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Red Sox Payroll   in Partnership with @RedSoxPayroll Red Sox Payroll Twitter Red Sox Payroll Google Sheet     40-Man Roster & 60-Day IL Players Average Annual Value (AAV) Salaries (in $MM) Player 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 Contract Details Garrett Crochet $28.00 $28.00 $28.00 $28.00 $28.00 $15.00       6yr/$170M (2026-2031). $2M Cy Young voting escalators, 2027-2031. *2032 team option. Ranger Suarez $26.00 $26.00 $26.00 $26.00 option         5yr/$130M (2026-2030) + 2031 mutual option Trevor Story $23.33                 6yr/$140M (2022-27) Masataka Yoshida $18.00               5yr/$90M (2023-27) Willson Contreras $17.25 $12.70               2yr/$42.5M remaining after 12/21/25 trade with STL; $8M paid by STL; Earned $50k bonus in 2025 for All Star selection; 2028 team option Roman Anthony $16.25 $16.25 $16.25 $16.25 $16.25 $16.25 $16.25 $30.00   8yr/$130M (2026-2033). Up to $100M in ROY, MVP, and All-Star escalators. 2034 $30M club option. Aroldis Chapman $12.70                 2027 $13M vested option; $12.7M AAV due to buyout Brayan Bello $9.17 $9.17 $9.17 $21.00           6yr/$55M (2024-29). 2030 $21M club option. Jarren Duran arb arb                 Kristian Campbell $7.50 $7.50 $7.50 $7.50 $7.50 $7.50 $15.00 $21.00   8yr/$60M (2025-32). 2033 $19M club option. 2034 $21M club option. Ceddanne Rafaela $6.25 $6.25 $6.25 $6.25 $6.25 $16.00       8yr/$50M (2024-31). 2032 $16M club option. Garrett Whitlock $7.25 $10.00               1yr/$7.25M (2027); 1yr/$10M 2028 club option Tanner Houck arb                   Kutter Crawford arb arb   Adley Rutschman arb                   Triston Casas arb arb                 Romy González arb arb                 Johan Oviedo arb                   Connor Wong arb arb                 Alec Gamboa min min arb arb arb           Wilyer Abreu arb arb arb               Andruw Monasterio arb arb arb   Justin Slaten arb arb arb     Greg Weissert arb arb arb               Jovani Moran arb arb arb               Curtis Mead min arb arb arb             Nick Sogard arb arb arb arb             Anthony Seigler min min arb arb arb           Mickey Gasper min min arb arb arb           Caleb Durbin min arb? arb arb arb           Payton Tolle min min arb arb arb           Jake Bennett min min min arb arb arb         Tyler Samaniego min min min arb arb arb         Tyron Guerrero arb arb arb arb             Eli White arb arb                 Erik Miller arb arb arb               Raymond Burgos min min min arb arb arb         Wyatt Olds min min min arb arb arb         Jedixson Paez min min min arb arb arb         Jahmai Jones arb arb arb arb                                     Former/Outrighted Players Counted Towards the CBT (AAV) Player 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 Contract Details Rafael Devers $1.69 $1.69 $1.69 $1.69 $1.69 $1.69 $1.69     Traded to San Francisco 6/15/25 Jordan Hicks $4.00                 Traded to CHW 2/1/26 along with cash   Split MLB/Minor League Deals Not Yet Counted Towards the CBT Player 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 Contract Details   Estimated Other Costs Counted Towards the CBT Cost 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 Explanation Medical & Benefits $19.00 $19.25 $19.50 $20.00 $20.50 $21.00 $21.50 $22.00 $22.00 Player medical coverage & benefits count towards the CBT 40-man costs $14.00 $15.00 $16.00 $16.00 $17.00 $17.00 $18.00 $18.00 $18.50 Cost of 40-man players in the minors over the season, including bonuses already earned Bonus/Incentives $3.00 $3.00 $3.00 $3.00 $3.00 $3.00 $3.00 $3.00 $3.00 Projected pool of cash that players will unock later in the season; To be added for 2027 as contracts are signed Pre-Arb Bonus Pool tbd tbd tbd tbd tbd tbd tbd tbd tbd Pre-established spending on the pre-arb bonus pool   Total CBT Payroll 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035   Proj Committed Payroll $267.98 $156.62 $135.37 $126.70 $102.20 $68.45 $77.45 $96.00 $43.50 AAVs totaled as defined by the CBA Payroll Room Under 1st CBT threshold TBD   CBT thresholds TBD in future CBAs beyond 2026 Payroll Room Under 2nd CBT threshold TBD                   Payroll Room Under 3rd CBT threshold TBD                     Competitive Balance Tax 2027 Penalty First CBT Threshold TBA First year: 20% surcharge on overage | Second consecutive year: 30% on overage | 3rd consecutive year: 50% on overage Second CBT Threshold TBA Standard CBT penalties + 12% surcharge on overage Third CBT Threshold TBA Draft pick moves down 10 spots unless pick is in top 6 | 1st year: 42.5% surcharge on overage | Any additional consecutive years: 45% surcharge Fourth CBT Threshold TBA Draft pick moves down 10 spots unless pick is in top 6 | 60% surcharge on overage                               Legend & Notes   $: Figures in chart are in millions * Rollover for more information AAV: average annual value is the total value of a player's contract, minus bonuses, divided by the number of years in the contract arb: arbitration eligible min: minimum salary ml: minor league salary of player not on the 40-man roster, does not count against CBT prorated: player is paid a minor league salary while in the minors, pro-rated portion of salary (typically league minimum) while in the majors qo: player is eligible for the qualifying offer heading into that season; we only project out qo eligiblity for the next off-season tbd: To be determined by next CBA. Current CBA expires after the 2026 season.  indicates link directs to Baseball Reference Figures listed in blue = Club Option Figures listed in green = Player Option Figures listed in red = Vesting or Conditional Option Figures listed in purple = Mutual Option Figures listed in yellow = Player has opt-out following that season MLB Salary Primer Salaries in the MLB are initially aligned on MLB tenure, which is measured in Service Time Service time is measure in years.days. 172 days = 1 year of MLB service time In general, MLB players with less than 3 years of Service Time are paid the league minimum salary. Some teams pay marginal amounts above the minimum to more tenured pre-arb players. The league minimum salary is $780,000 in 2026 Players with more than three years and less than 6 years of Service time are arbitration eligible, meaning they can have their salaries determined by an arbitrator each year Certain players with more than 2 and less than 3 years of Service Time are also arbitration eligible, meaning they will be eligible for 4 years. These players are called "Super Twos." Over the last five seasons, the cutoff for being a Super Two has ranged between 2.116 to 2.128 (listed as yrs.days) For players that have not yet reached Super Two status, there is a "Pre Arb Pool" of $50 million to be distributed to approximately 100 players based on statistical accomplishments and awards voting Each team pays a set amount into the Pre-Arb Pool regardless of whether their players receive pool money, and that amount is counted towards the CBT Players are eligible to become free agents after the season in which they have accrued 6 years of Service Time Because future Service Time is difficult to predict for most players, the "min" and "arb" labels in the above chart are all projections based on estimated Service Time Team and mutual options are not considered guaranteed and not factored into the AAV, but player options are treated as if they're guaranteed years for the purpose of calculating AAV (unless there's a large buyout)