MLB Cleveland 25

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2	CLEVELAND										Projected 40-man Year-End Labor Relations Payrolls					Projected 40-man Competitive Balance Payrolls
3	CLEVELAND										2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
4	GUARDIANS										$103,719,672	$53.300	$35.400	$35.400	$21.400	$133,529,196	$69.910	$51.660	$50.410	$30.767
5	GUARDIANS															Projected 2025 CB tax:		$0
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7	Player	Pos.	Year	Rd	Pick	Age	MLS	Opts left 1/25	Agent	Length / Total Value	Projected 40-man Year-End Labor Relations Payrolls					Projected 40-man Competitive Balance Payrolls
8	Player	Pos.	Year	Rd	Pick	7/1/25	1/25	Opts left 1/25	Agent	Length / Total Value	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029	2025	2026	2027	2028	2029
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10	Ramírez, José	3b	2009		DOM	32	10.074	1 / 3	Republik Spts	7 y/$141M (22-28)	$19,000,000	$21.000	$23.000	$25.000	FA	$20,142,857	$20.143	$20.143	$20.143
11	Santana, Carlos	1b-dh	2004		DOM	39	14.115	1 / 3	Octagon	1 y/$12M (25)	$12,000,000	FA				$12,000,000
12	Bieber, Shane	rhp-s	2016	4	122	30	6.097	2 / 3	Rosenhaus Spts	2 y/$26M (25-26)	$10,000,000	$16.000	FA			$13,000,000	$13.000
13	Thomas, Lane	rf	2014	5	144	29	5.014	1 / 3	Wasserman	1 y/$7.825M (25)	$7,825,000	FA				$7,825,000
14	Sewald, Paul	rhp	2012	10	320	35	6.072	0 / 3	ISE	1 y/$7M (25)+26 m opt	$6,000,000	$1.000				$7,000,000	opt
15	Clase, Emmanuel	rhp-c	2015		DOM	27	4.059	3 / 3	Nova Spts	5 yr/$20M (22-26)+27-28 opts	$4,900,000	$6.400	$2.000			$4,000,000	$4.000	opt
16	Junis, Jakob	rhp-s	2011	29	876	32	7.002	0 / 3	Wasserman	1 y/$4.5M (25)	$4,500,000	FA				$4,500,000
17	Kwan, Steven	lf	2018	5	163	27	3.000	3 / 3	CAA	1 y/$4.175M (25)	$4,175,000	A2	A3	FA		$4,175,000
18	Hedges, Austin	c	2011	2	82	32	8.166	2 / 3	Boras Corp.	1 yr/$4M (25)	$4,000,000	FA				$4,000,000
19	Bibee, Tanner	rhp-s	2021	5	156	26	2.000	3 / 3		5 y/$48M (25-29)+30 cl opt	$3,400,000	$4.400	$7.400	$10.400	$21.400	$9,600,000	$9.600	$9.600	$9.600	$9.600
20	Stephan, Trevor	rhp	2017	3	92	29	4.000	3 / 3	PSI Spts	4 y/$10M (23-26)+27-28 opts	$2,300,000	$3.500	$1.250			$2,500,000	$2.500	opt
21	Lively, Ben	rhp-s	2013	4	135	33	2.133	0 / 3	Meister Spts	1 y/$2.25M (25)	$2,250,000	A2	A3	A4	FA	$2,250,000
22	Hentges, Sam	lhp	2014	4	128	28	3.157	0 / 3	Warner Spts	1 y/$1.337M (25)	$1,337,000	A3	A4	FA		$1,337,000
23	Means, John	lhp-s	2014	11	331	29	6.007	3 / 3	Wasserman	1 y/$1M (25)+26 cl opt	$1,000,000	opt				$1,000,000	opt
24	Naylor, Bo	c	2018	1	29	25	1.113	2 / 3	ISE	1 y/$790,300 (25)	$790,300		A1	A2	A3	$790,300
25	Smith, Cade	rhp	2017	16	466	26	1.000	3 / 3		1 y/$785,100 (25)	$785,100		A1	A2	A3	$785,100
26	Ortiz, Luis	rhp	2018		DOM	26	1.121	2 / 3	Equity Baseball	1 y/$782,600 (25)	$782,600	A1	A2	A3	A4	$782,600
27	Fry, David	c-inf	2018	7	215	29	1.154	3 / 3		1 y/$781,900 (25)	$781,900	A1	A2	A3	A4	$781,900
28	Williams, Gavin	rhp-s	2021	1	23	25	1.103	3 / 3		1 y/$780,300 (25)	$780,300		A1	A2	A3	$780,300
29	Gaddis, Hunter	rhp	2019	5	160	27	1.073	1 / 3		1 y/$778,900 (25)	$778,900		A1	A2	A3	$778,900
30	Herrin, Tim	lhp	2018	29	883	28	1.077	2 / 3		1 y/$777,300 (25)	$777,300		A1	A2	A3	$777,300
31	Allen, Logan	lhp-s	2020	2	56	26	1.093	2 / 3		1 y/$777,200 (25)	$777,200		A1	A2	A3	$777,200
32	Rocchio, Brayan	ss	2017		VEN	24	1.037	1 / 3	Rimas Spts	1 y/$771,000 (25)	$469,247		A1	A2	A3	$469,247
33	Arias, Gabriel	ss	2016		VEN	25	1.124	0 / 3	Klutch Spts	1 y/$770,200 (25)	$770,200	A1	A2	A3	A4	$770,200
34	Jones, Nolan	3b	2016	2	55	27	2.007	0 / 3	Excel	1 y/$770,000 (25)	$770,000	A1	A2	A3	FA	$770,000
35	Noel, Jhonkensy	1b-3b	2017		DOM	23	0.096	1 / 3		1 y/$766,900 (25)	$376,260					$376,260
36	Schneemann, Daniel	3b	2018	33	1,003	28	0.120	3 / 3		1 y/$766,000 (25)	$766,000					$766,000
37	Cecconi, Slade	rhp	2020	1s	33	26	0.155	1 / 3		1 y/$765,500 (25)	$765,500					$765,500
38	Sabrowski, Erik	lhp	2018	14	411	27	0.033	3 / 3		1 y/$764,700 (25)	$764,700					$764,700
39	Manzardo, Kyle	1b	2021	2	63	24	0.073	2 / 3		1 y/$763,200 (25)	$763,200					$763,200
40	Cantillo, Joey	lhp	2017	16	468	25	0.031	1 / 3		1 y/$762,800 (25)	$329,997					$329,997
41	Rodriguez, Johnathan	of	2017	3	102	25	0.024	2 / 3		1 y/$760,900 (25)	$555,416					$555,416
42	Aleman, Franco	rhp	2021	10	306	25	0.000	3 / 3			$62,000					$62,000
43	Allard, Kolby	lhp	2015	1	14	27	4.021	0 / 3	Excel		$838,710	A3	FA			$838,710
44	Brennan, Will	of	2019	8	250	27	2.015	2 / 3	CAA		$675,459	A1	A2	A3	FA	$675,459
45	Brito, Juan	ss	2018		DOM	23	0.000	1 / 3			$123,900					$123,900
46	Enright, Nic	rhp	2019	20	610	28	0.000	3 / 3			$532,084					$532,084
47	Espino, Daniel	rhp	2019	1	24	24	0.000	2 / 3			$123,900					$123,900
48	Festa, Matt	rhp	2016	7	207	32	2.003	0 / 3			$629,032	A1	A2	A3	FA	$629,032
49	Halpin, Petey	cf	2020	3	95	23	0.000	3 / 3			$62,000					$62,000
50	Kent, Zak	rhp	2019	9	265	27	0.000	1 / 3			$134,606					$134,606
51	Krook, Matt	lhp	2016	4	125	30	0.048	1 / 3			$81,268					$81,268
52	Martínez, Angel	ss	2018		DOM	23	0.118	1 / 3			$727,037					$727,037
53	Nikhazy, Doug	lhp	2021	2	58	25	0.000	3 / 3			$120,756					$120,756
54	Nuñez, Dom	c	2013	6	169	30	1.098	1 / 3	ALIGND		$476,075		A1	A2	A3	$476,075
55	Walters, Andrew	rhp	2023	2CBb	62	24	0.018	3 / 3			$547,967					$547,967
56	Wilson, Will	ss	2019	1	15	26	0.000	3 / 3			$270,735					$270,735
57	Bolton, Cody									released 6/6//25	$60,264					$60,264
58	Velasquez, Vince									outrighted 5/4/25	$32,258					$32,258
59	McKenzie, Triston									outrighted 4/28/25	$1,950,000					$1,950,000
60	Straw, Myles									outrighted 11/1/24, paid in 1/17/25 trade	$1,000,000	$1.000	$1.750			$1,000,000	$1.000	$1.750
61	Pre-arbitration bonus pool															$1,666,667	$1.667	$1.667	$1.667	$1.667
62	Estimated Player Benefits															$17,500,000	$18.000	$18.500	$19.000	$19.500
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64	Projected 26-man Opening Day Payroll										$99,552,300
65	Projected 40-man Year-End Payroll										$103,719,672	$53.300	$35.400	$35.400	$21.400
66	Projected 40-man CB Tax Payroll															$133,529,196	$69.910	$51.660	$50.410	$30.767
67	Competitive Balance Tax Threshold									$241 / $261 / $281 / $301						$241,000,000	$244.000	$247.000	$250.000	$254.000
68	Amount under threshold															$107,470,804	$174.090	$195.340	$198.340	$223.233
69	Projected CB Tax (first-time payor in 2025)									Rates 20% / 32% / 62.5% / 80%						$0
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71	Guardians CBT History
72	The Guardians payroll has never exceeded the threshold for MLB's competitive balance tax.
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74	Notes on Salaries
75	Figures for 0- to 3-year players in majors are estimated at an average of $772,000, $12,000 above the Major League minimum salary.
76	Figures for 0- to 3-year players in minors are estimated at an average of $186,000, the minimum minor-league salary for a player with 1 year of Major League service.
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78	Notes on Competitive Balance Tax
79	* Projected payroll for purposes of the Competitive Balance Tax under Article XXIII of MLB collective bargaining agreement. Estimated figures in italics.
80	* Figures include the average annual values of contracts for players on the 40-man roster, plus about $17M for benefits and $1.667M for 0- to 3-year player bonus pool.
81	* Tax Thresholds: 2022: $230M $250/$270/$290. 2023: $233M $253/$273/$293. 2024: $237M $257/$277/$297. 2025: $241M $261/$281/$301. 2026: $244M $264/$284/$304.
82	* Tax rate based on number of consecutive seasons a club has exceeded the base tax threshold. Rate resets if club payroll falls below tax threshold for one season.
83	* First-Time Payor tax rates: 20% for exceeding threshold by $20M or less, 32% for exceeding by $20-$40M, 62.5% for exceeding by $40M-$60M, 80% for exceeding by $60M or more.
84	* Second-Time Payor tax rates: 30% for exceeding threshold by $20M or less, 42% for exceeding by $20-$40M, 75% for exceeding by $40M or more, 90% for exceeding by $60M or more.
85	* Third-Time Payor tax rates: 50% for exceeding threshold by $20M or less, 62% for exceeding by $20-$40M, 95% for exceeding by $40M or more, 110% for exceeding by $60M or more.
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