2016 O's Payroll

[wildcard]

I follow the O's payroll closely all season. This includes prorated salaries for players acquired or promoted, salaries earned before players are DFA, traded or released. A player like Miguel Gonzalez who never played for the O's this year but was paid for him release is included. Prorated salaries show the number of days on the O's major league 25 roster and DL.

Deferral of salaries are included as close as I can estimate them from information in news articles. The defered payment to Vladimir Guerrero is included.

Some times I have to guess on players salaries. Ondrusek, Janish and Duensing are three such players.

It states who has options.

I believe this is the best information you will find on the O's salaries. Sources like Baseball Reference and Cots Baseball contract have less detail and frankly often get the salaries for traded players wrong because they include the whole salary instead on a partial salary.

So here in my O's salaries to date.

2016 Payroll Estimate

1) 23m Davis - 1B

2) 16m Jones - CF

3) 15.8m Wieters - C

4) 13m Jimenez - SP1

5) 12.5m Hardy - SS

6) 9.15m Trumbo - RF/DH/1B

7) 9m Gallardo - SP2

8) 6.75m Britton - RP1

9) 6.225m Tillman - SP3

10) 6m O?Day - RP2 (DL)

11) 5.75m P Alvarez - DH

12) 5m Machado - 3B -option

13) 2.8m Kim - LF

14) 2.6m Worley - RP3

15) 2.066m Miley -SP4 (prorated 6m salary)

16) 1.8m Bundy - SP5 (Starter/RP)

17) 1.583m Pearce - OF/DH/1B (prorated 4.75 salary)

17) 1.5m Flaherty - UIF/COF -option

18) 1.3m Reimold - OF

19) 1.254m Gonzalez (released)

20) 1.25m Brach - RP4

21) 1.02m Matusz (prorated 3.9m salary, 48 days)(traded to Atl)

22) .678m Duensiing - RP (prorated 1M salary, 124)(guess)

23) .664m Janish (prorated .800m salary, 152 days) (guess) (outrighted)

24) .532m Gausman - SP6 - option

25) .5235m Joseph - BC - optioned

26) .5225m Schoop - 2B - option

27) .5115m Givens - RP5 - option

28) .416m Phillips - (outrighted to AAA)* (traded to Pirates)

29) .5075m Rickard - OF (60 day DL)

30) .488m Roe RP (waived to the Braves)

31) .388m Wilson (prorated .5115m, 139) - option

32) .243m McFarland RP (prorated .5235m salary, 85 days) (optioned)

33) .217m Wright - optioned(prorated .5105m salary, 78)

34) .208m Pena C (prorated .509m salary, 75) option

35) .172m Hart RP6 (prorated .5075 salary, 62) - option

36) .128m Drake RP (prorated .5095 salary. 46) - option

37) .114M Paredes ? (prorated .52m salary) (DFA?d to Jays)

38) .113m Ondrusek RP6 (prorated 1.3m salary, 16) (DFA?d)(guess)

39) .100m Hunter (prorated .05075m salary. 36)

40) .097M Aquino RP (prorated portion .5075, 35) - optioned

41) .089m Stubbs (prorated .5075m salary, 32)

42) .089m Bourn (prorated .5075m salary, 32

43) .060m Despaigne RP - (prorated .52m salary, 21) (DFA)

44) .027m Borbon OF (prorated .5075m salary, 10) (DFA)

45) .024m D. Alvarez OF (prorated portion .5075, 9)? optioned

46) .022m Tolliver RP (prorated .5075m salary, 8) DFA'd

47) .014m Bridwell RP (prorated portion of .05075m, 5) optioned

48) .008m Garcia - RP (prorated .5075m salary. 3) - optioned

49) .005m Miranda (prorated .5075m salary, 2) (traded to SEA)

Sub Total 151.846m of earned salary(*not included)

Minus 6m deferred from Davis

Minus 2.25m deferred from Jimenez

Minus 2.5m deferred from Gallardo

Minus 2.2m deferred from Hardy(best guess)

Minus 1M deferred from O?Day

Plus 1.5m pays deferred to Vladimir Guerrero

Subtotal -12.45m

Total 139.394salaries to be paid in 2016 (*not included)

*Major league salary on minor league contract.

.416m (Phillips)

Grand total 139.812

[GoldGlove21]

Thanks so much for that.... I look at those numbers and start looking at next year. We may save $15.8M for letting Matt walk, but how much of that $15.8M are Machado, Britton and Tillman going to eat up. If Trumbo and his ~9M walk then who are we getting as a replacement at Catcher and DH to come close to what we gave up? The Orioles look like they will need to spend significantly more just to field a similar team to this years squad IMO.

[Roll Tide]

Aren't we still paying Bonilla?

[Can_of_corn]

Aren't we still paying Bonilla?

No....

[ChuckS]

Aren't we still paying Bonilla?

Yes. Not the one you are probably referring to though.

[sevastras]

Aren't we still paying Bonilla?

We may not be paying him any more, but I feel like we will be paying for Bonilla and Belle for the next 1000 years.

[wildcard]

Thanks so much for that.... I look at those numbers and start looking at next year. We may save $15.8M for letting Matt walk, but how much of that $15.8M are Machado, Britton and Tillman going to eat up. If Trumbo and his ~9M walk then who are we getting as a replacement at Catcher and DH to come close to what we gave up? The Orioles look like they will need to spend significantly more just to field a similar team to this years squad IMO.

Here is a guess about who stays and who goes in 2017 considering expiring contracts, contract commitments, and arbitration increases.

O's Free Agents and others that are likely to not be on the team in 2017

15.8m Wieters

9.15m Trumbo

5.75m P. Alvarez

1.583m Pearce

1.3m Reimold

1.02m Matusz

.678m Duensing

.488m Roe

.416m Phillips

.243m McFarland

.113m Ondrusek

.100m Hunter

.089m Stubbs

.089m Bourn

.060m Despaigne

.005m Miranda

36.884m Total subtraction

Increases from current contracts

6.75m Miley from 2m to 8.75m)

2m Gallardo (from 9 to 11m)

1.5m Hardy (from 12.5 to 14m)

1.4m Kim (from 2.8 to 4.2m)

1m O'Day ( from 6 to 7m)

.5m Jimenez (from 13 to 13.5m)

13.15m total addition

Arbitration increase (Just my guess)

7m Machado (from 5 to 12m) (need to sign him long term)

4m Britton (from 6.8m to 10.8m) (Boras client - will not extend)

4m Tillman (from 6.2m to 10.2m) (need to sign long term)

4m Gausman (from .5m to 4.5m)

4m Schoop (from .5m to 4.5m)

1.4m Worley (from 2.6 to 4m)

1.7m Brach (from 1.3 to 3m)

1m Flaherty (from 1.5m to 2.5m)

1m Joseph ( from .5 to 1.5m)

29.1m total arbitration increase

42.25m increase of existing contracts and arbitration

1 - 23m Davis 1B

2 - 16m Jones CF - 39m

3 - 14m Hardy SS - 53m

4 - 13.5m Jimenez SP1 - 66.5m

5 - 12m Machado 3B - 78.5m - option

6 - 11m Gallardo SP2 89.5m

7 - 10.8m Britton RP1 - 100.3m

8 - 10.2m Tillman SP3 - 110.5m

9 - 8.7m Miley SP4 - 119.2m

10 - 7m O'Day RP2 - 126.2m

11 - 4.5m Gausman SP5 - 130.7m

12 - 4.5m Schoop 2B - 135.2m - option

13 - 4.2m Kim LF - 139.4m

14 - 4m Brach RP3 - 143.4m

15 - 3m Worley RP4- 145.4m

16 - 2.5m Flaherty UIF -148.9m

17 - 1.8m Bundy SP6 - 150.7m

18 - 1.5m Joseph C - 152.2 - option

19 - .52m Givens RP5 - 152.72m - option

20 - .52m Pena - BC - 153.24

21 - .51m Rickard OF - 153.75 - option

22 - .51m Hart LRP6 - 154.26- option

23 - .5075m Mancini - DH -154.7675 - option

24 - .5075m RF - 155.275- TBD left-handed

25 - .5075m OF (Rule 5 draft) -righthanded

155.7825m

minus 11.7 deferred

Total 144.0825m

[Phantom]

Thanks so much for that.... I look at those numbers and start looking at next year. We may save $15.8M for letting Matt walk, but how much of that $15.8M are Machado, Britton and Tillman going to eat up. If Trumbo and his ~9M walk then who are we getting as a replacement at Catcher and DH to come close to what we gave up? The Orioles look like they will need to spend significantly more just to field a similar team to this years squad IMO.

Trumbo and Wiets are going to provide us with a combined 3 fWAR. That shouldn't be difficult to replace on the cheap.

[wildcard]

I think what Dan may do is trade either Miley or Gallardo for a bad contract swap receiving a right fielder in return. Then go get a cheap 6th starter that can be a long man in the pen.

He was able to get Trumbo for Clevenger so Dan does get creative at times.

Wright, Wilson, Lee, Aquino and Gunkel could be starter backups until the 2017 trade deadline when Dan makes is usual addition(s).

[oriole]

Trying to trade Miley or Gallardo or even Jimenez will be extremely difficult. These players are trash.

[jjnono]

Here is a guess about who stays and who goes in 2017 considering expiring contracts, contract commitments, and arbitration increases.

O's Free Agents and others that are likely to not be on the team in 2017

15.8m Wieters

9.15m Trumbo

5.75m P. Alvarez

1.583m Pearce

1.3m Reimold

1.02m Matusz

.678m Duensing

.488m Roe

.416m Phillips

.243m McFarland

.113m Ondrusek

.100m Hunter

.089m Stubbs

.089m Bourn

.060m Despaigne

.005m Miranda

36.884m Total subtraction

Increases from current contracts

6.75m Miley from 2m to 8.75m)

2m Gallardo (from 9 to 11m)

1.5m Hardy (from 12.5 to 14m)

1.4m Kim (from 2.8 to 4.2m)

1m O'Day ( from 6 to 7m)

.5m Jimenez (from 13 to 13.5m)

13.15m total addition

Arbitration increase (Just my guess)

7m Machado (from 5 to 12m) (need to sign him long term)

4m Britton (from 6.8m to 10.8m) (Boras client - will not extend)

4m Tillman (from 6.2m to 10.2m) (need to sign long term)

4m Gausman (from .5m to 4.5m)

4m Schoop (from .5m to 4.5m)

1.4m Worley (from 2.6 to 4m)

1.7m Brach (from 1.3 to 3m)

1m Flaherty (from 1.5m to 2.5m)

1m Joseph ( from .5 to 1.5m)

29.1m total arbitration increase

42.25m increase of existing contracts and arbitration

1 - 23m Davis 1B

2 - 16m Jones CF - 39m

3 - 14m Hardy SS - 53m

4 - 13.5m Jimenez SP1 - 66.5m

5 - 12m Machado 3B - 78.5m - option

6 - 11m Gallardo SP2 89.5m

7 - 10.8m Britton RP1 - 100.3m

8 - 10.2m Tillman SP3 - 110.5m

9 - 8.7m Miley SP4 - 119.2m

10 - 7m O'Day RP2 - 126.2m

11 - 4.5m Gausman SP5 - 130.7m

12 - 4.5m Schoop 2B - 135.2m - option

13 - 4.2m Kim LF - 139.4m

14 - 4m Brach RP3 - 143.4m

15 - 3m Worley RP4- 145.4m

16 - 2.5m Flaherty UIF -148.9m

17 - 1.8m Bundy SP6 - 150.7m

18 - 1.5m Joseph C - 152.2 - option

19 - .52m Givens RP5 - 152.72m - option

20 - .52m Pena - BC - 153.24

21 - .51m Rickard OF - 153.75 - option

22 - .51m Hart LRP6 - 154.26- option

23 - .5075m Mancini - DH -154.7675

24 - .5075m RF - 155.275- TBD left-handed

25 - .5075m OF (Rule 5 draft) -righthanded

155.7825m

minus 11.7 deferred

Total 144.0825m

This has been outstanding, thanks. What are the chances, however, that Trumbo, Alvarez and Pearce are all gone next season. At least one of those three is likely to get an offer from the Os, right?

[Can_of_corn]

This has been outstanding, thanks. What are the chances, however, that Trumbo, Alvarez and Pearce are all gone next season. At least one of those three is likely to get an offer from the Os, right?

Hope not.

[pastorfan]

I think what Dan may do is trade either Miley or Gallardo for a bad contract swap receiving a right fielder in return. Then go get a cheap 6th starter that can be a long man in the pen.

He was able to get Trumbo for Clevenger so Dan does get creative at times.

Wright, Wilson, Lee, Aquino and Gunkel could be starter backups until the 2017 trade deadline when Dan makes is usual addition(s).

Ok, but Trumbo for Clevenger was not a swap of bad salaries.

[hoosiers]

How are we shaping up with deferred $ next year and when do we start paying this year's deferred $?

[wildcard]

This has been outstanding, thanks. What are the chances, however, that Trumbo, Alvarez and Pearce are all gone next season. At least one of those three is likely to get an offer from the Os, right?

The way Dan works in the off season is to get a Rule 5 guy than work slowly to find cheap guys to supplement the core of the team. With Wieters and Pedro both Boras clients they will probably take a long time to sign with anyone. Trumbo is probably going to get a contract the O's will not want. Pearce is getting old and spends a lot of time on the DL.

Dan will wait the market out and look for bargains if he does what is normal for him. It doesn't have to be any of the O's FA's.

As I said before. when considering the payroll it looks to me like Dan may try to trade either Miley or Gallardo for an equally bad position player contract and add a cheap 6th starter to the pen or with options to be sent to AAA. Dan trades minor leagues for players to supplement the O's roster.