2019 Payroll tracking

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Creating a separate thread so people can reference this without finding bits and pieces scattered everywhere. This post will be updated as the offseason progresses. Let's start with 2 invaluable resources.

 

Cot's Contracts: https://legacy.baseballprospectus.com/compensation/cots/national-league-central/chicago-cubs

Arbitration estimates: https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2018/10/mlb-arbitration-salaries-2019.html

 

Leaning on those two heavily, here's what things look like. I'm going to be using the luxury tax numbers since that's far more relevant to roster planning.

 

 

Guaranteed - 14 players - 166.61 million

 

Rizzo - 5.857

Zobrist - 14

Heyward - 23

Lester - 25.833

Quintana - 10.5

Chatwood - 12.67

Darvish - 21

Morrow - 10.5

Strop - 5.75

Cishek - 6.5

Duensing - 3.5

Kintzler - 5

Hamels - 20

Descalso - 2.5

 

 

Arb estimates - 7 players - 38.9 million

 

Baez - 7.1

Russell - 4.3

Bryant - 12.4

Schwarber - 3.1

Hendricks - 7.6

Edwards - 1.4

Montgomery - 3

 

 

Renewals** - 4 players - 2.5 million

 

Contreras

Almora

Happ

Bote

 

** More players than these 4 qualify as renewals(Maples, Alzolay, Mills, Norwood, etc), but those 4 are the only roster certainties in my mind.

 

 

Renewals - 4 players - 2.5 million

Arb estimates - 7 players - 38.9 million

Guaranteed - 14 players - 166.61 million

 

Subtotal - 24 players - 205.51 million

Player Benefits - 15 million

 

Total current commitments: 224.21 million

 

Luxury tax threshold: 206 million

Luxury tax penalty: 20% on each dollar over the tax

Additional luxury tax penalties: Above 226 million, an extra 12% on each dollar over the tax; above 246 million, an extra 42.5% on each dollar over the tax and first round pick lowered by 10 spots (source)

[davell]

Figure in 2.25 mill for guys on the 40 Man. Plus, likely an extra 2-3 mill(at least) for in season call ups.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Figure in 2.25 mill for guys on the 40 Man. Plus, likely an extra 2-3 mill(at least) for in season call ups.

 

Wouldn't in-season call ups be a subset of the 40 man guys? Or am I misunderstanding you?

[davell]

Figure in 2.25 mill for guys on the 40 Man. Plus, likely an extra 2-3 mill(at least) for in season call ups.

 

Wouldn't in-season call ups be a subset of the 40 man guys? Or am I misunderstanding you?

 

Nah, those guys are 150k or so, as long as they're in the minors. But, once they get brought up, they're getting prorated major league salary. I've seen guys say it usually winds up costing teams 2-3 mill, over the course of the year. More, if there are lots of injuries.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Updated with Hamels' option being picked up and the Smyly trade.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Updated for TLS trade.

[Transmogrified Tiger]

Updated for signing Descalso

[Sammy Sofa]

Eventually? Most fans would happily side with the owners in any sport over the players right now. The general perception to the average meatball is that the athletes in the sports they love are just overpaid indentured servants "playing a kids' game."

[gobigred]

That Heyward number is a kick in the junk for financial flexibility

[Bull]

That Heyward number is a kick in the junk for financial flexibility

I just pretend Heyward gives half his annual salary to Rizzo out of guilt. It makes me feel much better.

[Bluescale]

That Heyward number is a kick in the junk for financial flexibility

I just pretend Heyward gives half his annual salary to Rizzo out of guilt. It makes me feel much better.

 

I like to pretend that Heyward plays better. It helps me sleep at night.

[BigSlick]

That Heyward number is a kick in the junk for financial flexibility

Between Lester, Hamels and Darvish, we have 66 million tied up on 3 pitchers who will be either on the other side of 35 or possibly dead.

 

That's what makes me feel worst of all, to be honest.

[treebird]

Updated with Hamels' option being picked up and the Smyly trade.

 

Updated for TLS trade.

 

Updated for signing Descalso

 

i really cannot believe that this was the offseason.

[17 Seconds]

i forgot they had to trade smyly to afford that

[imb]

in the end this thread was more of a curse than the injury threads

[Cubswin11]

in the end this thread was more of a curse than the injury threads

I can think of another thread that cursed us more

[Sammy Sofa]

Updated with Hamels' option being picked up and the Smyly trade.

 

Updated for TLS trade.

 

Updated for signing Descalso

 

i really cannot believe that this was the offseason.

 

This is right up there with the lamest of lame Tribune offseasons.

 

"Oh, let's see how everything plays out; if a bunch of things can go right, they might finish .500!"

[SouthSideRyan]

Don't have to go that far back.

 

http://www.northsidebaseball.com/archive/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=62517