The Blue Jays are in an unfamiliar position for the 2019 season. After consistently running a payroll well in excess of $100 million, the Blue Jays are among the bottom-third in spending among MLB teams in 2019.
Overall, the Blue Jays have dialled back their spending over $40 million, trimming back their payroll 27% year-over-year. That includes close to $49 million devoted to paying Troy Tulowitzki, Russell Martin and Kendrys Morales not to play for the Blue Jays.
See also
- Meet the new Blue Jays on the 2019 roster
- Here's everything that's new at Blue Jays games in 2019
- The Blue Jays just jettisoned Kendrys Morales' contract
The two biggest salaries on the Blue Jays’ payroll belong to Tulowitzki and Martin, who are playing for the Yankees and Dodgers this year. The most expensive active player on the Blue Jays roster is Justin Smoak at $8 million for the 2019 season.
Here’s a full breakdown of how much every Blue Jays player will make this season. (Numbers via Spotrac and Cot’s Baseball Contracts)
Player | Salary | Position | Age |
Justin Smoak | $8,000,000 | 1B | 32 |
Marcus Stroman | $7,400,000 | SP | 28 |
Ken Giles | $6,300,000 | RP | 28 |
Kevin Pillar | $5,800,000 | CF | 30 |
Randal Grichuk | $5,000,000 | CF/RF | 27 |
Freddy Galvis | $4,000,000 | SS | 29 |
Aaron Sanchez | $3,900,000 | SP | 26 |
Matt Shoemaker | $3,500,000 | SP | 32 |
Bud Norris | $3,000,000 | RP | 34 |
Clay Buchholz | $3,000,000 | SP | 34 |
Clayton Richard | $3,000,000 | SP | 35 |
David Phelps (Injured) | $2,500,000 | RP | 32 |
Devon Travis (Injured) | $1,950,000 | 2B | 28 |
Ryan Tepera (Injured) | $1,525,000 | RP | 31 |
Daniel Hudson | $1,500,000 | RP | 32 |
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. | $1,500,000 | 2B/SS | 25 |
Brandon Drury | $1,300,000 | 3B/2B/OF | 26 |
Joe Biagini | $900,000 | RP | 29 |
Luke Maile | $579,000 | C | 28 |
Teoscar Hernandez | $578,600 | LF/RF | 26 |
Ryan Borucki (Injured) | $565,200 | SP | 25 |
Dalton Pompey (Injured) | $562,800 | LF/RF | 26 |
Danny Jansen | $558,700 | C | 24 |
Billy McKinney | $559,400 | LF/RF | 24 |
Trent Thornton | $550,000 | SP | 25 |
Sam Gaviglio | $579,500 | SP/RP | 28 |
Tim Mayza | $550,000 | RP | 27 |
Elvis Luciano | $568,300 | RP | 19 |
Richard Urena | $562,000 | 2B/SS | 23 |
Thomas Pannone | $560,100 | SP/RP | 24 |
Rowdy Tellez | $550,000 | 1B/DH | 23 |