St. Louis Cardinals Multi-Year Payroll Table

A summary of financial breakdowns for the St. Louis Cardinals, including multi-year payroll salaries, tax salaries & free agents.

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Catcher

Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
Player (3) Pos Age 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028
Contreras Willson Contreras C 32 18000000
$18,000,000
 18000000
$18,000,000
 		18000000
$18,000,000
 		18500000
$18,500,000
 		17500000
$17,500,000
Pages Pedro Pages C 25 656370
$656,370
 		-10 -10 -10 -10
Herrera Iván Herrera C 24 567290
$567,290
 		-2
PRE-ARB
 -2
PRE-ARB
 -10 -10

Infielders

Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
Player (6) Pos Age 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028
Goldschmidt Paul Goldschmidt 1B 36 26000000
$26,000,000
 		5
UFA
 -10 -10 -10
Arenado Nolan Arenado 3B 33 24000000
$24,000,000
 		21000000
$21,000,000
 		16000000
$16,000,000
 		15000000
$15,000,000
 		5
UFA
Donovan Brendan Donovan 2B 27 757200
$757,200
 		-1
ARB 1
 -1
ARB 2
 -1
ARB 3
 5
UFA
Winn Masyn Winn SS 22 742250
$742,250
 		-2
PRE-ARB
 -2
PRE-ARB
 -10 -10
Fermin Jose Fermin 2B 25 377910
$377,910
 		-2
PRE-ARB
 -2
PRE-ARB
 -10 -10
Baker Luken Baker 1B 27 159120
$159,120
 		-2
PRE-ARB
 -2
PRE-ARB
 -10 -10

Outfielders

Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
Player (4) Pos Age 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028
Nootbaar Lars Nootbaar LF 26 761000
$761,000
 		-1
ARB 1
 -1
ARB 2
 -1
ARB 3
 5
UFA
Siani Mike Siani CF 24 741650
$741,650
 		-2
PRE-ARB
 -2
PRE-ARB
 -10 -10
Scott II Victor Scott II CF 23 326196
$326,196
 		-2
PRE-ARB
 -2
PRE-ARB
 -10 -10
Walker Jordan Walker RF 22 265254
$265,254
 		-2
PRE-ARB
 -2
PRE-ARB
 -10 -10

Designated Hitter

Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
Player (2) Pos Age 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028
Burleson Alec Burleson DH 25 750050
$750,050
 		-2
PRE-ARB
 -1
ARB 1
 -10 -10
Carpenter Matt Carpenter DH 38 740000
$740,000
 		5
UFA
 -10 -10 -10

Starting Pitcher

Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
Player (7) Pos Age 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028
Mikolas Miles Mikolas SP 35 17666667
$17,666,667
 		17666667
$17,666,667
 		5
UFA
 -10 -10
Matz Steven Matz SP 33 12500000
$12,500,000
 		12500000
$12,500,000
 		5
UFA
 -10 -10
Gibson Kyle Gibson SP 36 12000000
$12,000,000
 		12000000
$12,000,000
 		5
UFA
 -10 -10
Gray Sonny Gray SP 34 10000000
$10,000,000
 		25000000
$25,000,000
 		35000000
$35,000,000
 		30000000
$30,000,000
 		5
UFA
Lynn Lance Lynn SP 37 10000000
$10,000,000
 11000000
$11,000,000
 		5
UFA
 -10 -10
Fedde Erick Fedde SP 31 2500026
$2,500,026
 		7500000
$7,500,000
 		5
UFA
 -10 -10
Pallante Andre Pallante SP 25 614419
$614,419
 		-1
ARB 1 (S2)
 -1
ARB 2 (S2)
 -1
ARB 3 (S2)
 -1
ARB 4 (S2)

Relief Pitcher

Pre-Arbitration
Arbitration
Player Option
Opt-Out
Club Option
Mutual Option
Vested Option
Estimate
Player (9) Pos Age 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028
Middleton Keynan Middleton RP 30 5000000
$5,000,000
 6000000
$6,000,000
 		5
UFA
 -10 -10
Helsley Ryan Helsley RP 29 3800000
$3,800,000
 		-1
ARB 3
 5
UFA
 -10 -10
Kittredge Andrew Kittredge RP 34 2630000
$2,630,000
 		5
UFA
 -10 -10 -10
King John King RP 29 1005000
$1,005,000
 		-1
ARB 2 (S2)
 -1
ARB 3 (S2)
 -1
ARB 4 (S2)
 5
UFA
Romero JoJo Romero RP 27 860000
$860,000
 		-1
ARB 2
 -1
ARB 3
 5
UFA
 -10
Liberatore Matthew Liberatore RP 24 747200
$747,200
 		-2
PRE-ARB
 -2
PRE-ARB
 -10 -10
Fernandez Ryan Fernandez RP 26 740000
$740,000
 		-2
PRE-ARB
 -2
PRE-ARB
 -10 -10
O'Brien Riley O'Brien RP 29 676770
$676,770
 		-2
PRE-ARB
 -2
PRE-ARB
 -10 -10
Leahy Kyle Leahy RP 27 485316
$485,316
 		-10 -10 -10 -10

Summary

            2024 2025 2026 2027 2028
Active Payroll
$123,069,688
$130,666,667
$69,000,000
$63,500,000
$17,500,000
Retained Payroll $18,024,055 $500,000      
Deferred Payroll          
Total Payroll $175,900,935 $131,166,667 $69,000,000 $63,500,000 $17,500,000

Positional Summary

            2024 2025 2026 2027 2028
Catcher
$19,223,660
$18,000,000
$18,000,000
$18,500,000
$17,500,000
Infielders
$52,036,480
$21,000,000
$16,000,000
$15,000,000
 
Outfielders
$2,094,100
 
 
 
 
Designated Hitter
$1,490,050
 
 
 
 
Starting Pitcher
$65,281,112
$85,666,667
$35,000,000
$30,000,000
 
Relief Pitcher
$15,944,286
$6,000,000
 
 
 

TRANSACTIONS

Aug 31, 2024
Tommy Pham, RF

Released by St. Louis (STL)

Aug 30, 2024
Jordan Walker, RF

Recalled from the Minors by St. Louis (STL)

Aug 27, 2024
Riley O'Brien, RP

Recalled from the Minors by St. Louis (STL)

Aug 27, 2024
Shawn Armstrong, RP

Designated for Assignment by St. Louis (STL)

Aug 25, 2024
Iván Herrera, C

Recalled from the Minors by St. Louis (STL)

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Aug 31, 2024
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Aug 30, 2024
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