SPKyle Freeland 0.8 · Michael Lorenzen 0.8 · Tomoyuki Sugano 0.3 · Jose Quintana 0.3 · Ryan Feltner 0.1
BP★ Antonio Senzatela 3 · Jaden Hill 11 · Juan Mejia 4 · Brennan Bernardino 3 · Jimmy Herget 3 · Seth Halvorsen 2 · Zach Agnos 0 · Victor Vodnik 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
Hunter Goodman
26
pre-arb
96
3.9
0.8
+23.7
TJ Rumfield
26
–
102
3.2
0.8
+19.4
Kyle Karros
23
pre-arb
99
3.0
0.8
+18.1
Jake McCarthy
28
arb
90
2.9
1.5
+17.0
Mickey Moniak
28
arb
68
1.8
4.0
+7.4
Cole Carrigg
24
–
37
1.7
0.5
+10.2
Antonio Senzatela
31
FA-elig
32
1.6
12.0
-1.7
Brennan Bernardino
34
pre-arb
49
1.3
0.9
+7.4
Michael Lorenzen
34
FA-elig
22
1.3
7.8
+0.2
Kyle Freeland
33
FA-elig
19
1.2
16.0
-8.3
Gabriel Hughes
24
–
4
1.2
0.8
+6.7
Juan Mejia
25
pre-arb
41
0.9
0.8
+5.1
Chase Dollander
24
pre-arb
10
0.7
0.8
+3.6
Willi Castro
29
FA-elig
89
0.6
5.5
-1.9
Tomoyuki Sugano
36
pre-arb
18
0.5
5.1
-2.2
Jordan Romano↔ ANA
33
–
7
0.5
0.8
+2.1
Troy Johnston
29
pre-arb
93
0.4
0.8
+2.0
Jose Quintana
37
FA-elig
9
0.4
6.0
-3.5
Jaden Hill
26
pre-arb
32
0.3
0.8
+1.4
Keegan Thompson
31
arb
5
0.3
1.0
+1.0
Ryan Feltner
29
arb
14
0.2
2.5
-1.2
Jimmy Herget
32
arb
28
0.1
1.6
-1.0
Tanner Gordon
28
pre-arb
13
0.1
0.7
-0.3
Welinton Herrera
22
–
3
0.0
0.5
-0.2
Eiberson Castellano
25
–
1
0.0
–
–
Victor Vodnik
26
pre-arb
30
0.0
0.8
-0.6
Zach Agnos
25
pre-arb
27
-0.0
0.8
-1.0
Ryan Ritter
25
pre-arb
6
-0.0
0.0
-0.3
Sammy Peralta
28
pre-arb
2
-0.1
0.0
-0.6
Sean Sullivan
23
–
5
-0.1
–
–
John Brebbia
36
–
3
-0.1
–
–
Blas Castaño
27
pre-arb
10
-0.1
0.5
-1.5
TJ Shook
28
–
4
-0.2
0.0
-1.3
Seth Halvorsen
26
pre-arb
21
-0.3
0.6
-2.5
Jeff Criswell
27
pre-arb
3
-0.3
0.8
-2.7
Sterlin Thompson
25
–
27
-0.3
0.6
-2.7
Brett Sullivan
32
pre-arb
52
-0.4
0.8
-3.4
Chad Stevens
27
pre-arb
16
-0.4
0.5
-3.3
Braxton Fulford
27
pre-arb
38
-0.4
0.6
-3.4
Valente Bellozo
26
pre-arb
3
-0.8
0.0
-5.0
Brenton Doyle
28
pre-arb
43
-0.9
3.1
-8.7
Jordan Beck
25
pre-arb
30
-1.1
0.8
-7.4
Edouard Julien
27
pre-arb
82
-1.1
0.8
-7.8
Tyler Freeman
27
arb
70
-1.4
1.5
-10.2
Ezequiel Tovar
24
arb
97
-1.8
5.2
-16.3
Key additions (new vs 2025)
Player
fWAR
TJ Rumfield
2.1
Jake McCarthy
1.9
Brennan Bernardino
0.9
Michael Lorenzen
0.8
Willi Castro
0.4
Tomoyuki Sugano
0.3
Key subtractions (gone from 2025)
Player
2025 fWAR
Ryan McMahon
1.3
Jake Bird
0.7
Germán Márquez
0.3
Tyler Kinley
0.3
Blaine Crim
0.1
Owen Miller
0.0
Current & Historical Payroll
2026 payroll
$90.1M
luxury tax $115M
2027 guaranteed
$56.5M
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
$85M
$80M
$35M
$9M
$9M
$9M
Proj. arbitration
$11M
Proj. pre-arbitration
$18M
Player benefits
$18M
$18M
$18M
$18M
$18M
$18M
Total CBT payroll
$133M
$98M
$53M
$27M
$27M
$27M
Tax space
+$111M
+$149M
+$197M
+$226M
+$229M
+$232M
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 (8)
Player
Age
Svc
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
2031
2032
Kyle Freeland
33
8.144
$16.0M
$17.0MPLAYER
FREE AGENT
Antonio Senzatela
31
8.106
$12.0M
$14.0MCLUB
FREE AGENT
Michael Lorenzen
34
10.159
$7.8M
$9.0MCLUB
FREE AGENT
Jose Quintana
37
13.133
$6.0M
$1.0M
FREE AGENT
Willi Castro
29
6.017
$5.5M
$7.3M
FREE AGENT
Ezequiel Tovar
24
3.014
$5.2M
$8.2M
$11.2M
$14.2M
$16.2M
$23.0MCLUB
FREE AGENT
Jordan Romano
33
6.051
$778k
FREE AGENT
John Brebbia
36
8.078
—
FREE AGENT
Arbitration-eligible (6)
Player
Age
Svc
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
2031
2032
Mickey Moniak
28
4.027
$4.0M
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Ryan Feltner
29
3.071
$2.5M
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Jimmy Herget
32
4.069
$1.6M
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Tyler Freeman
27
3.046
$1.5M
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Jake McCarthy
28
3.124
$1.5M
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Keegan Thompson
31
3.006
$1.0M
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Pre-arbitration (24)
Player
Age
Svc
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
2031
2032
Tomoyuki Sugano
36
1.000
$5.1M
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Brenton Doyle
28
2.161
$3.1M
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Brennan Bernardino
34
2.150
$925k
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Hunter Goodman
26
2.010
$810k
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Brett Sullivan
32
0.122
$800k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Edouard Julien
27
2.009
$793k
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Victor Vodnik
26
2.024
$790k
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Jordan Beck
25
1.153
$785k
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Jeff Criswell
27
1.040
$785k
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Troy Johnston
29
0.062
$782k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Kyle Karros
23
0.052
$782k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Juan Mejia
25
0.144
$782k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Jaden Hill
26
0.097
$782k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Chase Dollander
24
0.141
$782k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
TJ Rumfield
26
–
$780k
Zach Agnos
25
0.145
$778k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Tanner Gordon
28
0.156
$684k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Seth Halvorsen
26
1.031
$605k
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Braxton Fulford
27
0.097
$584k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Blas Castaño
27
0.007
$546k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Chad Stevens
27
0.005
$538k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Valente Bellozo
26
1.050
$46k
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Ryan Ritter
25
0.115
$38k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Sammy Peralta
28
0.970
$38k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Graphs
Rockies'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 = Rockies 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