Washington Nationals Salaries and Contracts

Team Names: Washington Nationals, Montreal Expos

Seasons: 56 (1969 to 2024)

Record: 4265-4569, .483 W-L%

Playoff Appearances: 6

Pennants: 1

World Championships: 1

Winningest Manager: Felipe Alou, 691-717, .491 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	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032
Keibert Ruiz	26	5	Traded	3.064	Boras Corporation	8 yrs/$50M (23-30) & 31-32 team option	$5.38M	$5.38M	$5.38M	$7.38M	$9.38M	$9.38M	$0 [FA-*]	$0 [FA-*]
Mason Thompson	27	3	Traded	3.046		1 yr/$770k (25)	$770k	Arb	Arb	FA
Derek Law	34	8	Free Agency	5.081	CAA Sports		Arb-3 (~$3M)	FA
Nathaniel Lowe	29	6		4.145	SportsMeter		Arb-2 (~$10.7M)	Arb-3	FA
Luis García Jr.	25	5	Amateur Free Agent	3.142	Topline Sports & ...		Arb-1 (~$4.8M)	Arb-2	Arb-3	FA
Josiah Gray	27	4	Traded	3.075	Icon Sports Manag...		Arb-1 (~$1.4M)	Arb-2	Arb-3	FA
MacKenzie Gore	26	3	Traded	3.000			Arb-1 (~$3.5M)	Arb-2	Arb-3	FA
Riley Adams	29	4	Traded	2.171			Arb-1 (~$1.1M)	Arb-2	Arb-3	Arb-4	FA
CJ Abrams	24	3	Traded	2.130			Pre-Arb-3	Arb-1	Arb-2	Arb-3	FA
Cade Cavalli	26	1st	Amateur Draft	2.041			Pre-Arb-3	Arb-1	Arb-2	Arb-3	FA
Alex Call	30	3	Waivers	1.161			Pre-Arb-2	Arb-1	Arb-2	Arb-3	Arb-4	FA
Jake Irvin	28	2	Amateur Draft	1.152			Pre-Arb-2	Arb-1	Arb-2	Arb-3	Arb-4	FA
Juan Yepez	27	3	Free Agency	1.105			Pre-Arb-2	Pre-Arb-3	Arb-1	Arb-2	Arb-3	FA
Jose A. Ferrer	25	2	Free Agency	1.094			Pre-Arb-2	Pre-Arb-3	Arb-1	Arb-2	Arb-3	FA
Stone Garrett	29	3	Free Agency	1.085			Pre-Arb-2	Pre-Arb-3	Arb-1	Arb-2	Arb-3	FA
Jacob Young	25	2	Amateur Draft	1.037			Pre-Arb-2	Pre-Arb-3	Arb-1	Arb-2	Arb-3	FA
Joan Adon	26	4		1.026			Pre-Arb-2	Pre-Arb-3	Arb-1	Arb-2	Arb-3	FA
Nasim Nuñez	24	1st	Rule 5 Draft	1.000			Pre-Arb-2	Pre-Arb-3	Arb-1	Arb-2	Arb-3	FA
Mitchell Parker	25	1st	Amateur Draft	1.000			Pre-Arb-2	Pre-Arb-3	Arb-1	Arb-2	Arb-3	FA
Joe La Sorsa	27	2	Waivers	0.132	Gaeta Sports Mana...		Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb-2	Pre-Arb-3	Arb-1	Arb-2	Arb-3	FA
Drew Millas	27	2	Traded	0.116			Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb-2	Pre-Arb-3	Arb-1	Arb-2	Arb-3	FA
DJ Herz	24	1st	Traded	0.104			Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb-2	Pre-Arb-3	Arb-1	Arb-2	Arb-3	FA
Eduardo Salazar	27	2	Waivers	0.103			Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb-2	Pre-Arb-3	Arb-1	Arb-2	Arb-3	FA
José Tena	24	2	Traded	0.100			Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb-2	Pre-Arb-3	Arb-1	Arb-2	Arb-3	FA
Trey Lipscomb	25	1st	Amateur Draft	0.099			Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb-2	Pre-Arb-3	Arb-1	Arb-2	Arb-3	FA
James Wood	22	1st	Traded	0.091			Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb-2	Pre-Arb-3	Arb-1	Arb-2	Arb-3	FA
Andrés Chaparro	26	1st	Traded	0.048			Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb-2	Pre-Arb-3	Arb-1	Arb-2	Arb-3	FA
Dylan Crews	23	1st	Amateur Draft	0.035			Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb-2	Pre-Arb-3	Arb-1	Arb-2	Arb-3	FA
Zach Brzykcy	25	1st	Free Agency	0.029			Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb-2	Pre-Arb-3	Arb-1	Arb-2	Arb-3	FA
Darren Baker	26	1st	Amateur Draft	0.029			Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb-2	Pre-Arb-3	Arb-1	Arb-2	Arb-3	FA
Jackson Rutledge	26	2	Amateur Draft	0.025			Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb-2	Pre-Arb-3	Arb-1	Arb-2	Arb-3	FA
Orlando Ribalta	27	1st	Amateur Draft	0.013			Pre-Arb	Pre-Arb-2	Pre-Arb-3	Arb-1	Arb-2	Arb-3	FA

	Joey Gallo buyout						$2.5M
	Stephen Strasburg retired						$35M	$35M
Name							2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032
Signed	Players With Guaranteed Contracts (does not include players with options)						*2	1	1	1	1	1
Dollars Committed	Value of Guaranteed Contracts (no options are exercised and includes buyouts)						*$43.6M	$40.4M	$5.38M	$7.38M	$9.38M	$9.38M

Contract Options	Players with any type of option												1	1
Option Values	Maximum value of options if all are exercised												$12M	$14M

Arb Eligible	Number of arbitration eligible players (1st-2nd-3rd-4th, "Arb" players = 3rds)						4-1-1-0	4-4-2-0	7-4-5-0	13-7-4-1	0-13-7-2	0-0-13-0	0-0-0-0	0-0-0-0
Arb Costs	Rough estimated value of all arbitration cases (uses 3-year averages for 1st yr, 2nd,..)						†$24.5M	$40.1M	$71M	$97.3M	$115.9M	$100.1M	$0	$0

Other Players	Additional Players Needed to Fill 25-man (no options exercised)						17	14	8	-1	2	11	25	25
Other Costs	Estimate of Remaining Players Costs (based on 1-year avg of all pre-arb players)						$12.89M	$10.61M	$6.07M	-$758.18k	$1.52M	$8.34M	$18.95M	$18.95M

Payroll (no options)	Est. Total Payroll w/o Options (Guaranteed + Arb + Other)						$81M	$91.1M	$82.4M	$103.9M	$126.8M	$117.8M	$18.95M	$18.95M
Payroll (options)	Est. Total Payroll w/ Options (Guaranteed + Options + Arb + Other)						$81M	$91.1M	$82.4M	$103.9M	$126.8M	$117.8M	$30.2M	$32.2M

* - This is not intended as an accurate payroll accounting for current. Trades are not prorated, new debuts are not added, incentives are not included.
† - 2025 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:

$758.18k for pre-arbitration, $2.59M for 1st-year arb, $3.59M for 2nd-year-arb, $7.7M for 3rd-year-arb, $7.7M for 4th-year-arb.
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