Cubs Payroll



Chicago Cubs Payroll Outlook

ERROR Salary Payroll Breakdown Totals A current & future look at the signed players & cap dollars allocated by position group.

    2024 2025 2026 2027 2028
Total Payroll Allocations   $172,225,000 $114,500,000 $103,600,000 $28,000,000 $27,000,000
Signed Players   37 29 28 6 3
Catchers   $6,000,000
Infield   $40,225,000 $46,500,000 $47,600,000 $28,000,000 $27,000,000
Outfield   $42,000,000 $40,000,000 $38,000,000
Starting Pitchers   $45,000,000 $28,000,000 $18,000,000
Relief Pitchers  
Designated Hitter  
Disabled List  
Suspended  
Retained/Deferred   $16,550,000
  Roster Payroll Figures
Players Age Pos. Exp. 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028
Dansby Swanson 30 SS 7.047 $26,000,000 $28,000,000 $28,000,000 $28,000,000 $27,000,000
Ian Happ 29 LF 6.036 $21,000,000 $21,000,000 $19,000,000 0UFA 0-
Seiya Suzuki 29 OF 2.000 $21,000,000 $19,000,000 $19,000,000 0UFA 0-
Jameson Taillon 32 SP 7.110 $18,000,000 $18,000,000 $18,000,000 0UFA 0-
Kyle Hendricks 34 SP 9.081 $16,500,000 0UFA 0- 0- 0-
Nico Hoerner 27 2B 4.014 $11,500,000 $11,500,000 $12,000,000 0UFA 0-
Drew Smyly 35 SP 11.143 $10,500,000 $10,000,000 0UFA 0- 0-
Yan Gomes 36 C 11.083 $6,000,000 0UFA 0- 0- 0-
Patrick Wisdom 32 3B 3.058 $2,725,000 0ARB 2 0ARB 3 0UFA 0-
Jordan Wicks 24 P 0.037 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0- 0-
Hayden Wesneski 26 SP 1.008 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0ARB 1 0- 0-
Luis Vazquez 24 SS 0.000 0PRE-ARB 0- 0- 0- 0-
Keegan Thompson 29 RP 2.034 0PRE-ARB 0ARB 1 0ARB 2 0ARB 3 0UFA
Michael Rucker 30 RP 1.156 0PRE-ARB 0ARB 1 (S2) 0ARB 2 (S2) 0ARB 3 (S2) 0ARB 4 (S2)
Daniel Palencia 24 RP 0.090 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0- 0-
Christopher Morel 25 OF 1.117 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0ARB 1 0- 0-
Matt Mervis 26 1B 0.041 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0- 0-
Miles Mastrobuoni 28 LF 0.140 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0- 0-
Luke Little 23 P 0.140 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0- 0-
Caleb Kilian 27 SP 0.020 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0- 0-
Bailey Horn 26 P 0.000 0PRE-ARB 0- 0- 0- 0-
Porter Hodge 23 P 0.000 0PRE-ARB 0- 0- 0- 0-
Brennen Davis 24 OF 0.000 0PRE-ARB 0- 0- 0- 0-
Jose Cuas 30 RP 1.129 0PRE-ARB 0ARB 1 (S2) 0ARB 2 (S2) 0ARB 3 (S2) 0ARB 4 (S2)
Pete Crow-Armstrong 22 OF 0.021 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0- 0-
Alexander Canario 24 OF 0.031 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0- 0-
Ben Brown 24 P 0.000 0PRE-ARB 0- 0- 0- 0-
Javier Assad 26 RP 1.027 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0ARB 1 0- 0-
Michael Arias 22 P 0.000 0PRE-ARB 0- 0- 0- 0-
Miguel Amaya 25 C 0.130 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0- 0-
Kevin Alcantara 21 OF 0.000 0PRE-ARB 0- 0- 0- 0-
Julian Merryweather 32 RP 3.109 0ARB 1 0ARB 2 0ARB 3 0UFA 0-
Mark Leiter Jr. 33 RP/CL 3.031 0ARB 1 0ARB 2 0ARB 3 0UFA 0-
Nick Madrigal 27 2B 3.164 0ARB 2 (S2) 0ARB 3 (S2) 0ARB 4 (S2) 0UFA 0-
Adbert Alzolay 29 SP 3.050 0ARB 1 0ARB 2 0ARB 3 0UFA 0-
Mike Tauchman 33 CF 3.143 0ARB 1 0ARB 2 0ARB 3 0UFA 0-
Justin Steele 28 SP 2.143 0ARB 1 (S2) 0ARB 2 (S2) 0ARB 3 (S2) 0ARB 4 (S2) 0UFA
    Retained/Buried Payroll Figures
Pos. 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028
Trey Mancini OF $7,000,000 0- 0- 0- 0-
Cody Bellinger CF $5,500,000 0- 0- 0- 0-
Tucker Barnhart C $3,250,000 0- 0- 0- 0-
Brad Boxberger RP $800,000 0- 0- 0- 0-
 
Pos. 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028
Jason Heyward RF $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 0-



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