2021 Red Sox Payroll Totals
PAYROLL TYPE | BASE SALARY | SIGNING BONUS | INCENTIVES | TOTAL SALARY | TOTAL ADJ. SALARY |
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Active Payroll | $123,042,500 | $75,044 | - | $123,117,544 | $119,309,698 |
Injured Reserve Money | $43,580,500 | - | - | $43,580,500 | $28,738,374 |
Suspended/Restricted Money | $649,500 | - | - | $649,500 | $649,500 |
Retained Salary | $32,826,312 | $125,000 | - | $32,951,312 | $32,951,312 |
Deferred Salary | $4,018,452 | - | - | $4,018,452 | $4,018,452 |
Buried Minor Salary | $3,158,500 | - | - | $3,158,500 | $432,910 |
Total Payroll | $203,257,312 | $200,044 | - | $203,457,356 | $182,081,794 |
For those misguided fans who believe that Bloom and the Saux were no longer financially handicapped coming into this season, understand only 60% of payroll money spent this year has performed on the field to date while the team has been brushing up against the cap.
Forget about the injured reserve payouts, dead money and deferred salaries combined added up to $37 mill in '21... and sadly $20 mill in '22.
***** and moan all you want, Bloom has had one hand tied behind his back all year.
Non-performing payroll, cap constraints, and ownership unwilling to exceed financial parameters for short term benefit.
From my lofty perch, it has been pretty clear to me this current squad is incredibly flawed and also very lucky to achieve a high win total mostly supported by
unsustainable late inning heroics. Unfortunately,162 game seasons rarely hide what teams really are....and the beat downs performed by the Astros in every game played should have been enough of a reality check to understand the true nature of this team.
Water finds its level
Boston Red Sox 2021 Salaries & Payroll Table | Spotrac