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TORONTO BLUE JAYS PLAYER PAYROLL▼

Estimated 2027 Payroll:	$252M	Legend:	FREE AGENT	Club Option	Player Option	Mutual Option	Vesting Option
Estimated Final 2026 Payroll:	$282M	Estimated Value|Money Owed to Team

Players With Guaranteed Salaries▼

Player	Age	Service Time	Contract	Info	AAV	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.	27.6	6.157	14 yr, $500M (2026-39)		$35,714,286	$40,214,286	$39,214,286	$38,214,286	$37,714,286	$37,714,286	$37,714,286	$35,714,286
Dylan Cease	30.9	6.089	7 yr, $210M (2026-32); deferrals lower AAV		$27,023,965	$33,285,714	$32,285,714	$31,285,714	$30,285,714	$29,285,714	$28,285,714	FREE AGENT
Andrés Giménez	28.2	5.106	7 yr, $106.5M (2023-29), 2030 club option		$19,371,429	$23,571,429	$23,571,429	$23,571,429	$23,000,000
José Berríos	32.4	9.044	7 yr, $131M (2022-28); can opt out after 2026		$18,714,286	$24,714,286	$24,714,286	FREE AGENT
Kazuma Okamoto	30.3		4 yr, $60M (2026-29)		$15,000,000	$17,250,000	$17,250,000	$17,250,000	FREE AGENT
Anthony Santander	32.0	7.162	5 yr, $92.5M (2025-29), 2030 club option; can opt out after 2027; can void by picking up option; deferrals lower AAV		$14,314,441	$21,000,000	$14,750,000	$12,750,000	$15,000,000
Tyler Rogers	35.9	6.034	3 yr, $37M (2026-28), 2029 vesting option; $9M club option if option doesn't vest		$12,333,333	$13,666,667	$13,666,667	$12,000,000
Alejandro Kirk	28.0	5.047	5 yr, $58M (2026-30)		$11,600,000	$12,325,000	$12,325,000	$12,325,000	$12,325,000	FREE AGENT
Cody Ponce	32.5	0.126	3 yr, $30M (2026-28)		$10,000,000	$12,000,000	$12,000,000	FREE AGENT

Service time is updated through 2025. Projected Arbitration Salaries For 2027 are courtesy of MLBTradeRumors, which uses a model created by Matt Swartz.	Legend:	Estimated Arb

Players Eligible For Arbitration▼

Player	Age	Service Time	Contract	Info	AAV	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033
Ernie Clement	30.6	3.168	1 yr, TBD (2027)			$7,600,000	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
José Soriano	28.0	3.121	1 yr, TBD (2027)			$5,600,000	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Josh Smith	29.2	3.129	1 yr, TBD (2027)			$3,700,000	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Bowden Francis	30.5	2.098	1 yr, TBD (2027)			$1,300,000	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Spencer Arrighetti	26.8	2.000	1 yr, TBD (2027)			$1,900,000	ARB 2	ARB 3	ARB 4	FREE AGENT
Louis Varland	28.9	1.163	1 yr, TBD (2027)			$3,800,000	ARB 2	ARB 3	ARB 4	FREE AGENT
Nathan Lukes	32.3	1.145	1 yr, TBD (2027)			$2,100,000	ARB 2	ARB 3	ARB 4	FREE AGENT
Davis Schneider	27.8	2.029	1 yr, TBD (2027)			$1,300,000	ARB 2	ARB 3	ARB 4	FREE AGENT

Notable Players Not Yet Eligible For Arbitration▼

Player	Age	Service Time	Contract	Info	AAV	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033
Addison Barger	27.0	1.103	1 yr, TBD (2027)			TBD	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Mason Fluharty	25.2	0.139	1 yr, TBD (2027)			TBD	Pre-ARB	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Braydon Fisher	26.3	0.145	1 yr, TBD (2027)			TBD	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	ARB 4	FREE AGENT
Trey Yesavage	23.3	0.014	1 yr, TBD (2027)			TBD	Pre-ARB	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Brandon Valenzuela	26.1	0.000	1 yr, TBD (2027)			TBD	Pre-ARB	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Spencer Miles	26.3		1 yr, TBD (2027)			TBD	Pre-ARB	Pre-ARB	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Brett Bateman	24.6		1 yr, TBD (2027)			TBD	Pre-ARB	Pre-ARB	ARB 1	ARB 2	ARB 3	FREE AGENT
Estimated salaries for other pre-arbitration players					$13,600,000

Players No Longer On 40-Man Roster or No Longer In Organization▼

Player	Age	Service Time	Contract	Info	AAV	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033
Yariel Rodríguez	29.7	2.000	5 yr, $32M (2024-28), 2028 player option; team has $10M club option if player option declined		$6,400,000	$8,000,000	$6,000,000

Other Payments▼

Description	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033
$ owed to MIN (Jeff Hoffman trade)	$3,750,000
$ due for buyout of Myles Straw	$1,750,000
Jeff Hoffman signing bonus	$1,666,667
Andrés Giménez signing bonus	-$571,429	-$571,429	-$571,429
$ owed from CLE (Myles Straw trade)	-$1,750,000
$ due for potential buyout of Tyler Rogers			$1,000,000
$ due for potential buyout of Anthony Santander				$5,000,000
$ due for potential buyout of Andrés Giménez				$2,500,000
Estimated Payroll	$251,772,619	$189,205,952	$135,825,000	$87,825,000	$67,000,000	$66,000,000	$35,714,286

Totals for estimated payrolls include potential buyouts and earned buyout escalators — but not option total or earned option escalator — for pending options

Luxury Tax Payroll Estimate▼

Description	2027	2028	2029	2030	2031	2032	2033
AAVs for players with guaranteed contracts (does not include players no longer on 40-man roster)	$164,071,740	$164,071,740	$123,024,121	$74,338,251	$62,738,251	$62,738,251	$35,714,286
Salaries for players eligible for arbitration	$27,300,000
AAVs for players with guaranteed contracts no longer on the 40-man roster	$6,400,000
Earned incentives and escalators
Sum of Other Payments (does not include potential buyouts)	$3,095,238	-$571,429	-$571,429
Estimated salaries for players not yet eligible for arbitration and other players with non-guaranteed contracts	$13,600,000
Estimated salaries for 40-man roster players in minor leagues	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$2,500,000	$2,500,000
Estimated player benefits to be paid	$18,500,000	$19,000,000	$19,500,000	$20,000,000	$20,500,000	$21,000,000	$21,500,000
Payment into $50M pre-arbitration bonus pool	$1,666,667	$1,666,667	$1,666,667	$1,666,667	$1,666,667	$1,666,667	$1,666,667
Estimated Luxury Tax Payroll	$237,133,645	$186,666,978	$146,119,359	$98,504,918	$87,404,918	$87,904,918	$61,380,953