |
Finnegan Kyle Finnegan | RP | 33 |
Veteran
|
$5,721,290 | 2.37% | $2,000,000 | $6,000,000 | 2026 |
7 |
Garcia Luis Garcia | 2B | 25 |
Arbitration 2
Super Two |
$4,500,000 | 1.87% | $4,500,000 | $4,500,000 | 2028 |
8 |
López Jorge López | RP | 32 |
Veteran
|
$3,000,000 | 1.24% | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | 2026 |
9 |
Sims Lucas Sims | RP | 31 |
Veteran
|
$3,000,000 | 1.24% | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | 2026 |
10 |
Gore MacKenzie Gore | SP | 26 |
Arbitration 1
|
$2,890,000 | 1.20% | $2,890,000 | $2,890,000 | 2028 |
11 |
Rosario Amed Rosario | SS | 29 |
Veteran
|
$2,000,000 | 0.83% | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 2026 |
12 |
DeJong Paul DeJong | 3B | 31 |
Veteran
|
$1,000,000 | 0.41% | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | 2026 |
13 |
Adams Riley Adams | C | 29 |
Arbitration 1
Super Two |
$850,000 | 0.35% | $850,000 | $850,000 | |
14 |
Call Alex Call | LF | 30 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
15 |
Salazar Eduardo Salazar | RP | 27 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
16 |
Tena José Tena | SS | 24 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
17 |
Irvin Jake Irvin | SP | 28 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
18 |
Abrams CJ Abrams | SS | 24 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
19 |
Rutledge Jackson Rutledge | RP | 26 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
20 |
Ribalta Orlando Ribalta | RP | 27 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
21 |
Parker Mitchell Parker | SP | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
22 |
Wood James Wood | LF | 22 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
23 |
Young Jacob Young | CF | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
24 |
Ferrer José Ferrer | RP | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
25 |
Crews Dylan Crews | RF | 23 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
26 |
Poche Colin Poche | RP | 31 |
Veteran
|
- | - | - | - |
2025 Injured List
Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.
| Player (6) | Pos | Age | Status | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Total | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Free Agent Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Law Derek Law | RP | 34 |
Arbitration 3
|
$2,750,000 | 1.14% | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | 2026 |
2 |
Gray Josiah Gray | SP | 27 |
Arbitration 1
|
$1,350,000 | - | $1,350,000 | $1,350,000 | 2028 |
3 |
Cavalli Cade Cavalli | SP | 26 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
4 |
Brzykcy Zach Brzykcy | RP | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
5 |
Chaparro Andres Chaparro | 3B | 26 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
$800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
6 |
Thompson Mason Thompson | RP | 27 |
Arbitration 1
|
$770,000 | - | $770,000 | $770,000 |
2025 Retained
Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.
| Player (1) | Pos | Age | Status | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Payroll Salary Adjusted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Strasburg Stephen Strasburg | SP | 36 | $35,000,000 | 14.52% | $32,811,200 |
2025 Deferred
Salaries for players who had salaries deferred to the current year. We are NOT counting these against the active payroll.
| Player (2) | Pos | Age | Status | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % League CBT | Cash Total | Payroll Salary Adjusted | Free Agent Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
Scherzer Max Scherzer | SP | 40 | - | - | $15,000,000 | - | ||
2 |
Corbin Patrick Corbin | SP | 35 | - | - | $10,000,000 | - |
2025 Payroll Totals
| Payroll Summary | |||||||
| Active Roster | $60,915,000 | 26th | |||||
| Injured List | $4,870,000 | 19th | |||||
| Retained | $32,811,200 | 1st | |||||
| Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations | $98,596,200 | 23rd | |||||
| Projected Total Payroll (includes estimates for Arbitration and Pre-Arbitration) | $108,866,200 | - | |||||
| Projected Pre-Arbitration | $10,270,000 | - | |||||
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.
|
||
| Competitive Balance Tax Threshold | $241,000,000 | |
| Guaranteed Contracts | $61,511,290 | 27th |
| Injured Contracts | $4,870,000 | - |
| Retained Contracts | $35,000,000 | - |
| Player Benefits | $17,500,000 | - |
| Minor League Contracts | $2,650,000 | - |
| Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool Contribution | $1,666,666 | - |
| Actual Tax Payroll | $123,197,956 | - |
| Competitive Balance Tax Space | $117,802,044 | 7th |
| Projected Pre-Arbitration AAV/Payroll | $10,270,000 | - |
| Projected Tax Payroll (Active + Est. Arb + Est. Pre-Arb) | $133,467,956 | - |
| Projected Competitive Balance Tax Space (Active + Est. Arb + Est. Pre-Arb) | $107,532,044 | - |
2025 Minor
Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.
| Player (10) | Pos | Age | Status | Luxury Tax | Luxury Tax % | Cash Total | Payroll Salary | Free Agent | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 Shinnosuke Ogasawara
|
P | 27 |
Veteran
|
$1,750,000 | 0.73% | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | ||
|
2 Nasim Nunez
|
SS | 24 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
3 Drew Millas
|
C | 27 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
4 DJ Herz
|
SP | 24 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
5 Andry Lara
|
SP | 22 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
6 Robert Hassell
|
OF | 23 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
7 Cole Henry
|
SP | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
8 Darren Baker
|
2B | 26 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
9 Juan Yepez
|
3B | 27 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - | ||
|
10 Trey Lipscomb
|
3B | 25 |
Pre-Arbitration
|
- | - | - | - |
