Cubs Insider · Feb 18, 2020
Cubs Increasing Minimum MiLb Salaries at Least 50% for 2020
According to Mark Gonzales of the Chicago Tribune, the Cubs are raising minimum salaries for their minor-league players by at least 50% this year. This follows the Blue Jays’ decision to to the same last season and supersedes MLB’s planned salary increases for 2021.
All Cubs minor-leaguers playing under the terms of their first-year contracts will receive a raise ranging from $112 to $295 a week, depending on their level and year of professional ball. The average player will receive a raise of about $200 a week, which equates to an average increase of about 50%, with players at the lower-minor-league levels (below Double A) receiving an average increase of about 75%.