Kansas City Royals 2024 Financial Summary

A current summary of Kansas City Royals 2024 player cap & cash figures.

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Adjusted Payroll Total

$119,508,045

Tax Space

$77,177,889

Cash Total

$145,088,832 / 19th

2024 Active Roster

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  Player (26) Pos Age Payroll Salary Adjusted Luxury Tax Luxury Tax % League CBT Cash Total Free Agent Year
1
Perez Salvador Perez C 34 $20,000,000 $20,500,000 8.65% $20,000,000 2027
2
Wacha Michael Wacha SP 33 $16,000,000 $16,000,000 6.75% $16,000,000 2026
3
Lugo Seth Lugo SP 34 $15,000,000 $15,000,000 6.33% $15,000,000 2027
4
Singer Brady Singer SP 27 $4,850,000 $4,850,000 2.05% $4,850,000 2027
5
Stratton Chris Stratton RP 33 $3,500,000 $4,000,000 1.69% $3,500,000 2026
6
Witt Jr. Bobby Witt Jr. SS 24 $2,707,070 $26,252,525 11.08% $9,777,777 2038
7
Bubic Kris Bubic RP 26 $2,350,000 $2,350,000 0.99% $2,350,000 2027
8
Hampson Garrett Hampson SS 29 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 0.84% $2,000,000 2025
9
Frazier Adam Frazier 2B 32 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 0.84% $2,000,000 2026
10
Schreiber John Schreiber RP 30 $1,175,000 $1,175,000 0.50% $1,175,000 2027
11
Hernandez Carlos Hernandez RP 27 $1,012,500 $1,012,500 0.43% $1,012,500 2028
12
Isbel Kyle Isbel CF 27 $758,250 $758,250 0.32% $758,250 2028
13
Massey Michael Massey 2B 26 $757,000 $757,000 0.32% $757,000
14
Melendez MJ Melendez LF 25 $754,750 $754,750 0.32% $754,750
15
Ragans Cole Ragans SP 26 $753,750 $753,750 0.32% $753,750
16
Pasquantino Vinnie Pasquantino 1B 26 $752,750 $752,750 0.32% $752,750
17
Garcia Maikel Garcia 3B 24 $751,250 $751,250 0.32% $751,250
18
McArthur James McArthur RP 27 $745,750 $745,750 0.31% $745,750
19
Fermin Freddy Fermin C 29 $744,500 $744,500 0.31% $744,500
20
Blanco Dairon Blanco OF 31 $743,750 $743,750 0.31% $743,750
21
DeJong Paul DeJong SS 30 $564,540 $564,540 0.24% $564,540 2025
22
Long Sam Long RP 28 $525,096 $525,096 0.22% $525,096
23
Erceg Lucas Erceg RP 29 $241,920 $241,920 0.10% $750,000
24
Lynch Daniel Lynch SP 27 $202,878 $202,878 0.09% $202,878 2028
25
Gentry Tyler Gentry OF 25 $139,230 $139,230 0.06% $139,230
26
Cruz Steven Cruz RP 25 $135,252 $135,252 0.06% $135,252

2024 Injured List

Salaries from players who have been placed on the injured list, still counting against the payroll.

  Player (7) Pos Age Payroll Salary Adjusted Luxury Tax Luxury Tax % League CBT Cash Total Free Agent Year
1
Renfroe Hunter Renfroe RF 32 $5,500,000 $6,500,000 2.74% $5,500,000
2
Smith Will Smith RP 34 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 2.11% $5,000,000
3
Wright Kyle Wright SP 28 $1,800,000 $1,800,000 - $1,800,000
4
Lorenzen Michael Lorenzen SP 32 $1,500,028 $1,500,028 0.63% $1,500,028
5
Taylor Josh Taylor RP 31 $1,100,000 $1,100,000 - $1,100,000
6
Harvey Hunter Harvey RP 29 $962,500 $962,500 0.41% $962,500
7
Altavilla Dan Altavilla RP 31 $507,270 $507,270 - $507,270

2024 Retained

Leftover salaries from players who have been traded or released, or buyouts for declined options.

  Player (11) Pos Age Payroll Salary Adjusted Luxury Tax Luxury Tax % League CBT   Free Agent Year
1
Dozier Hunter Dozier 1B 32 $10,000,000 $6,250,000 2.64%
2
Lyles Jordan Lyles RP 33 $8,500,000 $8,500,000 3.59%
3
Anderson Nick Anderson RP 33 $1,575,000 $1,575,000 0.66%
4
Sauer Matt Sauer RP 25 $214,812 $214,812 0.09%
5
Duffey Tyler Duffey RP 33 $204,301 $204,301 0.09%
6
Anderson Nick Anderson RP 33 $100,000 $100,000 0.04%
7
Tinoco Jesus Tinoco RP 29 $95,472 $95,472 0.04%
8
Klein Will Klein RP 24 $95,015 $95,015 0.04%
9
McMillon John McMillon P 26 $80,400 $32,345 0.01%
10
Selby Colin Selby RP 26 $23,868 $23,868 0.01%
11
Pennington Walter Pennington RP 26 $15,089 $15,089 0.01%

2024 Payroll Totals

Payroll Summary
Active Roster $79,165,236 16th
Injured List $16,369,798 26th
Retained $20,903,957 15th
Minor $3,069,054 19th
Total Payroll Allocations $133,502,177 22nd
Total Adjusted Payroll Allocations $119,508,045 19th

2024 Active Competitive Balance Tax Totals

Tax Summary
Tax figures based on payroll data only. Outside revenue sources will be adjusted when available after the regular season.
Competitive Balance Tax Threshold $237,000,000
Est. Guaranteed Contracts $103,710,691 16th
Est. Injured Contracts $17,369,798 -
Est. Retained Contracts $17,105,902 -
Est. Player Benefits $17,000,000 -
Est. Minor Buried League Contracts $2,969,054 -
Est. Pre-Arbitration Bonus Pool Contribution $1,666,666 -
Est. Actual Tax Payroll $159,822,111 -
Est. Competitive Balance Tax Space $77,177,889 13th
     
Est. Projected Competitive Balance Tax Space (Active + Est. Arb + Est. Pre-Arb) $77,177,889 -

2024 Minor

Salaries from players currently in the system. denotes a buried salary that counts against the payroll.

Player (11)   Pos Age Payroll Salary Luxury Tax Luxury Tax % Cash Total Free Agent
1
Jake Brentz
  RP 29 $1,050,000 $950,000 - $1,050,000 2027
2
Angel Zerpa
  RP 24 $611,496 $611,496 0.26% $611,496
3
Alec Marsh
  SP 26 $508,508 $508,508 0.21% $508,508
4
Nick Loftin
  SS 25 $359,010 $359,010 0.15% $359,010
5
Nelson Velazquez
  DH 25 $357,424 $357,424 0.15% $357,424
6
Drew Waters
  OF 25 $67,626 $67,626 0.03% $67,626
7
C.J. Alexander
  3B 27 $43,758 $43,758 0.02% $43,758
8
Austin Nola
  C 34 $31,452 $31,452 0.01% $31,452 2026
9
Anthony Veneziano
  SP 26 $19,890 $19,890 0.01% $19,890
10
Nick Pratto
  1B 25 $11,934 $11,934 0.01% $11,934
11
Jonathan Bowlan
  RP 27 $7,956 $7,956 0.00% $7,956

TRANSACTIONS

Aug 28, 2024
Steven Cruz, RP

Recalled from the Minors by Kansas City (KC)

Aug 26, 2024
Alec Marsh, SP

Optioned to the Minors by Kansas City (KC)

Aug 26, 2024
Angel Zerpa, RP

Optioned to the Minors by Kansas City (KC)

Aug 26, 2024
Alec Marsh, SP

Recalled from the Minors by Kansas City (KC)

Aug 26, 2024
Daniel Lynch, SP

Recalled from the Minors by Kansas City (KC)

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