The San Francisco Giants wrapped up the 2019 season with a team payroll of $178,582,126, according to Spotrac.
That was the fifth-highest payroll in baseball, behind only the Boston Red Sox ($229M), Chicago Cubs ($218M), New York Yankees ($218M) and Los Angeles Dodgers ($201M).
The bad news from a payroll standpoint is that the Giants’ six highest-paid players will all return in 2020, and that group as a whole was not particularly productive this past season. Here’s a look at how much they count against the team’s luxury tax figure:
- Johnny Cueto: $21.