SPJ.T. Ginn 1.2 · Luis Severino 0.6 · Aaron Civale 0.2 · Jacob Lopez -0.0 · Jeffrey Springs -0.5
BP★ Hogan Harris 5 · Justin Sterner 11 · Scott Barlow 9 · Mark Leiter Jr. 4 · Elvis Alvarado 4 · Luis Medina 3 · Jack Perkins 2 · José Suarez 1
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
Nick Kurtz
23
pre-arb
92
4.7
0.8
+28.9
Shea Langeliers
28
arb
93
4.4
5.2
+22.6
Jacob Wilson
24
pre-arb
63
2.9
1.4
+16.6
Tyler Soderstrom
24
pre-arb
91
2.7
1.4
+15.7
Zack Gelof
26
pre-arb
67
2.7
0.7
+16.2
J.T. Ginn
27
pre-arb
22
1.9
0.8
+11.3
Gage Jump
23
–
11
1.5
0.5
+8.7
Joshua Kuroda-Grauer
23
–
16
1.5
–
–
Henry Bolte
22
–
60
1.1
0.6
+6.1
Luis Severino
32
FA-elig
12
1.0
25.0
-19.0
Mark Leiter Jr.
35
–
36
0.9
2.9
+3.0
Jonah Heim↔ ATL
31
arb
44
0.9
0.8
+4.7
Luis Medina
27
pre-arb
34
0.7
0.8
+3.7
Jack Perkins
26
pre-arb
25
0.6
0.7
+3.4
José Suarez↔ ATL
28
arb
26
0.6
0.5
+3.4
Darell Hernaiz
24
pre-arb
47
0.5
0.8
+2.6
Alika Williams
27
pre-arb
42
0.5
0.6
+2.7
Hogan Harris
29
pre-arb
49
0.5
0.8
+2.3
Joel Kuhnel↔ MIL
31
pre-arb
25
0.4
0.5
+1.9
Carlos Cortes
29
pre-arb
79
0.3
0.8
+1.3
Donovan Walton↔ ANA
32
–
7
0.3
–
–
Aaron Civale↔ CHC
31
FA-elig
16
0.3
5.6
-4.0
Tommy White
23
–
6
0.2
–
–
Brooks Kriske
32
pre-arb
2
0.1
0.6
+0.2
Brady Basso
28
pre-arb
7
0.1
0.1
+0.6
Michael Stefanic
30
–
2
0.1
0.0
+0.4
Hayden Juenger
25
–
1
0.1
0.0
+0.3
Brian Serven
31
–
2
0.0
–
–
Joey Estes
24
pre-arb
1
0.0
0.8
-0.7
Brett Harris↔ BOS
28
pre-arb
5
-0.0
0.1
-0.1
Jacob Lopez
28
pre-arb
16
-0.0
0.8
-0.9
Tyler Ferguson↔ CHC
32
–
1
-0.2
0.1
-1.3
Brent Rooker
31
arb
48
-0.2
8.0
-9.4
Geoff Hartlieb
32
–
7
-0.2
–
–
Michael Kelly
33
pre-arb
5
-0.2
0.1
-1.5
Matt Krook↔ WSN
31
–
5
-0.2
–
–
Max Muncy
23
pre-arb
48
-0.3
0.8
-2.5
Mason Barnett
25
pre-arb
13
-0.4
0.0
-2.3
Yunior Tur
26
–
2
-0.4
–
–
Jeff McNeil
34
FA-elig
91
-0.4
10.0
-12.7
Denzel Clarke
26
pre-arb
22
-0.5
0.8
-3.6
Andy Ibáñez↔ NYM
33
–
11
-0.5
0.8
-3.8
Elvis Alvarado
27
pre-arb
28
-0.5
0.1
-3.2
Kade Morris
24
–
3
-0.5
0.0
-3.1
Colby Thomas
25
pre-arb
50
-0.6
0.8
-4.4
Joey Meneses
34
–
9
-0.7
–
–
Jeffrey Springs
33
FA-elig
20
-0.8
10.5
-15.3
Austin Wynns↔ ATL
35
–
14
-0.8
0.3
-5.6
Luis Morales
23
pre-arb
3
-0.8
0.1
-5.4
Justin Sterner
29
pre-arb
46
-0.9
0.8
-6.1
Scott Barlow
33
FA-elig
36
-1.1
2.0
-9.2
Lawrence Butler
25
pre-arb
95
-1.9
3.7
-15.7
Key additions (new vs 2025)
Player
fWAR
Mark Leiter Jr.
0.6
Jonah Heim
0.6
Luis Medina
0.5
José Suarez
0.4
Alika Williams
0.3
Joel Kuhnel
0.2
Key subtractions (gone from 2025)
Player
2025 fWAR
Sean Newcomb
1.0
Mason Miller
1.0
JP Sears
0.7
Max Schuemann
0.6
Miguel Andujar
0.4
Luis Urías
0.1
Current & Historical Payroll
2026 payroll
$92.4M
luxury tax $123M
2027 guaranteed
$81.5M
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
$96M
$81M
$44M
$44M
$44M
$32M
Proj. arbitration
$6M
Proj. pre-arbitration
$21M
Player benefits
$18M
$18M
$18M
$18M
$18M
$18M
Total CBT payroll
$141M
$99M
$62M
$62M
$62M
$50M
Tax space
+$103M
+$148M
+$188M
+$191M
+$194M
+$209M
Est. tax bill
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—
—
—
—
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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 (10)
Player
Age
Svc
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
2031
2032
Luis Severino
32
9.170
$25.0M
$22.0MPLAYER
FREE AGENT
Jeffrey Springs
33
7.055
$10.5M
$15.0MCLUB
FREE AGENT
Jeff McNeil
34
7.069
$10.0M
$15.8MCLUB
FREE AGENT
Brent Rooker
31
4.059
$8.0M
$14.0M
$15.0M
$19.0M
$22.0MVEST
FREE AGENT
Aaron Civale
31
6.058
$5.6M
FREE AGENT
Lawrence Butler
25
2.032
$3.7M
$5.4M
$8.4M
$10.4M
$14.4M
$16.4M
$20.0MCLUB
Mark Leiter Jr.
35
9.000
$2.9M
FREE AGENT
Scott Barlow
33
7.026
$2.0M
FREE AGENT
Tyler Soderstrom
24
2.053
$1.4M
$6.4M
$10.4M
$12.4M
$16.4M
$17.4M
$19.4M
Jacob Wilson
24
1.073
$1.4M
$2.9M
$4.9M
$9.4M
$12.4M
$17.4M
$19.4M
Arbitration-eligible (7)
Player
Age
Svc
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
2031
2032
Shea Langeliers
28
3.051
$5.2M
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Jonah Heim
31
5.097
$771k
FREE AGENT
Andy Ibáñez
33
3.133
$756k
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
José Suarez
28
4.064
$486k
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Austin Wynns
35
5.017
$348k
FREE AGENT
Joey Meneses
34
3.065
—
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Brian Serven
31
3.012
—
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Pre-arbitration (28)
Player
Age
Svc
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
2031
2032
Luis Medina
27
2.146
$835k
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Colby Thomas
25
0.079
$820k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Joey Estes
24
1.031
$820k
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
J.T. Ginn
27
1.039
$785k
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Darell Hernaiz
24
1.040
$785k
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Nick Kurtz
23
1.000
$785k
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Hogan Harris
29
1.146
$785k
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Max Muncy
23
–
$780k
Jacob Lopez
28
0.160
$780k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Justin Sterner
29
0.169
$780k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Carlos Cortes
29
0.069
$780k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Denzel Clarke
26
0.129
$780k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Zack Gelof
26
2.051
$745k
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Jack Perkins
26
0.099
$713k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Brooks Kriske
32
1.019
$601k
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Alika Williams
27
1.032
$559k
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Joel Kuhnel
31
1.127
$515k
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Elvis Alvarado
27
0.101
$104k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Michael Kelly
33
1.124
$67k
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Tyler Ferguson
32
1.089
$60k
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Luis Morales
23
0.059
$58k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Brady Basso
28
1.029
$53k
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Brett Harris
28
0.105
$52k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Michael Stefanic
30
2.093
$18k
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Mason Barnett
25
0.034
$17k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Donovan Walton
32
–
—
Matt Krook
31
1.048
—
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Geoff Hartlieb
32
2.158
—
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Graphs
Athletics'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 = Athletics 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