MLB Offseason Outlook
Listing out all 2027 MLB team offseason outlooks, including guaranteed and non-guaranteed salaries, team and player option decisions and extension eligible players. Player acquisition options are listed our for unrestricted and restricted free agents and any potential trade candidates that have been reported by credible sources.
Arizona Diamondbacks
The Diamondbacks are currently carrying a projected $152.3 million tax payroll for the 2027 season, which includes $132.1 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Arizona roughly $114.9 million under the CBT threshold.
Corbin Burnes
(SP, 32)
$32,910,744
Merrill Kelly
(SP, 38)
$20,000,000
Eduardo Rodriguez
(SP, 34)
$20,000,000
Ketel Marte
(2B, 33)
$15,460,000
Corbin Carroll
(LF, 26)
$13,875,000
Geraldo Perdomo
(SS, 27)
$11,250,000
Brandon Pfaadt
(SP, 28)
$9,000,000
Nolan Arenado
(3B, 36)
$6,000,000
Justin Martinez
(RP, 25)
$3,600,000
Corbin Burnes
(SP, 32)
OPT-OUT / $32.9M
Lourdes Gurriel Jr.
(OF, 33)
CLUB / $14.0M
Michael Soroka
(SP, 29)
MUTUAL / $9.0M
Carlos Santana
(1B, 41)
MUTUAL / $2.0M
Zac Gallen
(SP, 30)
UFA
Paul Sewald
(RP, 35)
UFA
Jonathan Loaisiga
(RP, 31)
UFA
Ryan Thompson
(RP, 33)
UFA
A.J. Puk
(RP, 31)
UFA
James McCann
(C, 35)
UFA
Kevin Ginkel
(RP, 32)
UFA
Taylor Clarke
(RP, 33)
UFA
Ildemaro Vargas
(2B, 34)
UFA
Athletics
The Athletics are currently carrying a projected $86.1 million tax payroll for the 2027 season, which includes $66.0 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Athletics roughly $181.0 million under the CBT threshold.
Luis Severino
(SP, 33)
$22,333,333
Tyler Soderstrom
(LF, 25)
$12,285,714
Brent Rooker
(DH, 32)
$12,000,000
Jacob Wilson
(SS, 25)
$10,000,000
Lawrence Butler
(RF, 26)
$9,357,143
Luis Severino
(SP, 33)
PLAYER / $22.3M
Jeffrey Springs
(SP, 34)
CLUB / $15.0M
Jeff McNeil
(2B, 35)
CLUB
Aaron Civale
(RP, 30)
UFA
Mark Leiter Jr.
(RP, 35)
UFA
Scott Barlow
(RP, 33)
UFA
Jonah Heim
(C, 30)
UFA
Atlanta Braves
The Braves are currently carrying a projected $163.5 million tax payroll for the 2027 season, which includes $143.4 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Atlanta roughly $103.6 million under the CBT threshold.
Chris Sale
(SP, 38)
$27,000,000
Austin Riley
(3B, 30)
$21,200,000
Matt Olson
(1B, 33)
$21,000,000
Robert Suarez
(RP, 36)
$15,000,000
Jurickson Profar
(LF, 34)
$14,000,000
Spencer Strider
(SP, 28)
$12,500,000
Sean Murphy
(C, 32)
$12,166,667
Mike Yastrzemski
(LF, 36)
$11,500,000
Michael Harris II
(CF, 26)
$9,000,000
Ronald Acuña Jr.
(RF, 29)
CLUB / $17.0M
Reynaldo López
(SP, 33)
CLUB / $10.0M
Ozzie Albies
(2B, 30)
CLUB / $7.0M
Tyler Kinley
(RP, 36)
CLUB / $4.3M
Ha-seong Kim
(SS, 30)
UFA
Raisel Iglesias
(RP, 36)
UFA
Joe Jimenez
(RP, 31)
UFA
Aaron Bummer
(RP, 32)
UFA
Mauricio Dubon
(SS, 31)
UFA
Martín Pérez
(RP, 35)
UFA
Jorge Mateo
(SS, 30)
UFA
Kyle Farmer
(SS, 35)
UFA
Dominic Smith
(DH, 30)
UFA
Baltimore Orioles
The Orioles are currently carrying a projected $103.6 million tax payroll for the 2027 season, which includes $83.5 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Baltimore roughly $163.5 million under the CBT threshold.
Pete Alonso
(1B, 32)
$31,000,000
Tyler O'Neill
(RF, 32)
$16,500,000
Ryan Helsley
(RP, 32)
$14,000,000
Shane Baz
(SP, 28)
$13,600,000
Samuel Basallo
(C, 22)
$8,375,000
Ryan Helsley
(RP, 32)
PLAYER / $14.0M
Zach Eflin
(SP, 33)
MUTUAL / $10.0M
Ryan Mountcastle
(1B, 30)
CLUB / $6.8M
Dietrich Enns
(RP, 36)
CLUB / $2.6M
Chris Bassitt
(SP, 37)
UFA
Taylor Ward
(LF, 32)
UFA
Andrew Kittredge
(RP, 36)
UFA
Ryan Mountcastle
(1B, 29)
UFA
Trevor Rogers
(SP, 28)
UFA
Keegan Akin
(RP, 31)
UFA
Boston Red Sox
The Red Sox are currently carrying a projected $152.0 million tax payroll for the 2027 season, which includes $123.8 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Boston roughly $123.3 million under the CBT threshold.
Garrett Crochet
(SP, 28)
$28,333,333
Ranger Suarez
(SP, 31)
$26,000,000
Trevor Story
(SS, 34)
$23,333,333
Masataka Yoshida
(OF, 33)
$18,000,000
Willson Contreras
(1B, 35)
$17,250,000
Roman Anthony
(LF, 23)
$16,250,000
Aroldis Chapman
(RP, 39)
$13,300,000
Brayan Bello
(SP, 28)
$9,166,667
Kristian Campbell
(2B, 25)
$7,500,000
Ceddanne Rafaela
(CF, 26)
$6,250,000
Chicago Cubs
The Cubs are currently carrying a projected $128.4 million tax payroll for the 2027 season, which includes $108.3 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Chicago roughly $138.7 million under the CBT threshold.
Alex Bregman
(3B, 33)
$32,500,000
Dansby Swanson
(SS, 33)
$25,285,714
Nico Hoerner
(2B, 30)
$22,800,000
Pete Crow-Armstrong
(CF, 25)
$19,166,667
Phil Maton
(RP, 34)
$7,250,000
Shelby Miller
(RP, 36)
$1,250,000
Matthew Boyd
(SP, 36)
MUTUAL / $14.5M
Colin Rea
(RP, 36)
CLUB / $6.5M
Hunter Harvey
(RP, 32)
MUTUAL / $6.0M
Carson Kelly
(C, 32)
MUTUAL / $5.8M
Caleb Thielbar
(RP, 40)
MUTUAL / $4.5M
Jacob Webb
(RP, 33)
CLUB / $1.5M
Shota Imanaga
(SP, 32)
UFA
Ian Happ
(LF, 31)
UFA
Jameson Taillon
(SP, 34)
UFA
Seiya Suzuki
(RF, 31)
UFA
Hoby Milner
(RP, 35)
UFA
Michael Conforto
(RF, 33)
UFA
Tyler Austin
(1B, 34)
UFA
Chicago White Sox
The White Sox are currently carrying a projected $76.2 million tax payroll for the 2027 season, which includes $56.0 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Chicago roughly $191.0 million under the CBT threshold.
Munetaka Murakami
(1B, 27)
$17,000,000
Andrew Benintendi
(LF, 32)
$15,000,000
Seranthony Dominguez
(RP, 32)
$10,000,000
Jordan Hicks
(RP, 30)
$8,000,000
Anthony Kay
(SP, 32)
$6,000,000
Cincinnati Reds
The Reds are currently carrying a projected $53.5 million tax payroll for the 2027 season, which includes $33.3 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Cincinnati roughly $213.7 million under the CBT threshold.
Emilio Pagan
(RP, 36)
$10,000,000
Hunter Greene
(SP, 27)
$8,833,333
Ke'Bryan Hayes
(3B, 30)
$8,750,000
Jose Trevino
(C, 34)
$5,750,000
Eugenio Suarez
(3B, 35)
MUTUAL / $15.0M
Emilio Pagan
(RP, 36)
PLAYER / $10.0M
Pierce Johnson
(RP, 36)
MUTUAL / $6.5M
Brady Singer
(SP, 29)
UFA
Tyler Stephenson
(C, 29)
UFA
Caleb Ferguson
(RP, 29)
UFA
Brock Burke
(RP, 29)
UFA
Nathaniel Lowe
(1B, 30)
UFA
Chris Paddack
(SP, 30)
UFA
Cleveland Guardians
The Guardians are currently carrying a projected $48.0 million tax payroll for the 2027 season, which includes $31.9 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Cleveland roughly $215.1 million under the CBT threshold.
Emmanuel Clase
(RP, 29)
CLUB / $10.0M
Trevor Stephan
(RP, 31)
CLUB / $7.3M
Shawn Armstrong
(RP, 36)
MUTUAL / $5.5M
Rhys Hoskins
(1B, 33)
UFA
Austin Hedges
(C, 33)
UFA
Colorado Rockies
The Rockies are currently carrying a projected $61.6 million tax payroll for the 2027 season, which includes $41.5 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Colorado roughly $205.5 million under the CBT threshold.
Kris Bryant
(OF, 35)
$26,000,000
Kyle Freeland
(SP, 34)
$17,000,000
Ezequiel Tovar
(SS, 25)
$9,071,429
Willi Castro
(2B, 30)
$6,400,000
Kyle Freeland
(SP, 34)
COND. PLAYER / $17.0M
Antonio Senzatela
(RP, 32)
CLUB / $14.0M
Michael Lorenzen
(SP, 35)
CLUB / $8.0M
Tomoyuki Sugano
(SP, 36)
UFA
Jose Quintana
(SP, 37)
UFA
Detroit Tigers
The Tigers are currently carrying a projected $112.2 million tax payroll for the 2027 season, which includes $92.9 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Detroit roughly $154.1 million under the CBT threshold.
Framber Valdez
(SP, 33)
$36,569,356
Javier Báez
(SS, 34)
$23,333,333
Kevin McGonigle
(SS, 22)
$18,750,000
Kyle Finnegan
(RP, 35)
$9,500,000
Colt Keith
(2B, 25)
$4,773,750
Tarik Skubal
(SP, 29)
UFA
Gleyber Torres
(2B, 29)
UFA
Jack Flaherty
(SP, 30)
UFA
Justin Verlander
(SP, 43)
UFA
Casey Mize
(SP, 29)
UFA
Jake Rogers
(C, 31)
UFA
Burch Smith
(RP, 36)
UFA
Houston Astros
The Astros are currently carrying a projected $155.3 million tax payroll for the 2027 season, which includes $135.1 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Houston roughly $111.9 million under the CBT threshold.
Jose Altuve
(2B, 37)
$25,000,000
Carlos Correa
(3B, 32)
$21,176,661
Christian Walker
(1B, 36)
$20,000,000
Yordan Alvarez
(DH, 30)
$19,166,667
Josh Hader
(RP, 33)
$19,000,000
Tatsuya Imai
(SP, 29)
$18,000,000
Cristian Javier
(SP, 30)
$12,800,000
Tatsuya Imai
(SP, 29)
OPT-OUT / $18.0M
Isaac Paredes
(3B, 28)
CLUB / $9.4M
Ryan Weiss
(RP, 30)
CLUB / $2.6M
Lance McCullers
(SP, 32)
UFA
Bryan Abreu
(RP, 29)
UFA
Steven Okert
(RP, 34)
UFA
Enyel De Los Santos
(RP, 30)
UFA
Christian Vazquez
(C, 35)
UFA
Kansas City Royals
The Royals are currently carrying a projected $120.4 million tax payroll for the 2027 season, which includes $100.2 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Kansas City roughly $146.8 million under the CBT threshold.
Bobby Witt Jr.
(SS, 27)
$26,252,525
Seth Lugo
(SP, 37)
$23,000,000
Michael Wacha
(SP, 36)
$17,000,000
Salvador Perez
(C, 37)
$12,500,000
Maikel Garcia
(3B, 27)
$11,500,000
Vinnie Pasquantino
(1B, 29)
$5,550,000
Cole Ragans
(SP, 29)
$4,416,667
Carlos Estevez
(RP, 34)
CLUB / $11.1M
Jonathan India
(2B, 29)
UFA
Matt Strahm
(RP, 34)
UFA
Kris Bubic
(SP, 28)
UFA
Lane Thomas
(CF, 30)
UFA
John Schreiber
(RP, 32)
UFA
John Means
(SP, 33)
UFA
Starling Marte
(RF, 37)
UFA
Kevin Newman
(SS, 32)
UFA
Los Angeles Angels
The Angels are currently carrying a projected $76.9 million tax payroll for the 2027 season, which includes $56.8 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Los Angeles roughly $190.2 million under the CBT threshold.
Robert Stephenson
(RP, 34)
CLUB / $11.0M
Anthony Rendon
(3B, 35)
UFA
Jorge Soler
(DH, 34)
UFA
Travis d'Arnaud
(C, 37)
UFA
Kirby Yates
(RP, 39)
UFA
Drew Pomeranz
(RP, 37)
UFA
Yoan Moncada
(3B, 30)
UFA
Brent Suter
(RP, 36)
UFA
Adam Frazier
(2B, 34)
UFA
Jeimer Candelario
(3B, 32)
UFA
Los Angeles Dodgers
The Dodgers are currently carrying a projected $363.2 million tax payroll for the 2027 season, which includes $338.9 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Los Angeles roughly $-91.9 million over the CBT threshold.
Kyle Tucker
(RF, 30)
$57,195,000
Shohei Ohtani
(SP, 32)
$46,081,476
Blake Snell
(SP, 34)
$31,306,185
Mookie Betts
(SS, 34)
$30,416,667
Tyler Glasnow
(SP, 33)
$27,312,500
Yoshinobu Yamamoto
(SP, 28)
$27,083,333
Freddie Freeman
(1B, 37)
$27,000,000
Edwin Diaz
(RP, 33)
$21,120,000
Teoscar Hernandez
(LF, 34)
$19,940,444
Tanner Scott
(RP, 32)
$16,128,000
Tommy Edman
(CF, 32)
$13,049,190
Will Smith
(C, 32)
$12,241,285
Max Muncy
(3B, 36)
$10,000,000
Blake Treinen
(RP, 37)
UFA
Evan Phillips
(RP, 31)
UFA
Miguel Rojas
(SS, 37)
UFA
Eric Lauer
(SP, 30)
UFA
Enrique Hernandez
(OF, 34)
UFA
Brusdar Graterol
(RP, 27)
UFA
Santiago Espinal
(3B, 31)
UFA
Alex Vesia
(RP, 30)
UFA
Miami Marlins
The Marlins are currently carrying a projected $23.2 million tax payroll for the 2027 season, which includes $0.0 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Miami roughly $247.0 million under the CBT threshold.
Milwaukee Brewers
The Brewers are currently carrying a projected $64.2 million tax payroll for the 2027 season, which includes $37.7 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Milwaukee roughly $209.3 million under the CBT threshold.
Christian Yelich
(LF, 35)
$23,370,000
Jackson Chourio
(LF, 23)
$10,250,000
Aaron Ashby
(RP, 29)
$4,100,000
William Contreras
(C, 29)
CLUB / $9.4M
Luis Rengifo
(2B, 30)
MUTUAL / $3.5M
Gary Sánchez
(C, 34)
MUTUAL / $1.8M
Brandon Woodruff
(SP, 33)
UFA
Jake Bauers
(1B, 30)
UFA
Minnesota Twins
The Twins are currently carrying a projected $67.5 million tax payroll for the 2027 season, which includes $39.7 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Minnesota roughly $207.3 million under the CBT threshold.
Pablo López
(SP, 31)
$18,375,000
Byron Buxton
(CF, 33)
$14,285,714
Victor Caratini
(C, 33)
$7,000,000
Ryan Jeffers
(C, 28)
UFA
Taylor Rogers
(RP, 35)
UFA
Orlando Arcia
(SS, 31)
UFA
POTENTIAL TRADE CANDIDATES
*Players listed are based on credible reporting
Pablo López
(SP, 31)
New York Mets
The Mets are currently carrying a projected $272.7 million tax payroll for the 2027 season, which includes $252.5 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave New York roughly $-5.5 million over the CBT threshold.
Juan Soto
(LF, 28)
$51,000,000
Bo Bichette
(3B, 29)
$42,000,000
Francisco Lindor
(SS, 33)
$34,100,000
Marcus Semien
(2B, 36)
$24,000,000
Sean Manaea
(SP, 35)
$22,009,731
Jorge Polanco
(1B, 33)
$20,000,000
Devin Williams
(RP, 32)
$15,000,000
Kodai Senga
(SP, 34)
$15,000,000
Clay Holmes
(SP, 34)
$12,666,667
Luke Weaver
(RP, 33)
$11,000,000
Luis Torrens
(C, 31)
$5,750,000
Bo Bichette
(3B, 29)
OPT-OUT / $42.0M
Luis Robert Jr.
(CF, 29)
CLUB / $20.0M
Clay Holmes
(SP, 34)
PLAYER / $12.7M
A.J. Minter
(RP, 32)
UFA
David Peterson
(RP, 30)
UFA
Tyrone Taylor
(RF, 32)
UFA
Freddy Peralta
(SP, 29)
UFA
Brooks Raley
(RP, 37)
UFA
Austin Slater
(LF, 33)
UFA
New York Yankees
The Yankees are currently carrying a projected $232.6 million tax payroll for the 2027 season, which includes $212.4 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave New York roughly $34.6 million under the CBT threshold.
Cody Bellinger
(LF, 31)
$44,750,000
Aaron Judge
(RF, 35)
$40,000,000
Gerrit Cole
(SP, 36)
$36,000,000
Max Fried
(SP, 33)
$27,250,000
Carlos Rodon
(SP, 34)
$27,000,000
Giancarlo Stanton
(DH, 37)
$22,000,000
Ryan McMahon
(3B, 32)
$15,405,034
Trent Grisham
(CF, 29)
UFA
Jazz Chisholm
(CF, 28)
UFA
David Bednar
(RP, 31)
UFA
Paul Goldschmidt
(1B, 38)
UFA
Tim Hill
(RP, 36)
UFA
Ryan Yarbrough
(RP, 34)
UFA
Amed Rosario
(SS, 30)
UFA
Paul Blackburn
(RP, 32)
UFA
Philadelphia Phillies
The Phillies are currently carrying a projected $236.5 million tax payroll for the 2027 season, which includes $216.3 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Philadelphia roughly $30.7 million under the CBT threshold.
Zack Wheeler
(SP, 37)
$42,000,000
Kyle Schwarber
(DH, 34)
$30,000,000
Trea Turner
(SS, 34)
$27,272,727
Jesús Luzardo
(SP, 29)
$27,000,000
Bryce Harper
(1B, 34)
$25,384,615
Aaron Nola
(SP, 34)
$24,571,429
J.T. Realmuto
(C, 36)
$15,000,000
Cristopher Sanchez
(SP, 30)
$14,096,000
Brad Keller
(RP, 31)
$11,000,000
Alec Bohm
(1B, 29)
UFA
Adolis García
(RF, 33)
UFA
Edmundo Sosa
(3B, 30)
UFA
Jose Alvarado
(RP, 30)
UFA
Tim Mayza
(RP, 34)
UFA
Dylan Moore
(2B, 33)
UFA
Pittsburgh Pirates
The Pirates are currently carrying a projected $79.0 million tax payroll for the 2027 season, which includes $58.8 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Pittsburgh roughly $188.2 million under the CBT threshold.
Konnor Griffin
(SS, 21)
$15,555,556
Mitch Keller
(SP, 31)
$15,400,000
Ryan O'Hearn
(RF, 33)
$14,500,000
Bryan Reynolds
(LF, 32)
$13,343,750
San Diego Padres
The Padres are currently carrying a projected $218.4 million tax payroll for the 2027 season, which includes $198.2 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave San Diego roughly $48.8 million under the CBT threshold.
Manny Machado
(3B, 34)
$31,818,182
Xander Bogaerts
(SS, 34)
$25,454,545
Michael King
(SP, 32)
$25,000,000
Fernando Tatis Jr.
(RF, 28)
$24,285,714
Joe Musgrove
(SP, 34)
$20,000,000
Yu Darvish
(SP, 40)
$18,000,000
Jackson Merrill
(CF, 24)
$15,000,000
Nick Pivetta
(SP, 34)
$13,750,000
Jake Cronenworth
(2B, 33)
$11,428,571
Yuki Matsui
(RP, 31)
$5,600,000
Wandy Peralta
(RP, 35)
$4,125,000
Sung Mun Song
(INF, 30)
$3,750,000
Michael King
(SP, 32)
OPT-OUT / $25.0M
Nick Pivetta
(SP, 34)
OPT-OUT / $13.8M
Yuki Matsui
(RP, 31)
OPT-OUT / $5.6M
Wandy Peralta
(RP, 35)
PLAYER / $4.1M
Miguel Andujar
(OF, 32)
MUTUAL / $4.0M
Lucas Giolito
(SP, 32)
MUTUAL / $3.0M
Griffin Canning
(SP, 31)
MUTUAL / $2.5M
Germán Márquez
(SP, 32)
MUTUAL / $1.8M
Kyle Hart
(RP, 34)
CLUB / $1.2M
Jason Adam
(RP, 34)
UFA
Adrian Morejon
(SP, 27)
UFA
Ramon Laureano
(LF, 31)
UFA
Walker Buehler
(SP, 31)
UFA
Ty France
(1B, 31)
UFA
Nick Castellanos
(RF, 34)
UFA
San Francisco Giants
The Giants are currently carrying a projected $158.6 million tax payroll for the 2027 season, which includes $138.4 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave San Francisco roughly $108.6 million under the CBT threshold.
Rafael Devers
(3B, 30)
$29,152,686
Willy Adames
(SS, 31)
$26,000,000
Matt Chapman
(3B, 34)
$25,166,667
Jung Hoo Lee
(RF, 28)
$18,833,333
Logan Webb
(SP, 30)
$18,000,000
Adrian Houser
(SP, 34)
$11,000,000
Harrison Bader
(CF, 33)
$10,250,000
Rowan Wick
(RP, 34)
CLUB / $0.9M
Robbie Ray
(SP, 34)
UFA
Luis Arraez
(2B, 29)
UFA
Tyler Mahle
(SP, 31)
UFA
JT Brubaker
(RP, 32)
UFA
Ryan Borucki
(RP, 32)
UFA
Seattle Mariners
The Mariners are currently carrying a projected $107.1 million tax payroll for the 2027 season, which includes $86.9 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Seattle roughly $160.1 million under the CBT threshold.
Luis Castillo
(SP, 34)
$21,600,000
Josh Naylor
(1B, 30)
$18,500,000
Cal Raleigh
(C, 30)
$17,500,000
Julio Rodriguez
(CF, 26)
$17,441,667
Colt Emerson
(SS, 21)
$11,875,000
Bryce Miller
(SP, 28)
$2,452,500
Andres Munoz
(RP, 28)
CLUB / $8.0M
Victor Robles
(CF, 30)
CLUB / $4.9M
Bryce Miller
(SP, 28)
COND. CLUB / $2.5M
Randy Arozarena
(LF, 31)
UFA
Mitch Garver
(C, 35)
UFA
J.P. Crawford
(SS, 31)
UFA
Rob Refsnyder
(RF, 35)
UFA
St. Louis Cardinals
The Cardinals are currently carrying a projected $48.7 million tax payroll for the 2027 season, which includes $0.0 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave St. Louis roughly $247.0 million under the CBT threshold.
Dustin May
(SP, 29)
MUTUAL / $12.5M
Ryne Stanek
(RP, 35)
CLUB / $3.5M
Ramon Urias
(2B, 33)
MUTUAL / $2.0M
JoJo Romero
(RP, 29)
UFA
Miles Mikolas
(SP, 37)
UFA
Ramon Urias
(2B, 31)
UFA
Tampa Bay Rays
The Rays are currently carrying a projected $27.7 million tax payroll for the 2027 season, which includes $7.5 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Tampa Bay roughly $239.5 million under the CBT threshold.
Nick Martinez
(SP, 36)
MUTUAL / $13.0M
Yandy Diaz
(1B, 35)
COND. CLUB / $12.0M
Cedric Mullins
(CF, 32)
MUTUAL / $7.0M
Drew Rasmussen
(SP, 31)
CLUB / $4.3M
Taylor Walls
(SS, 30)
CLUB / $1.4M
Gavin Lux
(2B, 28)
UFA
Brandon Lowe
(2B, 31)
UFA
Jake Fraley
(RF, 30)
UFA
Texas Rangers
The Rangers are currently carrying a projected $142.2 million tax payroll for the 2027 season, which includes $122.0 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Texas roughly $125.0 million under the CBT threshold.
Jacob deGrom
(SP, 39)
$37,000,000
Corey Seager
(SS, 33)
$32,500,000
Nathan Eovaldi
(SP, 37)
$25,000,000
Brandon Nimmo
(RF, 34)
$20,250,000
Danny Jansen
(C, 32)
$7,250,000
Chris Martin
(RP, 39)
UFA
Jalen Beeks
(RP, 32)
UFA
Jordan Montgomery
(SP, 33)
UFA
Sam Haggerty
(2B, 31)
UFA
Andrew McCutchen
(OF, 39)
UFA
Tyler Alexander
(RP, 31)
UFA
Toronto Blue Jays
The Blue Jays are currently carrying a projected $196.6 million tax payroll for the 2027 season, which includes $176.4 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Toronto roughly $70.6 million under the CBT threshold.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
(1B, 28)
$35,714,286
Dylan Cease
(SP, 31)
$26,750,000
José Berríos
(SP, 33)
$18,714,286
Andres Gimenez
(SS, 28)
$15,214,286
Kazuma Okamoto
(3B, 31)
$15,000,000
Anthony Santander
(LF, 32)
$13,720,000
Tyler Rogers
(RP, 36)
$12,333,333
Alejandro Kirk
(C, 28)
$11,600,000
Jeff Hoffman
(RP, 34)
$11,000,000
Cody Ponce
(SP, 33)
$10,000,000
Yariel Rodriguez
(RP, 30)
$6,400,000
George Springer
(RF, 36)
UFA
Kevin Gausman
(SP, 35)
UFA
Max Scherzer
(SP, 41)
UFA
Shane Bieber
(SP, 30)
UFA
Daulton Varsho
(CF, 29)
UFA
Yimi Garcia
(RP, 35)
UFA
Washington Nationals
The Nationals are currently carrying a projected $26.4 million tax payroll for the 2027 season, which includes $6.3 million of guaranteed contracts and $0.0 million of estimated arbitration salary. These estimates leave Washington roughly $240.8 million under the CBT threshold.
