SPDylan Cease 3.7 · Kevin Gausman 2.2 · Trey Yesavage 1.2 · Patrick Corbin 0.5 · Simeon Woods Richardson 0.0
BP★ Louis Varland 11 · Tyler Rogers 14 · Mason Fluharty 8 · Braydon Fisher 7 · Jeff Hoffman 7 · Tommy Nance 1 · Spencer Miles 1 · Joe Mantiply 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
Dylan Cease
30
FA-elig
18
5.8
25.3
+11.0
Louis Varland
28
–
47
3.7
–
–
Kevin Gausman
35
FA-elig
21
3.5
23.0
-1.2
Kazuma Okamoto
30
–
101
3.0
8.2
+10.9
Brandon Valenzuela
25
–
60
2.6
0.8
+15.8
Ernie Clement
30
arb
101
2.1
4.6
+8.4
Andrés Giménez
27
arb
98
1.9
15.6
-3.5
Trey Yesavage
22
pre-arb
16
1.9
0.8
+10.9
Daulton Varsho
29
arb
91
1.8
10.8
+0.4
Spencer Miles
25
–
28
1.7
0.8
+10.1
Tyler Rogers
35
FA-elig
48
1.6
8.7
+1.7
Nathan Lukes
31
pre-arb
69
1.6
0.8
+9.1
Jeff Hoffman
33
FA-elig
47
1.4
12.7
-3.6
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
27
–
99
1.4
40.2
-31.4
Alejandro Kirk
27
arb
33
1.1
8.7
-1.5
Patrick Corbin
36
FA-elig
19
0.8
0.9
+3.8
Mason Fluharty
24
pre-arb
54
0.7
0.8
+3.7
Jonatan Clase
24
pre-arb
9
0.5
0.8
+2.6
Joe Mantiply
35
arb
17
0.3
0.9
+1.2
George Springer
36
FA-elig
73
0.3
24.2
-22.1
Luis Urías
29
–
18
0.3
–
–
Chad Dallas
26
–
2
0.2
0.0
+1.2
Braydon Fisher
25
pre-arb
49
0.1
0.8
+0.1
Cody Ponce
32
pre-arb
1
0.1
6.0
-5.1
Adam Macko
25
–
20
0.1
0.6
+0.2
Jesús Sánchez
28
arb
73
0.1
6.8
-6.1
Simeon Woods Richardson↔ MIN
25
–
3
0.1
0.1
+0.4
CJ Van Eyk
27
–
2
0.1
–
–
Tommy Nance↔ MIN
35
pre-arb
32
0.0
0.7
-0.4
Tanner Andrews
30
–
2
0.0
0.0
+0.1
Connor Seabold↔ DET
30
pre-arb
5
-0.0
0.2
-0.2
Yohendrick Piñango
24
–
54
-0.0
0.6
-0.8
Myles Straw
31
arb
92
-0.0
7.4
-7.6
Hayden Juenger
25
–
2
-0.0
0.0
-0.2
Addison Barger
26
pre-arb
9
-0.1
0.8
-1.2
Eloy Jiménez
29
–
12
-0.1
0.1
-1.0
Tyler Heineman↔ ANA
35
arb
33
-0.2
0.9
-2.2
Lazaro Estrada
27
pre-arb
4
-0.2
0.0
-1.4
Shane Bieber
31
FA-elig
6
-0.2
16.0
-17.4
Josh Fleming
30
–
1
-0.2
0.0
-1.5
Yariel Rodríguez
29
pre-arb
10
-0.3
7.0
-8.8
Charles McAdoo
24
–
8
-0.4
0.5
-2.8
Chase Lee
27
pre-arb
3
-0.4
0.6
-2.9
Sean Keys
23
–
12
-0.5
–
–
Davis Schneider
27
pre-arb
51
-0.7
0.3
-4.8
Lenyn Sosa↔ CHW
26
pre-arb
28
-0.8
0.5
-5.3
Austin Voth↔ MIN
34
arb
2
-0.8
0.3
-5.4
Brendon Little
29
pre-arb
8
-0.9
0.1
-5.6
Eric Lauer↔ LAD
31
–
8
-0.9
1.6
-7.2
Max Scherzer
41
FA-elig
6
-1.1
3.0
-9.6
Key additions (new vs 2025)
Player
fWAR
Dylan Cease
3.7
Kazuma Okamoto
2.0
Brandon Valenzuela
1.7
Spencer Miles
1.1
Tyler Rogers
1.1
Patrick Corbin
0.5
Key subtractions (gone from 2025)
Player
2025 fWAR
Bo Bichette
3.8
Chris Bassitt
2.4
Joey Loperfido
0.7
Seranthony Domínguez
0.3
Ty France
0.2
Alan Roden
0.2
Current & Historical Payroll
2026 payroll
$243.4M
luxury tax $223M
2027 guaranteed
$140.8M
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
$198M
$130M
$120M
$95M
$72M
$27M
Proj. arbitration
$17M
Proj. pre-arbitration
$8M
Player benefits
$18M
$18M
$18M
$18M
$18M
$18M
Total CBT payroll
$241M
$148M
$138M
$113M
$90M
$45M
Tax space
+$3M
+$99M
+$112M
+$140M
+$166M
+$214M
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-2 payor rates on the overage. Forward years show only guaranteed deals (arb/pre-arb not yet set). Figures are estimates.
Guaranteed / signed (18)
Player
Age
Svc
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
2031
2032
Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
27
7.000
$40.2M
FREE AGENT
Dylan Cease
30
6.089
$25.3M
$33.3M
$32.3M
$31.3M
$30.3M
$29.3M
$28.3M
George Springer
36
11.166
$24.2M
FREE AGENT
Kevin Gausman
35
11.151
$23.0M
FREE AGENT
Shane Bieber
31
7.097
$16.0MPLAYER
FREE AGENT
Andrés Giménez
27
5.106
$15.6M
$23.6M
$23.6M
$23.6M
$23.0MCLUB
FREE AGENT
Jeff Hoffman
33
7.084
$12.7M
$12.7M
FREE AGENT
Alejandro Kirk
27
5.047
$8.7M
$12.3M
$12.3M
$12.3M
$12.3M
FREE AGENT
Tyler Rogers
35
6.034
$8.7M
$13.7M
$13.7M
$9.0MCLUB
FREE AGENT
Kazuma Okamoto
30
–
$8.2M
$17.2M
$17.2M
$17.2M
Myles Straw
31
5.125
$7.4M
$8.0MCLUB
$8.5MCLUB
FREE AGENT
Yariel Rodríguez
29
2.000
$7.0M
$8.0M
$6.3MPLAYER
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Cody Ponce
32
0.126
$6.0M
$12.0M
$12.0M
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Max Scherzer
41
17.079
$3.0M
FREE AGENT
Patrick Corbin
36
13.105
$947k
FREE AGENT
Eloy Jiménez
29
7.000
$91k
FREE AGENT
Josh Fleming
30
6.000
$5k
FREE AGENT
Luis Urías
29
6.098
—
FREE AGENT
Arbitration-eligible (9)
Player
Age
Svc
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
2031
2032
Daulton Varsho
29
5.128
$10.8M
FREE AGENT
Jesús Sánchez
28
4.118
$6.8M
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Ernie Clement
30
3.168
$4.6M
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Eric Lauer
31
5.091
$1.6M
FREE AGENT
Joe Mantiply
35
4.057
$936k
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Tyler Heineman
35
3.066
$928k
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Austin Voth
34
5.115
$342k
FREE AGENT
Simeon Woods Richardson
25
4.000
$99k
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Louis Varland
28
4.000
—
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Pre-arbitration (16)
Player
Age
Svc
2026
2027
2028
2029
2030
2031
2032
Jonatan Clase
24
0.109
$820k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Addison Barger
26
1.098
$811k
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Nathan Lukes
31
1.145
$808k
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Mason Fluharty
24
0.139
$797k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Braydon Fisher
25
0.130
$797k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Trey Yesavage
22
0.014
$789k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Spencer Miles
25
–
$780k
Brandon Valenzuela
25
–
$772k
Tommy Nance
35
2.165
$720k
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Yohendrick Piñango
24
–
$638k
Chase Lee
27
0.095
$551k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Lenyn Sosa
26
2.044
$502k
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Davis Schneider
27
2.029
$270k
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Connor Seabold
30
1.054
$190k
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Brendon Little
29
1.135
$52k
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Lazaro Estrada
27
0.004
$25k
Pre-Arb
Pre-Arb
ARB 1
ARB 2
ARB 3
FREE AGENT
Graphs
Blue Jays'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 = Blue Jays 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