SPShane Baz 2.4 · Trevor Rogers 2.2 · Kyle Bradish 1.7 · Brandon Young 1.6 · Chris Bassitt 0.3
BP★ Ryan Helsley 7 · Rico Garcia 9 · Tyler Wells 8 · Grant Wolfram 7 · Anthony Nunez 6 · Yennier Cano 4 · Andrew Kittredge 2 · Keegan Akin 0
Each position lists its starter then backups by games (so platoons & bench show). Starters (mound) & bullpen (left, foul territory) are ranked by WAR; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.
2026 roster — value & surplus
Player
Age
Service
G
fWAR
Salary $M
Surplus $M
Pete Alonso
31
FA-elig
104
3.9
21.0
+3.8
Shane Baz
27
arb
20
3.8
1.8
+22.1
Adley Rutschman
28
arb
67
3.5
7.2
+14.9
Trevor Rogers
28
arb
19
3.4
6.2
+15.1
Gunnar Henderson
25
arb
103
3.0
8.5
+10.6
Taylor Ward
32
arb
103
2.7
12.2
+4.7
Kyle Bradish
29
arb
20
2.6
3.5
+12.8
Brandon Young
27
pre-arb
16
2.6
0.7
+15.4
Blaze Alexander
27
pre-arb
82
2.3
0.8
+13.5
Colton Cowser
26
pre-arb
91
1.6
0.8
+9.4
Samuel Basallo
21
pre-arb
86
1.3
1.6
+6.9
Tyler Wells
31
arb
40
1.3
2.5
+5.9
Grant Wolfram
29
pre-arb
38
1.1
0.8
+5.9
Leody Taveras
27
arb
88
1.0
2.0
+4.3
Yennier Cano
32
arb
45
1.0
1.6
+4.4
Jackson Holliday
22
pre-arb
52
0.8
0.8
+4.3
Christian Encarnacion-Strand
26
pre-arb
5
0.7
0.8
+3.8
Rico Garcia
32
pre-arb
47
0.7
0.9
+3.2
Chris Bassitt
37
FA-elig
12
0.5
18.5
-15.6
Coby Mayo
24
pre-arb
80
0.4
0.8
+1.8
Jeremiah Jackson
26
pre-arb
74
0.3
0.8
+1.2
Anthony Nunez
24
–
36
0.3
0.8
+1.2
Tyler O'Neill
31
FA-elig
64
0.3
16.5
-14.7
Cam Sanders↔ PIT
29
–
2
0.3
0.0
+1.6
Dietrich Enns
35
pre-arb
13
0.2
2.5
-1.1
Keegan Akin
31
arb
24
0.2
3.0
-1.6
Andrew Kittredge
36
FA-elig
33
0.1
9.0
-8.3
Ryan Mountcastle
29
arb
8
0.0
6.8
-6.5
Dylan Beavers
24
pre-arb
50
0.0
0.8
-0.6
Zach Eflin
32
FA-elig
1
0.0
8.0
-7.8
Josh Walker
31
pre-arb
5
0.0
0.0
+0.2
Jose Espada
29
pre-arb
1
0.0
0.0
+0.0
Cameron Weston
25
–
1
0.0
0.0
+0.0
Lou Trivino III↔ PHI
34
–
2
0.0
0.0
-0.0
Chadwick Tromp↔ ATL
31
–
4
-0.0
0.1
-0.2
Maverick Handley
28
–
1
-0.0
0.8
-1.0
Michael Siani
26
–
1
-0.0
–
–
Cameron Foster
27
–
6
-0.1
0.1
-0.4
Cade Povich
26
pre-arb
4
-0.1
0.7
-1.5
Ryan Helsley
31
FA-elig
17
-0.1
14.0
-14.8
Albert Suárez
36
arb
16
-0.2
0.1
-1.2
Nick Raquet
30
pre-arb
4
-0.2
0.6
-1.7
Johnathan Rodríguez
26
pre-arb
7
-0.2
0.1
-1.2
Sam Huff
28
–
13
-0.2
0.5
-2.0
Dean Kremer
30
arb
6
-0.3
5.8
-7.4
Weston Wilson↔ SEA
31
pre-arb
21
-0.3
0.4
-2.6
Yaramil Hiraldo
30
pre-arb
3
-0.5
0.8
-3.8
Trey Gibson
24
–
8
-0.6
0.0
-3.7
Key additions (new vs 2025)
Player
fWAR
Pete Alonso
2.5
Shane Baz
2.4
Taylor Ward
1.7
Blaze Alexander
1.5
Leody Taveras
0.6
Christian Encarnacion-Strand
0.5
Key subtractions (gone from 2025)
Player
2025 fWAR
Ryan O'Hearn
2.4
Ramón Laureano
2.3
Cedric Mullins
1.1
Alex Jackson
1.0
Ramón Urías
0.9
Seranthony Domínguez
0.6
Current & Historical Payroll
2026 payroll
$165.1M
luxury tax $193M
2027 guaranteed
$109.4M
What the front office was committed to as of 2026, 2026–2032.
Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2026; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.
current $guaranteed $arbitration (proj)pre-arb (proj)free agentclub optionplayer optionmutual optionvesting option
Summary — luxury-tax (CBT) basis
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
2031
2032
Tax threshold
$244M
$247M
$250M
$253M
$256M
$259M
$262M
Guaranteed contracts
$122M
$93M
$53M
$53M
$53M
$8M
Proj. arbitration
$56M
Proj. pre-arbitration
$14M
$9M
Player benefits
$18M
$18M
$18M
$18M
$18M
$18M
Total CBT payroll
$211M
$121M
$71M
$71M
$71M
$26M
Tax space
+$33M
+$126M
+$179M
+$182M
+$185M
+$233M
Est. tax bill
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Luxury-tax (CBT) basis: contract AAV + ~$18M benefits/bonus-pool — distinct from the base-salary payroll above. Threshold is the CBA line. Tier-1 payor rates on the overage. Forward years show only guaranteed deals (arb/pre-arb not yet set). Figures are estimates.
Guaranteed / signed (11)
Player
Age
Svc
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
2031
2032
Pete Alonso
31
7.000
$21.0M
$33.5M
$33.5M
$33.5M
$33.5M
FREE AGENT
Chris Bassitt
37
9.130
$18.5M
FREE AGENT
Tyler O'Neill
31
7.059
$16.5MOPT-OUT
$16.5M
FREE AGENT
Ryan Helsley
31
6.105
$14.0M
$14.0MPLAYER
FREE AGENT
Andrew Kittredge
36
7.070
$9.0MCLUB
FREE AGENT
Zach Eflin
32
9.018
$8.0M
$25.0MMUTUAL
FREE AGENT
Ryan Mountcastle
29
5.105
$6.8M
$7.5MCLUB
FREE AGENT
Dietrich Enns
35
0.162
$2.5M
$3.5MCLUB
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Shane Baz
27
3.158
$1.8M
$7.8M
$10.8M
$21.8M
$25.8M
FREE AGENT
Samuel Basallo
21
0.043
$1.6M
$1.6M
$1.6M
$4.6M
$7.6M
$11.6M
$15.6M
Lou Trivino III
34
7.163
$10k
FREE AGENT
Arbitration-eligible (12)
Player
Age
Svc
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
2031
2032
Taylor Ward
32
5.164
$12.2M
FREE AGENT
Gunnar Henderson
25
3.036
$8.5M
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Adley Rutschman
28
4.000
$7.2M
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Trevor Rogers
28
5.047
$6.2M
FREE AGENT
Dean Kremer
30
4.112
$5.8M
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Kyle Bradish
29
3.160
$3.5M
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Keegan Akin
31
5.083
$3.0M
FREE AGENT
Tyler Wells
31
4.132
$2.5M
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Leody Taveras
27
4.031
$2.0M
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Yennier Cano
32
3.065
$1.6M
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Albert Suárez
36
3.019
$145k
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Michael Siani
26
4.000
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ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Pre-arbitration (23)
Player
Age
Svc
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
2031
2032
Rico Garcia
32
1.127
$900k
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Christian Encarnacion-Strand
26
2.012
$820k
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Jackson Holliday
22
1.078
$802k
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Colton Cowser
26
2.043
$802k
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Grant Wolfram
29
0.084
$800k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Blaze Alexander
27
1.053
$793k
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Coby Mayo
24
0.170
$791k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Jeremiah Jackson
26
0.061
$789k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Dylan Beavers
24
0.044
$787k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Yaramil Hiraldo
30
0.053
$786k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Anthony Nunez
24
–
$780k
Maverick Handley
28
0.108
$780k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Brandon Young
27
0.095
$693k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Cade Povich
26
1.080
$688k
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Nick Raquet
30
0.021
$556k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Sam Huff
28
2.156
$471k
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Weston Wilson
31
1.097
$406k
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Chadwick Tromp
31
2.120
$149k
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Cameron Foster
27
–
$58k
Johnathan Rodríguez
26
0.097
$50k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Josh Walker
31
0.122
$25k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Jose Espada
29
0.020
$21k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Cam Sanders
29
0.037
$8k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Graphs
Orioles's path through relative payroll × TAB, smoothed; markers grow and the arrow points toward the present. WINDOW cheap&winning · CONTEND expensive&winning · FORCED-SPEND dead zone · REBUILD cheap&losing. Compare franchises →
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Orioles 2026; the black line = the league-average player at each slot that season. Staying above the line deep into the roster is the depth edge; dropping below it = holes & dead weight.
What each regime is worth — every settled team-season since 1985