Team Future Payrolls
- Buyouts are always shown when years are options ([*] for option details)
| Name | Age | Yrs | Acquired | SrvTm | Agent | Contract Status | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nolan Arenado | 34 | 12 | Traded | 11.155 | Wasserman | 9 yrs/$275M (19-27) | $32M | $27M | $15M | FA |
| Willson Contreras | 33 | 9 | Free Agency | 8.108 | Octagon | 5 yrs/$87.5M (23-27) & 28 team option | $18M | $18M | $18.5M | $5M [FA-*] |
| Sonny Gray | 35 | 12 | Free Agency | 11.061 | Bo McKinnis | 3 yrs/$75M (24-26) & 27 team option | $25M | $35M | $5M [FA-*] | FA |
| Miles Mikolas | 36 | 9 | Free Agency | 8.037 | Octagon | 3 yrs/$55.75M (23-25) | $18.5M | FA | ||
| Steven Matz | 34 | 10 | Free Agency | 9.099 | Icon Sports Manag... | 4 yrs/$44M (22-25) | $12.5M | FA | ||
| Erick Fedde | 32 | 7 | Traded | 5.099 | Boras Corporation | 2 yrs/$15M (24-25) | $7.5M | FA | ||
| Ryan Helsley | 30 | 6 | Amateur Draft | 5.105 | Wasserman | Arb-3 (~$6.9M) | FA | |||
| JoJo Romero | 28 | 5 | Traded | 4.045 | PSI Sports Manage... | Arb-2 (~$1.9M) | Arb-3 | FA | ||
| John King | 30 | 5 | Traded | 3.148 | Arb-1 (~$1.5M) | Arb-2 | Arb-3 | FA | ||
| Lars Nootbaar | 27 | 4 | Amateur Draft | 3.076 | Wasserman | Arb-1 (~$2.5M) | Arb-2 | Arb-3 | FA | |
| Brendan Donovan | 28 | 3 | Amateur Draft | 3.000 | Arb-1 (~$3.6M) | Arb-2 | Arb-3 | FA | ||
| Andre Pallante | 26 | 3 | Amateur Draft | 2.145 | Wasserman | Arb-1 (~$2.3M) | Arb-2 | Arb-3 | Arb-4 | |
| Nolan Gorman | 25 | 3 | Amateur Draft | 2.114 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | Arb-3 | ||
| Alec Burleson | 26 | 3 | Amateur Draft | 2.029 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | Arb-3 | ||
| Matthew Liberatore | 25 | 3 | Traded | 1.144 | Pre-Arb-2 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | ||
| Zack Thompson | 27 | 3 | Amateur Draft | 1.072 | Pre-Arb-2 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | ||
| Masyn Winn | 23 | 2 | Amateur Draft | 1.045 | Pre-Arb-2 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | ||
| Jordan Walker | 23 | 2 | Amateur Draft | 1.044 | Pre-Arb-2 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | ||
| Iván Herrera | 25 | 3 | Free Agency | 1.034 | Pre-Arb-2 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | ||
| Michael Siani | 25 | 3 | Waivers | 1.033 | WME Sports | Pre-Arb-2 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | |
| Riley O'Brien | 30 | 3 | Purchased | 1.009 | Pre-Arb-2 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | ||
| Ryan Fernandez | 27 | 1st | Rule 5 Draft | 1.000 | Pre-Arb-2 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | ||
| José Fermín | 26 | 2 | Purchased | 0.166 | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb-2 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | ||
| Pedro Pagés | 26 | 1st | Amateur Draft | 0.166 | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb-2 | Arb-1 | Arb-2 | ||
| Kyle Leahy | 28 | 2 | Amateur Draft | 0.140 | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb-2 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | ||
| Luken Baker | 28 | 2 | Amateur Draft | 0.122 | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb-2 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | ||
| Roddery Muñoz | 25 | 1st | 0.087 | Nova Sports Agenc... | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb-2 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | ||
| Chris Roycroft | 28 | 1st | Free Agency | 0.083 | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb-2 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | ||
| Victor Scott II | 24 | 1st | Amateur Draft | 0.083 | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb-2 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | ||
| Bailey Horn | 27 | 1st | 0.060 | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb-2 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | |||
| Ryan Loutos | 26 | 1st | Free Agency | 0.021 | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb-2 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | ||
| Thomas Saggese | 23 | 1st | Traded | 0.020 | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb-2 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | ||
| Michael McGreevy | 24 | 1st | Amateur Draft | 0.014 | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb-2 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | ||
| Gordon Graceffo | 25 | 1st | Amateur Draft | 0.004 | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb-2 | Pre-Arb-3 | Arb-1 | ||
| Kyle Gibson buyout | $1M | |||||||||
| Giovanny Gallegos buyout | $500k | |||||||||
| Keynan Middleton buyout | $1M | |||||||||
| Lance Lynn buyout | $1M | |||||||||
| Nolan Arenado traded to/from | -$5M | -$5M | ||||||||
| Name | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | ||||||
| Signed | Players With Guaranteed Contracts (does not include players with options) | *6 | 3 | 2 | ||||||
| Dollars Committed | Value of Guaranteed Contracts (no options are exercised and includes buyouts) | *$112M | $75M | $38.5M | $5M | |||||
| Contract Options | Players with any type of option | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Option Values | Maximum value of options if all are exercised | $30M | $17.5M | |||||||
| Arb Eligible | Number of arbitration eligible players (1st-2nd-3rd-4th, "Arb" players = 3rds) | 4-1-1-0 | 2-4-1-0 | 10-2-4-0 | 10-10-2-1 | |||||
| Arb Costs | Rough estimated value of all arbitration cases (uses 3-year averages for 1st yr, 2nd,..) | †$18.7M | $27.23M | $63.9M | $84.9M | |||||
| Other Players | Additional Players Needed to Fill 25-man (no options exercised) | 13 | 15 | 7 | 2 | |||||
| Other Costs | Estimate of Remaining Players Costs (based on 1-year avg of all pre-arb players) | $9.86M | $11.37M | $5.31M | $1.52M | |||||
| Payroll (no options) | Est. Total Payroll w/o Options (Guaranteed + Arb + Other) | $140.6M | $113.6M | $107.7M | $91.4M | |||||
| Payroll (options) | Est. Total Payroll w/ Options (Guaranteed + Options + Arb + Other) | $140.6M | $113.6M | $136.9M | $108.1M | |||||
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