BASEBALL · 2018 SEASON · ARCHIVE
Cleveland Guardians 2018 - payroll
Salaries as they stood in 2018. See the current Cleveland Guardians payroll .
YEARLY TOTAL$152,815,765
WEEKLY TOTAL$2,742,398
ACTIVE ROSTER36
PLAYERS LISTED72
HIGHEST PAIDJosh Donaldson · $23,000,000
PAYROLL RANK14th in MLB
Active roster · 36 players
36 rowsTop 16 of 35 players with a figure listed
| NAME | PAYROLL SALARY | POSITION | EXPERIENCE | STATUS | ADJUSTED PAYROLL | BASE SALARY | OTHER PAY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin Encarnacion | $18,666,666 | Designated hitter | 12 yr 85 d | Veteran | $18,666,666 | $17,000,000 | $1,666,666 |
| Jason Kipnis | $13,666,666 | Second baseman | 6 yr 69 d | Veteran | $13,666,666 | $13,500,000 | $166,666 |
| Michael Brantley | $11,500,000 | Left fielder | 7 yr 131 d | Veteran | $11,500,000 | $11,500,000 | - |
| Corey Kluber | $10,700,000 | Starting pitcher | 5 yr 74 d | Arbitration 3 Bypassed | $10,700,000 | $10,500,000 | $200,000 |
| Cody Allen | $10,575,000 | Relief pitcher | 5 yr 76 d | Arbitration 3 | $10,575,000 | $10,575,000 | - |
| Andrew Miller | $9,000,000 | Relief pitcher | 9 yr 62 d | Veteran | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | - |
| Carlos Carrasco | $8,000,000 | Starting pitcher | 6 yr 147 d | Veteran | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | - |
| Yonder Alonso | $7,000,000 | First baseman | 6 yr 116 d | Veteran | $7,000,000 | $7,000,000 | - |
| Trevor Bauer | $6,525,000 | Starting pitcher | 3 yr 158 d | Arbitration 2 (S2) | $6,525,000 | $6,525,000 | - |
| Yan Gomes | $6,033,333 | Catcher | 5 yr 83 d | Arbitration 3 Bypassed | $6,033,333 | $5,950,000 | $83,333 |
| José Ramírez | $3,128,600 | Third baseman | 3 yr 74 d | Arbitration 1 Bypassed | $3,128,600 | $2,428,600 | $400,000 |
| Josh Tomlin | $3,000,000 | Starting pitcher | 7 yr 33 d | Veteran | $3,000,000 | $3,000,000 | - |
| Brandon Guyer | $2,750,000 | Right fielder | 5 yr 66 d | Arbitration 3 | $2,750,000 | $2,750,000 | - |
| Rajai Davis | $1,750,000 | Center fielder | 10 yr 167 d | Veteran | $1,750,000 | $1,750,000 | - |
| Roberto Pérez | $1,625,000 | Catcher | 3 yr 83 d | Arbitration 1 Bypassed | $1,625,000 | $1,500,000 | $125,000 |
| Brad Hand | $3,500,000 | Relief pitcher | 4 yr 92 d | Arbitration 2 Bypassed | $1,392,473 | $3,500,000 | - |
| Oliver Perez | $1,750,000 | Relief pitcher | 13 yr 144 d | Veteran | $1,138,441 | $1,750,000 | - |
| Josh Donaldson | $23,000,000 | Third baseman | 5 yr 158 d | Arbitration 4 (S2) | $1,133,336 | $23,000,000 | - |
| Dan Otero | $1,100,000 | Relief pitcher | 4 yr 124 d | Arbitration 2 Bypassed | $1,100,000 | $1,100,000 | - |
| Francisco Lindor | $623,200 | Shortstop | 2 yr 113 d | Pre-Arbitration | $623,200 | $623,200 | - |
| Mike Clevinger | $558,500 | Starting pitcher | 1 yr 40 d | Pre-Arbitration | $558,500 | $558,500 | - |
| Erik Gonzalez | $547,800 | Third baseman | 1 yr 7 d | Pre-Arbitration | $547,800 | $547,800 | - |
| Melky Cabrera | $1,250,000 | Left fielder | 11 yr 148 d | Veteran | $526,848 | $1,000,000 | - |
| Tyler Olson | $548,300 | Relief pitcher | 0 yr 126 d | Pre-Arbitration | $439,252 | $548,300 | - |
| Neil Ramirez | $545,000 | Relief pitcher | 3 yr 34 d | Veteran | $407,270 | $545,000 | - |
| Greg Allen | $545,000 | Center fielder | 0 yr 31 d | Pre-Arbitration | $342,810 | $545,000 | - |
| Shane Bieber | $545,000 | Starting pitcher | - | Pre-Arbitration | $284,210 | $545,000 | - |
| Adam Plutko | $545,000 | Relief pitcher | 0 yr 28 d | Pre-Arbitration | $240,260 | $545,000 | - |
| Adam Cimber | $545,000 | Relief pitcher | - | Pre-Arbitration | $216,820 | $545,000 | - |
| Yandy Diaz | $545,000 | Third baseman | 0 yr 68 d | Pre-Arbitration | $158,220 | $545,000 | - |
| James Hoyt | $567,700 | Relief pitcher | 1 yr 34 d | Pre-Arbitration | $106,820 | $567,700 | - |
| Jon Edwards | $545,000 | Relief pitcher | 1 yr 141 d | - | $87,900 | $545,000 | - |
| Eric Haase | $545,000 | Catcher | - | Pre-Arbitration | $87,900 | $545,000 | - |
| Brandon Barnes | $545,000 | Center fielder | 3 yr 97 d | Veteran | $79,110 | $545,000 | - |
| Adam Rosales | $545,000 | Second baseman | 7 yr 163 d | Veteran | $79,110 | $545,000 | - |
| Yu-Cheng Chang | - | Shortstop | 3 yr 142 d | Pre-Arbitration | - | - | - |
Additional contracts · 6 players
6 rowsAll 6 players
| NAME | PAYROLL SALARY | POSITION | EXPERIENCE | STATUS | ADJUSTED PAYROLL | BASE SALARY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lonnie Chisenhall | $5,587,500 | Right fielder | 5 yr 158 d | Arbitration 4 | $5,587,500 | $5,587,500 |
| Danny Salazar | $5,000,000 | Starting pitcher | 3 yr 162 d | Arbitration 2 (S2) | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 |
| Leonys Martin | $1,750,000 | Center fielder | 4 yr 161 d | Veteran | $583,358 | $1,750,000 |
| Nick Goody | $561,500 | Relief pitcher | 1 yr 160 d | Pre-Arbitration | $561,500 | $561,500 |
| Tyler Naquin | $564,800 | Center fielder | 1 yr 32 d | Pre-Arbitration | $558,808 | $564,800 |
| Cody Anderson | $545,000 | Relief pitcher | 2 yr 17 d | Pre-Arbitration | $545,000 | $545,000 |
Additional contracts · 1 player
1 rows| NAME | PAYROLL SALARY | POSITION | ADJUSTED PAYROLL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Johnson | $1,000,000 | Third baseman | $1,000,000 |
Additional contracts · 9 players
9 rows| NAME | PAYROLL SALARY | POSITION | ADJUSTED PAYROLL |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zach McAllister | $2,450,000 | Relief pitcher | $2,450,000 |
| Boone Logan | $1,000,000 | Relief pitcher | $1,000,000 |
| Matt Belisle | $274,210 | Relief pitcher | $274,210 |
| Oliver Drake | $172,840 | Relief pitcher | $172,840 |
| Melky Cabrera | $134,400 | Left fielder | $134,400 |
| Giovanny Urshela | $106,128 | Third baseman | $106,128 |
| George Kontos | $49,810 | Relief pitcher | $49,810 |
| Marc Rzepczynski | $29,300 | Relief pitcher | $29,300 |
| Francisco Mejia | $5,860 | Catcher | $5,860 |
Payroll summary
7 rows| ALLOCATION | AMOUNT | MLB RANK |
|---|---|---|
| Active Roster | $123,470,545 | 9th |
| Injured List | $12,836,166 | 15th |
| Dead Money | $1,000,000 | 10th |
| Retained | $4,222,548 | 27th |
| Minor | $1,075,444 | 15th |
| Signing Bonus | $0 | 2nd |
| Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations | $142,604,703 | 14th |
Additional contracts · 13 players
13 rows| NAME | PAYROLL SALARY | POSITION | EXPERIENCE | STATUS | ADJUSTED PAYROLL | BASE SALARY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Napoli | $1,750,000 | First baseman | 11 yr 151 d | Veteran | $1,750,000 | $1,750,000 |
| Adam Wilk | $560,000 | Relief pitcher | 0 yr 56 d | - | $560,000 | $560,000 |
| Ryan Merritt | $545,800 | Relief pitcher | 0 yr 75 d | Pre-Arbitration | $545,800 | $545,800 |
| Jordan Milbrath | $545,000 | Relief pitcher | - | - | $545,000 | $545,000 |
| Evan Marshall | $545,000 | Relief pitcher | 2 yr 22 d | Pre-Arbitration | $249,050 | $545,000 |
| Bradley Zimmer | $551,200 | Outfielder | 0 yr 139 d | Pre-Arbitration | $201,484 | $551,200 |
| Jeff Beliveau | $545,000 | Relief pitcher | 2 yr 33 d | - | $41,020 | $545,000 |
| Ben Taylor | $545,000 | Relief pitcher | 0 yr 85 d | Pre-Arbitration | $26,370 | $545,000 |
| Alexi Ogando | $545,000 | Relief pitcher | 6 yr 32 d | Veteran | $11,720 | $545,000 |
| Leonel Campos | - | Relief pitcher | 0 yr 89 d | - | - | - |
| Preston Claiborne | - | Relief pitcher | 1 yr 57 d | - | - | - |
| Julian Merryweather | - | Pitcher | 5 yr 11 d | Pre-Arbitration | - | - |
| Robert Zárate | - | Right fielder | - | - | - | - |
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Frequently asked questions
What was the Cleveland Guardians 2018 yearly total?
Cleveland Guardians carried a yearly total of $152,815,765 in 2018.
How many players did Cleveland Guardians list in 2018?
36 players on the Cleveland Guardians roster in 2018, plus 29 contracts carried beyond it.
Where can I see the current Cleveland Guardians payroll?
This page is the 2018 archive. The current Cleveland Guardians payroll is kept up to date on the main Cleveland Guardians page.