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The Cleveland Guardians carried a $50,670,534 payroll in 2021 across 51 players, an average of $993,540 and a median of $436,113. The highest-paid player was José Ramírez at $9,400,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | Pos | Service status | Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | José Ramírez | 3B | Veteran | Active | $9,400,000 | $9,400,000 |
| 2 | Roberto Pérez | C | Veteran | Active | $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 |
| 3 | Eddie Rosario | LF | Retained | $5,204,285 | $5,204,285 | |
| 4 | Austin Hedges | C | Arbitration 3 (S2) | Active | $3,280,000 | $3,280,000 |
| 5 | César Hernández | 2B | Retained | $3,252,670 | $3,252,670 | |
| 6 | Bryan Shaw | RP | Veteran | Active | $2,450,000 | $2,450,000 |
| 7 | Amed Rosario | SS | Arbitration 1 | Active | $2,400,000 | $2,400,000 |
| 8 | Nick Wittgren | RP | Arbitration 2 | Active | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
| 9 | Blake Parker | RP | Veteran | Active | $2,500,000 | $1,612,920 |
| 10 | Oliver Perez | RP | Retained | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | |
| 11 | Shane Bieber | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $679,700 | $679,700 |
| 12 | Phil Maton | RP | Retained | $634,270 | $634,270 | |
| 13 | Franmil Reyes | DH | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $602,400 | $602,400 |
| 14 | Zach Plesac | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $590,200 | $590,200 |
| 15 | Aaron Civale | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $587,400 | $587,400 |
| 16 | Cal Quantrill | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $586,200 | $586,200 |
| 17 | Josh Naylor | RF | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $577,500 | $577,500 |
| 18 | Emmanuel Clase | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $571,800 | $571,800 |
| 19 | Trevor Stephan | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $570,500 |
| 20 | Harold Ramirez | RF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $587,000 | $482,868 |
| 21 | Sam Hentges | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $481,519 |
| 22 | Yu-Cheng Chang | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $571,100 | $478,920 |
| 23 | Nick Sandlin | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $570,500 | $478,452 |
| 24 | James Karinchak | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $585,000 | $478,040 |
| 25 | Roberto Pérez | C | Dead | $450,000 | $450,000 | |
| 26 | Triston McKenzie | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $575,300 | $436,113 |
| 27 | Bradley Zimmer | CF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $576,700 | $400,029 |
| 28 | Jordan Luplow | LF | Retained | $378,310 | $378,310 | |
| 29 | Cam Hill | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $577,500 | $369,495 |
| 30 | Bobby Bradley | 1B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $368,040 |
| 31 | Eli Morgan | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $331,236 |
| 32 | Andres Gimenez | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $577,100 | $325,815 |
| 33 | René Rivera | C | Retained | $317,184 | $317,184 | |
| 34 | Wilson Ramos | C | Veteran | Injured | $1,000,000 | $311,808 |
| 35 | Oscar Mercado | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $297,499 |
| 36 | Ernie Clement | 2B | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $294,432 |
| 37 | Justin Garza | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $282,164 |
| 38 | Owen Miller | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Suspended | $570,500 | $276,030 |
| 39 | Jean Carlos Mejia | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $272,963 |
| 40 | Logan Allen | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $571,500 | $242,767 |
| 41 | Jake Bauers | 1B | Retained | $212,916 | $212,916 | |
| 42 | Myles Straw | CF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $590,400 | $206,310 |
| 43 | Daniel Johnson | RF | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $171,752 |
| 44 | Ben Gamel | LF | Retained | $137,105 | $137,105 | |
| 45 | Kyle Nelson | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $128,814 |
| 46 | Alex Young | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $603,000 | $119,954 |
| 47 | Ryan Lavarnway | C | Veteran (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $58,273 |
| 48 | Francisco Perez | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $49,072 |
| 49 | Anthony Gose | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,500 | $39,871 |
| 50 | DJ Johnson | RP | Retained | $36,804 | $36,804 | |
| 51 | Gianpaul Gonzalez | C | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $570,500 | $6,134 |
| 52 | Carlos Vargas | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $0 | $0 |
| 53 | Gabriel Arias | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $0 | $0 |
| 54 | Nolan Jones | 3B | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $0 | $0 |
| 55 | Scott Moss | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $0 | $0 |
Each row is one player’s 2021 allocation with the club. Adjusted is the player’s prorated payroll allocation, and the Adjusted figures sum to the club’s published $50,670,534 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 (4 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.