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The Cleveland Guardians carried a $39,299,107 payroll in 2020 across 44 players, an average of $893,162 and a median of $212,926. The highest-paid player was Carlos Santana at $8,333,334. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | Pos | Service status | Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Santana | 1B | Veteran | Active | $20,833,334 | $8,333,334 |
| 2 | Francisco Lindor | SS | Arbitration 2 | Active | $17,500,000 | $6,481,481 |
| 3 | Carlos Carrasco | SP | Veteran | Active | $10,250,000 | $3,796,296 |
| 4 | José Ramírez | 3B | Arbitration 3 Bypassed | Active | $6,850,000 | $2,714,815 |
| 5 | Brad Hand | RP | Veteran | Active | $7,000,000 | $2,592,593 |
| 6 | César Hernández | 2B | Veteran | Active | $6,343,000 | $2,407,815 |
| 7 | Roberto Pérez | C | Arbitration 3 Bypassed | Active | $3,625,000 | $1,513,889 |
| 8 | Oliver Perez | RP | Veteran | Active | $3,000,000 | $1,111,111 |
| 9 | Brad Hand | RP | Dead | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | |
| 10 | Mike Clevinger | SP | Retained | $883,927 | $883,927 | |
| 11 | Sandy León | C | Arbitration 4 (S2) | Active | $2,000,000 | $740,741 |
| 12 | Delino DeShields | CF | Arbitration 2 | Active | $1,875,000 | $694,444 |
| 13 | Domingo Santana | RF | Veteran (buried) | Minors | $1,250,000 | $555,556 |
| 14 | Tyler Naquin | RF | Arbitration 1 | Active | $1,450,000 | $537,037 |
| 15 | Carlos Santana | 1B | Dead | $500,000 | $500,000 | |
| 16 | Corey Kluber | SP | Retained | $500,000 | $500,000 | |
| 17 | Austin Hedges | C | Arbitration 2 (S2) | Active | $3,000,000 | $464,352 |
| 18 | Nick Wittgren | RP | Arbitration 1 | Active | $1,125,000 | $416,667 |
| 19 | Domingo Santana | RF | Dead | $250,000 | $250,000 | |
| 20 | Shane Bieber | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $623,200 | $230,815 |
| 21 | Franmil Reyes | DH | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $586,400 | $217,185 |
| 22 | Mike Freeman | 2B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $212,963 |
| 23 | Adam Plutko | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $574,800 | $212,889 |
| 24 | Jordan Luplow | LF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $574,500 | $212,778 |
| 25 | Phil Maton | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $572,100 | $211,889 |
| 26 | Jefry Rodriguez | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $566,000 | $209,630 |
| 27 | Emmanuel Clase | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Suspended | $564,800 | $209,185 |
| 28 | Aaron Civale | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $565,400 | $208,704 |
| 29 | James Karinchak | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $208,704 |
| 30 | Cam Hill | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $174,440 |
| 31 | Oscar Mercado | CF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $573,400 | $168,010 |
| 32 | Dominic Leone | RP | Veteran (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $161,980 |
| 33 | Zach Plesac | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $158,865 |
| 34 | Adam Cimber | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $581,500 | $157,486 |
| 35 | Yu-Cheng Chang | SS | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $152,635 |
| 36 | Triston McKenzie | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $563,500 | $115,255 |
| 37 | Bradley Zimmer | CF | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $575,000 | $95,370 |
| 38 | Beau Taylor | C | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $93,450 |
| 39 | Cal Quantrill | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $571,800 | $88,508 |
| 40 | Greg Allen | OF | Retained | $88,424 | $88,424 | |
| 41 | Josh Naylor | 1B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $568,500 | $88,004 |
| 42 | Christian Arroyo | SS | Retained | $46,890 | $46,890 | |
| 43 | Logan Allen | P | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $46,725 |
| 44 | Daniel Johnson | CF | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $563,500 | $34,265 |
| 45 | Bobby Bradley | 1B | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $563,500 | $0 |
| 46 | Hunter Wood | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $571,300 | $0 |
| 47 | Jake Bauers | LF | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $577,400 | $0 |
| 48 | Jean Carlos Mejia | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $563,500 | $0 |
| 49 | Sam Hentges | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $563,500 | $0 |
| 50 | Scott Moss | P | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $563,500 | $0 |
Each row is one player’s 2020 allocation with the club. Adjusted is the player’s prorated payroll allocation, and the Adjusted figures sum to the club’s published $39,299,107 total, which includes active-roster salary plus injured-list, retained, dead and buried minor-league money. Salary is the full payroll salary published for the season, so the two can differ when money is deferred, prorated or carried by another club. Non-buried minor-league allocations (6 players on this ledger) are real money the club paid but are excluded from that total, so their Adjusted figure reads $0. Amounts are nominal US dollars as recorded; full source credits and access dates live on the sources page.
Salary and payroll records aggregated and published by Legends Deck. Nominal dollars; no inflation adjustment. Full source credits, licenses and access dates on the sources page.