The Cincinnati Reds carried a $100,305,768 payroll in 2018 across 52 players, an average of $1,928,957 and a median of $347,205. The highest-paid player was Joey Votto at $25,075,000. Every salary on the ledger is listed below.
| # | Pos | Service status | Category | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joey Votto | 1B | Veteran | Active | $25,075,000 | $25,075,000 |
| 2 | Homer Bailey | SP | Veteran | Active | $21,000,000 | $21,000,000 |
| 3 | Devin Mesoraco | C | Retained | $13,125,000 | $13,125,000 | |
| 4 | Scooter Gennett | 2B | Arbitration 2 | Active | $5,700,000 | $5,700,000 |
| 5 | Raisel Iglesias | RP | Veteran | Active | $5,214,285 | $5,214,285 |
| 6 | Billy Hamilton | CF | Arbitration 2 | Active | $4,600,000 | $4,600,000 |
| 7 | Tucker Barnhart | C | Arbitration 1 Bypassed | Active | $4,437,500 | $4,437,500 |
| 8 | Jared Hughes | RP | Veteran | Active | $2,875,000 | $2,875,000 |
| 9 | David Hernandez | RP | Veteran | Active | $2,800,000 | $2,800,000 |
| 10 | Eugenio Suarez | 3B | Arbitration 1 Bypassed | Active | $2,535,714 | $2,535,714 |
| 11 | Michael Lorenzen | RP | Arbitration 1 (S2) | Active | $1,312,500 | $1,312,500 |
| 12 | Anthony DeSclafani | SP | Arbitration 1 | Active | $860,000 | $860,000 |
| 13 | Yovani Gallardo | RP | Retained | $750,000 | $750,000 | |
| 14 | Scott Schebler | RF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $580,000 | $580,000 |
| 15 | José Peraza | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $570,000 | $570,000 |
| 16 | Luis Castillo | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $555,000 | $555,000 |
| 17 | Amir Garrett | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $545,000 | $545,000 |
| 18 | Jesse Winker | RF | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $545,000 | $545,000 |
| 19 | Sal Romano | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $545,000 | $545,000 |
| 20 | Alex Blandino | SS | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $545,000 | $512,750 |
| 21 | Tyler Mahle | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $545,000 | $451,220 |
| 22 | Wandy Peralta | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $557,500 | $449,550 |
| 23 | Rookie Davis | SP | (buried) | Minors | $545,000 | $442,430 |
| 24 | Adam Duvall | LF | Retained | $429,984 | $429,984 | |
| 25 | Jackson Stephens | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $545,000 | $404,340 |
| 26 | Curt Casali | C | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $545,000 | $357,460 |
| 27 | Brandon Dixon | 2B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $545,000 | $336,950 |
| 28 | Phillip Ervin | CF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $545,000 | $301,790 |
| 29 | Austin Brice | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $547,500 | $288,512 |
| 30 | Dilson Herrera | 2B | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $545,000 | $254,910 |
| 31 | Dylan Floro | RP | Retained | $240,260 | $240,260 | |
| 32 | Cliff Pennington | SS | Retained | $233,885 | $233,885 | |
| 33 | Cody Reed | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $545,000 | $210,960 |
| 34 | Mason Williams | CF | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $545,000 | $196,310 |
| 35 | Robert Stephenson | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $555,000 | $158,220 |
| 36 | Brandon Finnegan | SP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $577,500 | $130,410 |
| 37 | Keury Mella | P | Pre-Arbitration | Injured | $545,000 | $128,920 |
| 38 | Kevin Shackelford | RP | Retained | $117,200 | $117,200 | |
| 39 | Kyle Crockett | RP | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $545,000 | $105,480 |
| 40 | Preston Tucker | RF | Retained | $94,178 | $94,178 | |
| 41 | Matt Wisler | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $545,000 | $90,830 |
| 42 | Blake Trahan | SS | Active | $545,000 | $87,900 | |
| 43 | Lucas Sims | SP | Pre-Arbitration | Active | $545,000 | $87,900 |
| 44 | Philip Gosselin | 2B | Retained | $84,970 | $84,970 | |
| 45 | Gabby Guerrero | LF | (buried) | Minors | $545,000 | $79,110 |
| 46 | Jesús Reyes | RP | Active | $545,000 | $76,180 | |
| 47 | Kevin Quackenbush | RP | Veteran (buried) | Minors | $545,000 | $76,180 |
| 48 | Rosell Herrera | SS | Retained | $76,180 | $76,180 | |
| 49 | Tony Cruz | C | Retained | $67,390 | $67,390 | |
| 50 | Tanner Rainey | P | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $545,000 | $61,530 |
| 51 | Aristides Aquino | RF | Pre-Arbitration (buried) | Minors | $545,000 | $23,440 |
| 52 | Zack Weiss | RP | Retained | $23,440 | $23,440 | |
| 53 | Alejandro Chacín | RP | Minors | $0 | $0 | |
| 54 | Daniel Wright | RP | Minors | $0 | $0 | |
| 55 | Jared Mitchell | LF | Minors | $0 | $0 | |
| 56 | Jose Lopez | P | Minors | $0 | $0 | |
| 57 | Jose Siri | OF | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $0 | $0 |
| 58 | Justin Nicolino | RP | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $545,000 | $0 |
| 59 | Kevin Canelon | P | Minors | $0 | $0 | |
| 60 | Matt Harvey | SP | Arbitration 3 | Active | $5,625,000 | $0 |
| 61 | Shed Long Jr. | INF | Pre-Arbitration | Minors | $0 | $0 |
| 62 | Steve Selsky | OF | Minors | $0 | $0 | |
| 63 | Stuart Turner | C | Minors | $0 | $0 |
Each row is one player’s 2018 allocation with the club. Adjusted is the player’s prorated payroll allocation, and the Adjusted figures sum to the club’s published $100,305,768 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 (11 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.