Chicago Cubs Payroll Outlook
ERROR Salary Payroll Breakdown Totals A current & future look at the signed players & cap dollars allocated by position group.
Roster Payroll Figures 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 Total Payroll Allocations $168,815,000 $149,250,000 $82,000,000 $72,600,000 $28,000,000 Signed Players 40 43 35 28 17 Catchers $9,250,000 $9,250,000 Infield $25,470,000 $33,000,000 $35,000,000 $35,600,000 $28,000,000 Outfield $40,850,000 $33,000,000 $19,000,000 $19,000,000 Starting Pitchers $62,900,000 $63,500,000 $28,000,000 $18,000,000 Relief Pitchers $4,335,000 $5,000,000 Designated Hitter Disabled List Suspended Retained/Deferred $22,000,000
Retained/Buried Payroll Figures Players Age Pos. Exp. 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 Marcus Stroman 32 SP 8.026 $25,000,000 $21,000,000 0UFA 0- 0- Seiya Suzuki 28 OF 1.000 $18,000,000 $21,000,000 $19,000,000 $19,000,000 0UFA Kyle Hendricks 33 SP 8.081 $14,000,000 0UFA 0- 0- 0- Jameson Taillon 31 SP 6.110 $14,000,000 $18,000,000 $18,000,000 $18,000,000 0UFA Dansby Swanson 29 SS 6.047 $14,000,000 $26,000,000 $28,000,000 $28,000,000 $28,000,000 Cody Bellinger 27 CF 5.160 $12,000,000 $12,000,000 0UFA 0- 0- Ian Happ 28 LF 5.036 $10,850,000 0UFA 0- 0- 0- Drew Smyly 34 SP 10.143 $8,000,000 $8,500,000 $10,000,000 0UFA 0- Trey Mancini 31 1B 6.015 $7,000,000 $7,000,000 0UFA 0- 0- Yan Gomes 35 C 10.083 $6,000,000 $6,000,000 0UFA 0- 0- Tucker Barnhart 32 C 8.075 $3,250,000 $3,250,000 0UFA 0- 0- Nico Hoerner 26 SS 3.014 $2,525,000 0ARB 2 0ARB 3 0UFA 0- Brad Boxberger 35 RP 9.033 $2,000,000 $5,000,000 0UFA 0- 0- Adrian Sampson 31 SP 2.117 $1,900,000 0ARB 1 0ARB 2 0ARB 3 0- Rowan Wick 30 RP 3.114 $1,550,000 0ARB 2 0ARB 3 0UFA 0- Nick Madrigal 26 2B 2.164 $1,225,000 0ARB 2 (S2) 0ARB 3 (S2) 0ARB 4 (S2) 0UFA Codi Heuer 26 RP 3.000 $785,000 0ARB 2 0ARB 3 0UFA 0- Eric Hosmer 33 1B 11.146 $720,000 0UFA 0- 0- 0- Kevin Alcantara 20 OF 0.000 0PRE-ARB 0- 0- 0- 0- Adbert Alzolay 28 RP 2.050 0PRE-ARB 0ARB 1 0ARB 2 0ARB 3 0- Miguel Amaya 24 C 0.000 0PRE-ARB 0- 0- 0- 0- Javier Assad 25 SP 0.044 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0ARB 1 Ben Brown 23 P 0.000 0PRE-ARB 0- 0- 0- 0- Alexander Canario 23 OF 0.000 0PRE-ARB 0- 0- 0- 0- Brennen Davis 23 OF 0.000 0PRE-ARB 0- 0- 0- 0- Jeremiah Estrada 24 RP 0.037 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0ARB 1 Brandon Hughes 27 RP/CL 0.141 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0ARB 1 0- Ryan Jensen 25 P 0.000 0PRE-ARB 0- 0- 0- 0- Caleb Kilian 26 SP 0.008 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0ARB 1 Miles Mastrobuoni 27 LF 0.014 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0ARB 1 Zach McKinstry 28 SS 1.099 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0ARB 1 0ARB 2 0ARB 3 Julian Merryweather 31 RP 2.109 0PRE-ARB 0ARB 1 0ARB 2 0ARB 3 0- Christopher Morel 24 OF 0.142 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0ARB 1 0- Ethan Roberts 25 RP 1.000 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0ARB 1 0ARB 2 0ARB 3 Michael Rucker 29 RP 1.033 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0ARB 1 0ARB 2 0ARB 3 Justin Steele 27 SP 1.143 0PRE-ARB 0ARB 1 (S2) 0ARB 1 0ARB 2 0ARB 3 Keegan Thompson 28 RP 1.131 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0ARB 1 0ARB 2 0ARB 3 Nelson Velazquez 24 OF 0.111 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0ARB 1 0- Hayden Wesneski 25 SP 0.031 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0ARB 1 Patrick Wisdom 31 3B 2.058 0PRE-ARB 0ARB 1 0ARB 2 0ARB 3 0-
Pos. 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 Jason Heyward RF $22,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000
Pos. 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 Jason Heyward RF 0- $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000