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| Name | Age | Yrs | Acquired | SrvTm | Agent | Contract Status | 2018 | 2019 â¼ |
2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yadier Molina | 35 | 15 | Amateur Draft | 13.123 | Melin Roman | 3 yrs/$60M (18-20) | $20M | $20M | $20M | FA | ||||
| Dexter Fowler | 32 | 11 | Free Agency | 8.168 | Excel Sports Mana... | 5 yrs/$82.5M (17-21) | $16.5M | $16.5M | $16.5M | $16.5M | FA | |||
| Matt Carpenter | 32 | 8 | Amateur Draft | 6.012 | SSG Baseball | 6 yrs/$52M (14-19) & 20 team option | $13.75M | $14.75M | $2M [FA-*] | FA | ||||
| Jedd Gyorko | 29 | 6 | Traded | 4.164 | ACES (Sam & Seth ... | 5 yrs/$35M (15-19) & 20 team option | $9M | $13M | $1M [FA-*] | FA | ||||
| Carlos Martinez | 26 | 6 | Free Agency | 4.073 | MVP Sports Group | 5 yrs/$51M (17-21) & 22-23 team option | $11.7M | $11.7M | $11.7M | $11.7M | $500k [FA-*] | $0 [FA-*] | FA | |
| Miles Mikolas | 29 | 4 | Free Agency | 1.037 | Octagon | 2 yrs/$15.5M (18-19) | $7.5M | $8M | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | ||
| Brett Cecil | 31 | 10 | Free Agency | 7.152 | ACES (Sam & Seth ... | 4 yrs/$30.5M (17-20),4 yrs/$30.5M (17-20) | $7.75M | $7.75M | $7.25M | FA | ||||
| Kolten Wong | 27 | 6 | Amateur Draft | 4.045 | PSI Sports Manage... | 5 yrs/$25.5M (16-20) & 21 team option,5 yrs/$25.5M (16-20) & 21 team option | $4M | $6.5M | $10.25M | $1M [FA-*] | FA | |||
| Luke Gregerson | 34 | 10 | Free Agency | 9.000 | O'Connell Sports ... | 2 yrs/$11M (18-19) & 20 team option | $5M | $5M | $1M [FA-*] | FA | ||||
| Paul DeJong | 24 | 2 | Amateur Draft | 0.124 | C.L. Rocks Corpor... | 6 yrs/$26M (18-23) & 24-25 team option | $1.17M | $1.67M | $1.67M | $4.17M | $6.17M | $9.17M | $2M [FA-*] | $0 [FA-*] |
| Marcell Ozuna | 27 | 6 | Traded | 4.124 | Scott Boras | 1 yr/$9M (18) | $9M | Arb | FA | |||||
| Michael Wacha | 26 | 6 | Amateur Draft | 4.062 | CAA Sports | 1 yr/$5.3M (18) | $5.3M | Arb | FA | |||||
| Dominic Leone | 26 | 5 | Traded | 2.119 | Mike McCann | 1 yr/$1.09M (18),1 yr/$1.09M (18) | $1.08M | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | |||
| Tyler Lyons | 30 | 6 | Amateur Draft | 3.070 | Icon Sports Manag... | 1 yr/$1.2M (18) | $1.2M | Arb | Arb | FA | ||||
| Matthew Bowman | 27 | 3 | Rule 5 Draft | 2.000 | 1 yr/$566k (18),1 yr/$566k (18) | $565.9k | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | ||||
| Chasen Shreve | 27 | 5 | Traded | 2.167 | 1 yr/$825k (18) | $825k | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | ||||
| Greg Garcia | 28 | 5 | Amateur Draft | 2.083 | Pro Star Manageme... | 1 yr/$570k (18) | $569.6k | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | |||
| Adam Wainwright | 36 | 13 | Traded | 12.027 | Steve Hammond | 5 yrs/$97.5M (14-18) | $19.5M | FA | ||||||
| Bud Norris | 33 | 10 | Free Agency | 8.068 | Wasserman Media G... | 1 yr/$3M (18) | $3M | FA | ||||||
| Tyson Ross | 31 | 9 | 6.118 | Wasserman Media G... | 1 yr/$1.75M (18) | $1.75M | FA | |||||||
| Francisco Pena | 28 | 5 | Free Agency | 1.009 | Rep 1 Baseball | 1 yr/$650k (18) | $650k | Pre-Arb | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | ||
| Jose Martinez | 29 | 3 | Purchased | 1.027 | 1 yr/$560k (18) | $560.4k | Pre-Arb | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | |||
| Luke Weaver | 24 | 3 | Amateur Draft | 0.112 | 1 yr/$551k (18) | $550.8k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | ||
| Alex Reyes | 23 | 2 | Amateur Free Agent | 1.055 | Octagon | 1 yr/$546k (18) | $545.6k | Pre-Arb | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | ||
| Mike Mayers | 26 | 3 | Amateur Draft | 0.038 | 1 yr/$545k (18) | $545k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | ||
| Jack Flaherty | 22 | 2 | Amateur Draft | 0.031 | 1 yr/$545k (18) | $545k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | ||
| Tommy Layne | 33 | 6 | 3.045 | Platinum Sports | Arb | Arb | FA | |||||||
| John Gant | 25 | 3 | Traded | 1.047 | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | ||||||
| Carson Kelly | 23 | 3 | Amateur Draft | 0.102 | CAA Sports | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | |||||
| John Brebbia | 28 | 2 | Rule 5 Draft | 0.128 | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | ||||||
| Giovanny Gallegos | 26 | 2 | 0.062 | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | |||||||
| Ryan Sherriff | 28 | 2 | Amateur Draft | 0.040 | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | ||||||
| Wilfredo Tovar | 26 | 2 | 0.053 | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | |||||||
| Alex Mejia | 27 | 1st | Amateur Draft | 0.043 | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | ||||||
| Harrison Bader | 24 | 2 | Amateur Draft | 0.038 | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | ||||||
| Steven Baron | 27 | 2 | Free Agency | 0.027 | Magnus Sports | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | |||||
| Tyler Webb | 27 | 2 | Waivers | 0.026 | Arb | Arb | Arb | FA | ||||||
| Edward Mujica | 34 | 11 | Traded | 8.128 | Octagon | FA | ||||||||
| Mike Leake traded to/from Seattle Mariners | $6M | $5M | $4M | |||||||||||
| Jedd Gyorko traded to/from San Diego Padres | -$2.5M | -$5M | ||||||||||||
| Signed | Players With Guaranteed Contracts (does not include players with options) | *26 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Dollars Committed | Value of Guaranteed Contracts (no options are exercised and includes buyouts) | *$146.1M | $104.9M | $75.4M | $33.4M | $6.67M | $9.17M | $2M | ||||||
| Contract Options | Players with any type of option | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||||||
| Option Values | Maximum value of options if all are exercised | $36.5M | $12.5M | $17M | $18M | $12.5M | $15M | |||||||
| Arb Eligible | Number of arbitration eligible players (1st-2nd-3rd-4th, "Arb" players = 3rds) | 0-0-7-0 | 0-0-11-0 | 0-0-21-0 | 0-0-17-0 | 0-0-12-0 | 0-0-0-0 | 0-0-0-0 | ||||||
| Arb Costs | Rough estimated value of all arbitration cases (uses 3-year averages for 1st yr, 2nd,..) | $31.4M | $49.4M | $94.3M | $76.3M | $53.9M | $0 | $0 | ||||||
| Other Players | Additional Players Needed to Fill 25-man (no options exercised) | 8 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 25 | ||||||
| Other Costs | Estimate of Remaining Players Costs (based on 1-year avg of all pre-arb players) | $6.05M | $6.05M | $756.73k | $5.3M | $9.08M | $18.92M | $18.92M | ||||||
| Payroll (no options) | Est. Total Payroll w/o Options (Guaranteed Arb Other) | $142.3M | $130.8M | $128.4M | $88.3M | $72.1M | $20.92M | $18.92M | ||||||
| Payroll (options) | Est. Total Payroll w/ Options (Guaranteed Options Arb Other) | $142.3M | $165M | $140.1M | $104.5M | $89.4M | $32.7M | $33.2M | ||||||
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