With just a couple of games left to go in spring training, the Brewers’ Opening Day roster is nearly set. They’ve informed most players that they will be on the roster, and barring a last-minute roster move, we know who will be on the Opening Day roster. With that in place, let’s take an updated look at where the Brewers payroll stands.
Before we get to the payroll, a few quick notes.
For pre-arbitration players, I’ll be using an estimate of $800,000 for this season. The actual values of these contracts can slightly differ, but it will not be a significant amount.
There are incentive clauses included in some contracts, but those are not factored here.
There are a few amounts I’ll include at the end, but those will not count for the official payroll (but may count for the luxury tax payroll).
Payroll data is from RosterResource on FanGraphs, as well as Spotrac.
Catchers
William Contreras: $6,000,000
Eric Haase: $1,350,000
Total: $7,350,000
Infielders
Rhys Hoskins: $18,000,000
Jake Bauers: $1,000,000
Brice Turang: $800,000
Joey Ortiz: $800,000
Oliver Dunn: $800,000
Vinny Capra: $800,000
Isaac Collins: $800,000
Total: $23,000,000
Outfielders
Christian Yelich: $26,000,000
Jackson Chourio: $4,250,000
Garrett Mitchell: $800,000
Sal Frelick: $800,000
Total: $31,850,000
Starting Pitchers
Freddy Peralta: $8,000,000
Aaron Civale: $8,000,000
Nestor Cortes: $7,650,000
Jose Quintana: $2,250,000
Total: $25,900,000
Relief Pitchers
Joel Payamps: $2,995,000
Trevor Megill: $1,940,000
Tyler Alexander: $1,000,000
Elvin Rodriguez: $900,000
Bryan Hudson: $800,000
Jared Koenig: $800,000
Elvis Peguero: $800,000
Connor Thomas: $800,000
Abner Uribe: $800,000
Total: $10,835,000
Injured List
Brandon Woodruff: $5,000,000
Aaron Ashby: $3,450,000
Nick Mears: $963,000
Robert Gasser: $800,000
DL Hall: $800,000
Tobias Myers: $800,000
Blake Perkins: $800,000
Total: $11,813,000
Other Commitments
Gary Sánchez buyout: $4,000,000
Frankie Montas buyout: $2,000,000
Wade Miley buyout: $1,500,000
Colin Rea buyout: $1,000,000
Devin Williams buyout: $250,000
Frankie Montas/Jakob Junis trade owed: $160,000
Devin Williams/Nestor Cortes trade received: -$2,000,000
Total: $6,910,000
Summary
Catchers: $7,350,000
Infielders: $23,000,000
Outfielders: $31,850,000
Starting Pitchers: $25,900,000
Relief Pitchers: $10,835,000
Injured List: $11,813,000
Other Commitments: $6,910,000
Grand Total: $117,658,000
Other Financial Commitments
Estimated Player Benefits: $17,500,000
Minor-League Contracts for 40-Man Roster: $2,500,000
Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool Payment: $1,666,667
Deferred Money for Ryan Braun: $1,800,000
Deferred Money for Lorenzo Cain: $1,000,000
