The Cubs’ trade of Tommy La Stella to the Angels wiped about $1 million worth (based on the MLB Trade Rumors arbitration estimates) of dollar figures off of the Cubs’ projected salaries and luxury tax hits for 2019.
So with that, let’s have another look at the numbers:
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| Player | Salary | Tax hit |
|---|---|---|
| Player | Salary | Tax hit |
| Jon Lester | $25,000,000 | $25,833,333 |
| Jason Heyward | $20,000,000 | $23,000,000 |
| Yu Darvish | $20,000,000 | $21,000,000 |
| Cole Hamels | $20,000,000 | $20,000,000 |
| Kris Bryant | $13,000,000 | $13,000,000 |
| Tyler Chatwood | $12,500,000 | $12,666,667 |
| Ben Zobrist | $12,000,000 | $14,000,000 |
| Anthony Rizzo | $11,000,000 | $5,857,000 |
| Jose Quintana | $10,500,000 | $10,500,000 |
| Brandon Morrow | $9,000,000 | $10,500,000 |
| Kyle Hendricks | $8,200,000 | $8,200,000 |
| Steve Cishek | $6,500,000 | $6,500,000 |
| Pedro Strop | $6,250,000 | $6,250,000 |
| Javier Baez | $6,200,000 | $6,200,000 |
| Brandon Kintzler | $5,000,000 | $5,000,000 |
| Addison Russell | $4,250,000 | $4,250,000 |
| Brian Duensing | $3,500,000 | $3,500,000 |
| Kyle Schwarber | $3,200,000 | $3,200,000 |
| Mike Montgomery | $2,300,000 | $2,300,000 |
| Carl Edwards Jr. |