Finances
Chicago Cubs
89-73.549#2 — NL CentralMLB
Runs per game
5.25
Runs allowed
4.34
OPS
.767
ERA
4.12
HR per game
1.36
Salary by season, prorated signing bonus included. In grey: options and arbitration years, not yet guaranteed.
| Player | Contract | Value | AAV | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alex BregmanFull no-trade clause | Free Agent5 yrs · 2026–2030 | 175.0 M$ | 30.89 M$ | 35.00 M$ | 35.00 M$ | 35.00 M$ | 35.00 M$ | 35.00 M$ |
| Dansby SwansonFull no-trade clause | Free Agent7 yrs · 2023–2029 | 177.0 M$ | 25.29 M$ | 28.00 M$ | 28.00 M$ | 27.00 M$ | 26.00 M$ | |
| Kevin Gausman | Free Agent5 yrs · 2022–2026 | 110.0 M$ | 22.00 M$ | 23.00 M$ | ||||
| Shota Imanaga | Free Agent1 yr · 2026–2026 | 22.03 M$ | 22.03 M$ | |||||
| Ian HappFull no-trade clause | Extension3 yrs · 2024–2026 | 61.0 M$ | 20.33 M$ | 19.00 M$ | ||||
| Seiya SuzukiFull no-trade clause | Free Agent5 yrs · 2022–2026 | 85.0 M$ | 17.00 M$ | 19.00 M$ | ||||
| Matthew Boyd | Free Agent2 yrs · 2025–2026 | 29.0 M$ | 14.50 M$ | 17.00 M$ | 15.00 M$Mutual option | |||
| Clay Holmes | Free Agent3 yrs · 2025–2026 | 38.0 M$ | 12.67 M$ | 13.00 M$ | 12.00 M$Player option | |||
| Nico Hoerner | Extension3 yrs · 2024–2026 | 35.0 M$ | 11.67 M$ | 12.00 M$ | 23.83 M$ | 23.83 M$ | 23.33 M$ | 23.33 M$ |
| David Peterson | Arbitration1 yr · 2026–2026 | 8.10 M$ | 8.10 M$ | |||||
| Justin Steele | Arbitration1 yr · 2026–2026 | 6.78 M$ | 6.78 M$ | Arb 4 | ||||
| Aaron Civale | Free Agent1 yr · 2026–2026 | 6.00 M$ | 6.00 M$ | |||||
| Phil Maton | Free Agent2 yrs · 2026–2027 | 14.5 M$ | 7.25 M$ | 5.50 M$ | 6.00 M$ | 8.50 M$Club option | ||
| Colin Rea | Extension1 yr · 2026–2026 | 6.50 M$ | 5.50 M$ | 7.50 M$Club option | ||||
| Hunter Harvey | Free Agent1 yr · 2026–2026 | 6.00 M$ | 5.00 M$ | 8.00 M$Mutual option | ||||
| Carson Kelly | Free Agent2 yrs · 2025–2026 | 11.5 M$ | 5.75 M$ | 5.00 M$ | 7.50 M$Mutual option | |||
| Edward Cabrera | Arbitration1 yr · 2026–2026 | 4.45 M$ | 4.45 M$ | Arb 3 | Arb 4 | |||
| Caleb Thielbar | Free Agent1 yr · 2026–2026 | 4.50 M$ | 4.00 M$ | 6.00 M$Mutual option | ||||
| Tyrone Taylor | Arbitration1 yr · 2026–2026 | 3.80 M$ | 3.80 M$ | |||||
| Michael Conforto | Free Agent1 yr · 2026–2026 | 2.00 M$ | 2.00 M$ | |||||
| Javier Assad | Extension1 yr · 2026–2026 | 1.80 M$ | 1.80 M$ | 3.30 M$Club option | Arb (placeholder) | |||
| Braxton Garrett | Arbitration1 yr · 2026–2026 | 1.53 M$ | 1.53 M$ | Arb 3 | Arb 4 | |||
| Jacob Webb | Free Agent1 yr · 2026–2026 | 1.50 M$ | 1.50 M$ | 2.50 M$Club option | ||||
| Trent Thornton | Free Agent1 yr · 2026–2026 | 1.36 M$ | 1.36 M$ | |||||
| Tyler Austin | Free Agent1 yr · 2026–2026 | 1.25 M$ | 1.25 M$ | |||||
| Shelby Miller | Free Agent2 yrs · 2026–2027 | 2.5 M$ | 1.25 M$ | 1.00 M$ | 1.25 M$ | 2.50 M$Club option | ||
| Pete Crow-Armstrong | Pre-Arbitration (Guaranteed Sect1 yr · 2026–2026 | 0.89 M$ | 0.89 M$Pre-arb | Pre-arb | Arb 1 | Arb 2 | Arb 3 | |
| Michael Busch | Pre-Arbitration1 yr · 2026–2026 | 0.86 M$ | 0.86 M$Pre-arb | Arb 1 | Arb 2 | Arb 3 | ||
| Cade Horton | Pre-Arbitration1 yr · 2026–2026 | 0.82 M$ | 0.82 M$Pre-arb | Pre-arb | Arb 1 | Arb 2 | Arb 3 | |
| Miguel Amaya | Pre-Arbitration1 yr · 2026–2026 | 0.81 M$ | 0.81 M$Pre-arb | Arb 1 | Arb 2 | Arb 3 | ||
| Daniel Palencia | Pre-Arbitration1 yr · 2026–2026 | 0.81 M$ | 0.81 M$Pre-arb | Arb 1 | Arb 2 | Arb 3 | Arb 4 | |
| Matt Shaw | Pre-Arbitration1 yr · 2026–2026 | 0.80 M$ | 0.80 M$Pre-arb | Pre-arb (placeholder) | Arb 1 | Arb 2 | Arb 3 | |
| Gabriel Arias | Pre-Arbitration1 yr · 2026–2026 | 0.80 M$ | 0.80 M$Pre-arb | Arb 1 | Arb 2 | Arb 3 | ||
| Ben Brown | Pre-Arbitration1 yr · 2026–2026 | 0.80 M$ | 0.80 M$Pre-arb | Arb 1 | Arb 2 | Arb 3 | Arb 4 | |
| Porter Hodge | Pre-Arbitration1 yr · 2026–2026 | 0.80 M$ | 0.80 M$Pre-arb | Pre-arb | Arb 1 | Arb 2 | Arb 3 | |
| Ethan Roberts | Pre-Arbitration1 yr · 2026–2026 | 0.79 M$ | 0.79 M$Pre-arb | Arb 1 | Arb 2 | Arb 3 | ||
| Ryan Rolison | Pre-Arbitration1 yr · 2026–2026 | 0.79 M$ | 0.79 M$Pre-arb | Arb 1 | Arb 2 | Arb 3 | ||
| Ryan Zeferjahn | Pre-Arbitration1 yr · 2026–2026 | 0.78 M$ | 0.78 M$Pre-arb | Pre-arb | Arb 1 | Arb 2 | Arb 3 | |
| Pedro Ramírez | Pre-Arbitration1 yr · 2026–2026 | 0.78 M$ | 0.78 M$Pre-arb | Pre-arb | Pre-arb | Pre-arb | Arb 1 | |
| Scott Kingery | Free Agent/Arb1 yr · 2026–2026 | 0.23 M$ | 0.23 M$Not 40 man | |||||
| Dylan Carlson | Free Agent1 yr · 2026–2026 | 0.20 M$ | 0.20 M$Not 40 man |



