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 $182,486,805 $181,760,000 $114,500,000 $103,600,000 $28,000,000 Signed Players 26 37 29 21 8 Catchers $9,250,000 $9,250,000 Infield $18,864,779 $37,500,000 $46,500,000 $47,600,000 $28,000,000 Outfield $49,623,395 $61,000,000 $40,000,000 $38,000,000 Starting Pitchers $63,640,000 $63,500,000 $28,000,000 $18,000,000 Relief Pitchers $13,018,819 $5,000,000 Designated Hitter Disabled List $17,944,069 Suspended Retained/Deferred $22,434,782
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 RF 1.000 $18,000,000 $21,000,000 $19,000,000 $19,000,000 0UFA Kyle Hendricks 33 SP 8.081 $14,000,000 $16,000,000 0UFA 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 $21,000,000 $21,000,000 $19,000,000 0UFA Drew Smyly 34 SP 10.143 $8,000,000 $8,500,000 $10,000,000 0UFA 0- Trey Mancini 31 RF 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- Michael Fulmer 30 RP 6.157 $4,000,000 0UFA 0- 0- 0- Tucker Barnhart 32 C 8.075 $3,250,000 $3,250,000 0UFA 0- 0- Nico Hoerner 26 2B 3.014 $2,525,000 $11,500,000 $11,500,000 $12,000,000 0UFA Brad Boxberger 35 RP 9.033 $2,000,000 $5,000,000 0UFA 0- 0- Adrian Sampson 31 SP 2.134 $1,900,000 0ARB 2 (S2) 0ARB 3 (S2) 0ARB 4 (S2) 0UFA Edwin Rios 29 3B 3.003 $1,000,000 0ARB 2 0ARB 3 0UFA 0- Mark Leiter Jr. 32 RP/CL 2.031 $850,000 0ARB 1 0ARB 2 0ARB 3 0UFA Codi Heuer 26 RP 3.000 $785,000 0ARB 2 0ARB 3 0UFA 0- Patrick Wisdom 31 3B 2.058 $763,000 0ARB 1 0ARB 2 0ARB 3 0UFA Adbert Alzolay 28 RP 2.050 $744,750 0ARB 1 0ARB 2 0ARB 3 0UFA Justin Steele 27 SP 1.143 $740,000 0ARB 1 (S2) 0ARB 2 (S2) 0ARB 3 (S2) 0ARB 4 (S2) Julian Merryweather 31 RP 2.109 $737,000 0ARB 1 0ARB 2 0ARB 3 0UFA Michael Rucker 29 RP 1.033 $737,000 0PRE-ARB 0ARB 1 0- 0- Brandon Hughes 27 RP 0.141 $728,000 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0ARB 1 0- Javier Assad 25 RP 0.044 $721,500 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0ARB 1 Ethan Roberts 25 RP 1.000 $721,000 0PRE-ARB 0ARB 1 0- 0- Miles Mastrobuoni 27 LF 0.014 $720,500 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0ARB 1 Nelson Velazquez 24 CF 0.111 $720,000 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0ARB 1 0- Jeremiah Estrada 24 RP 0.037 $720,000 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0PRE-ARB 0ARB 1 Matt Mervis 25 1B 0.000 $720,000 0PRE-ARB 0- 0- 0- Nick Burdi 30 RP 3.000 $720,000 0- 0- 0- 0- Mike Tauchman 32 CF 2.055 $720,000 0- 0- 0- 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 Luis Torrens C $225,748 0- 0- 0- 0- Eric Hosmer 1B $197,421 0- 0- 0- 0- Ryan Borucki RP $11,613 0- 0- 0- 0-
Pos. 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 Jason Heyward RF 0- $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000