Cleveland Indians Salaries and Contracts

Team Names: Cleveland Indians, Cleveland Naps, Cleveland Bronchos, Cleveland Blues

Seasons: 121 (1901 to 2021)

Record: 9592-9144, .512 W-L%

Playoff Appearances: 15

Pennants: 6

World Championships: 2

Winningest Manager: Terry Francona, 753-601, .556 W-L%

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Team Future Payrolls

Buyouts are always shown when years are options ([*] for option details)

Team Future Payrolls
Name	Age	Yrs	Acquired	SrvTm	Agent	Contract Status	2022	2023	2024
Jose Ramirez	29	9	Amateur Free Agent	7.074	Republik Sports	6 yrs/$36M (17-22) & 23 team option	$12M	$0 [FA-*]	FA
Austin Hedges	29	7	Traded	5.166	Boras Corporation		Arb-3 (~$3.8M)	FA
Alex Young	28	3	Waivers	2.060	Wasserman		Pre-Arb-3	Arb-1	Arb-2
Amed Rosario	26	5	Traded	4.062	Octagon		Arb-2 (~$5M)	Arb-3	FA
Franmil Reyes	26	4	Traded	3.115	Optimum Baseball ...		Arb-1 (~$4.4M)	Arb-2	Arb-3
Shane Bieber	27	4	Amateur Draft	3.097	Rosenhaus Sports ...		Arb-1 (~$4.8M)	Arb-2	Arb-3
Bradley Zimmer	29	5	Amateur Draft	3.077	ISE Baseball		Arb-1 (~$1.5M)	Arb-2	Arb-3
Anthony Gose	31	6	Free Agency	2.139	CAA Sports		Pre-Arb-3	Arb-1	Arb-2
Cal Quantrill	27	3	Traded	2.132	Excel Sports Mana...		Pre-Arb-3	Arb-1	Arb-2
Josh Naylor	25	3	Traded	2.127	ISE Baseball		Pre-Arb-3	Arb-1	Arb-2
Myles Straw	27	4	Traded	2.112	Frontline		Pre-Arb-3	Arb-1	Arb-2
Zach Plesac	27	3	Amateur Draft	2.086	CAA Sports		Pre-Arb-3	Arb-1	Arb-2
Aaron Civale	27	3	Amateur Draft	2.058	Jack Toffey		Pre-Arb-3	Arb-1	Arb-2
Oscar Mercado	27	3	Traded	2.054	Excel Sports Mana...		Pre-Arb-3	Arb-1	Arb-2
Yu Chang	26	3	Amateur Free Agent	2.007	Wasserman		Pre-Arb-3	Arb-1	Arb-2
James Karinchak	26	3	Amateur Draft	1.169	Vayner Sports		Pre-Arb-2	Arb-1	Arb-2
Andres Gimenez	23	2	Traded	1.106	Rep 1 Baseball		Pre-Arb-2	Pre-Arb-3	Arb-1
Triston McKenzie	24	2	Amateur Draft	1.074	Octagon		Pre-Arb-2	Pre-Arb-3	Arb-1
Emmanuel Clase	24	2	Traded	1.059			Pre-Arb-2	Pre-Arb-3	Arb-1
Trevor Stephan	26	1st	Rule 5 Draft	1.000			Pre-Arb-2	Pre-Arb-3	Arb-1
Justin Garza	28	1st	Amateur Draft	0.092			Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb-2	Pre-Arb-3
Daniel Johnson	26	2	Traded	0.091			Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb-2	Pre-Arb-3
Logan Allen	25	3	Traded	0.162			Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb-2	Arb-1
Sam Hentges	25	1st	Amateur Draft	0.157	Warner Sports Man...		Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb-2	Arb-1
Nick Sandlin	25	1st	Amateur Draft	0.157			Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb-2	Arb-1
Bobby Bradley	26	2	Amateur Draft	0.144			Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb-2	Pre-Arb-3
Eli Morgan	26	1st	Amateur Draft	0.108			Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb-2	Pre-Arb-3
Ernie Clement	26	1st	Amateur Draft	0.096			Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb-2	Pre-Arb-3
Owen Miller	25	1st	Traded	0.091			Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb-2	Pre-Arb-3

	Roberto Perez buyout						$450k
Name							2022	2023	2024
Signed	Players With Guaranteed Contracts (does not include players with options)						*1
Dollars Committed	Value of Guaranteed Contracts (no options are exercised and includes buyouts)						*$12.45M

Contract Options	Players with any type of option							1
Option Values	Maximum value of options if all are exercised							$13M

Arb Eligible	Number of arbitration eligible players (1st-2nd-3rd-4th, "Arb" players = 3rds)						3-1-1-0	10-3-1-0	7-10-3-0
Arb Costs	Rough estimated value of all arbitration cases (uses 3-year averages for 1st yr, 2nd,..)						†$19.5M	$37.2M	$66.9M

Other Players	Additional Players Needed to Fill 25-man (no options exercised)						19	11	5
Other Costs	Estimate of Remaining Players Costs (based on 1-year avg of all pre-arb players)						$11.12M	$6.44M	$2.93M

Payroll (no options)	Est. Total Payroll w/o Options (Guaranteed + Arb + Other)						$43.1M	$43.6M	$69.8M
Payroll (options)	Est. Total Payroll w/ Options (Guaranteed + Options + Arb + Other)						$43.1M	$56.1M	$69.8M

* - This is not intended as an accurate payroll accounting for current. Trades are not prorated, new debuts are not added, incentives are not included.
† - 2022 arbitration projections are provided by Matt Swartz and MLBTradeRumors.com. Please check the link for a description of process and a lot more great transaction content.
All salary values are VERY unofficial. On occasion, we have estimated arbitration eligibility.
Future arbitration eligibility assumes players will play full major league seasons.
Signing bonuses are typically prorated across the contract, but in some cases may have been paid at the time of signing.
For information like contract history, contract incentives, and more, we heartily recommend Cot's Contracts
Unsigned players salaries are estimated based on the last three years of salary data:

$585.45k for pre-arbitration, $2.11M for 1st-year arb, $3.73M for 2nd-year-arb, $4.94M for 3rd-year-arb, $4.94M for 4th-year-arb.
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