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 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
Retained/Buried 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
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-