Updated 3/11/18
Current 2018 Yankees payroll for luxury tax purposes: $175 million
2018 luxury tax threshold: $197 million
As Opening Day approaches, the Yankees’ payroll situation will evolve. They could still add guaranteed contracts through trades and free agency (or even extensions) before gaining clarity on salaries for players in their pre-arbitration years. Here we’ll keep track of where the payroll stands.
Guaranteed Contracts
| Player | Luxury Tax Salary |
|---|---|
| Masahiro Tanaka | $22.14M |
| Giancarlo Stanton | $22M |
| Jacoby Ellsbury | $21. |