This thread IS NOT INTENDED to be a discussion of the quality of the roster or opportunity or 'how we got here' or "what I'd do" or any of that.  This is just intended as a 2025 Baseline Roster reference for where the 2025 roster sits and we can update it throughout the offseason as things change or are finalized (like Arbitration #s, trade, non-tenders, FA signings, whatever)

If there's some wild disagreement about a player or potential salary, we can change anything.

Presented as a notional lineup, obviously that would be subject to change, largely what they are ending the season using.

For purposes of this, I'm putting all Team Control (TC): TC1, TC2 and TC3 at 700k.

Service: 0.0+ = TC1, 1.0+ = TC2, 2.0+ = TC3, 3.0+ ARB1, 4.0+ ARB2, 5.0+ = ARB3 (I use ARB0 for Super 2)

Contract: Xyears/yzM 

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Lineup

LF Cowser (0.70M TC2)

C  Rutschman (5.80M, ARB1)

SS Henderson (0.70M, TC3)

1B Mountcastle (6.60M, ARB2)

DH O'Hearn (7.50M, 1/7.5M - option)

3B Westburg (0.70M, TC2)

RF Kjerstad (0.70M, TC1)

CF Mullins (8.70M, ARB3) 

2B Holliday (0.70M, TC1)

Bench

C  Hunt (0.70M, TC1)

IF Urias (2.10M, ARB2)

IF Mateo (3.20M, ARB3)

IF Rivera (1.40M, ARB1)

Starters

1. Eflin (18M, 1/18M)

2. GRodriguez (0.70M, TC2)

3. Rogers (2.80M, ARB2)

4. Kremer (3.50M, ARB1)

5. Povich (0.70M, TC1)

Bullpen

RH  Bautista (1.00, ARB1 - contract)

RH  Cano (0.70, TC2)

RH  Dominguez (8.00, 1/7.3 - option)

RH  Webb (1.70M, ARB2) 

LH  Soto (5.60,  ARB3)

LH  Akin (1.40M, ARB2)

LH  Coulombe (4.00M - option)

LH  Perez (2.20M, ARB2 - option)

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IL/Bradish (2.10M, ARB0/Super2 will start season on IL)

IL/Wells (2.10M, ARB1 - will start season on IL)

Bowman (1.40M, ARB2)

TOTAL SALARY FOR 26+MAN (includes IL and all ARB) = ~95.4M

Does not include

Previously deferred money = 5.3M (see post below)  

Rest of 40-man roster = 8+M (common to all teams) - this is actually much less than this amount - partial salary based on service in minors.

Estimated player benefits = 15M (common to all teams)

AGAIN this is the start point for where they are today.  We all expect a fair number of changes to the 40-man and 26-man depending on ARB, trades, etc.  

We'll just update this as the decisions are made.

Orioles deferred payments:

Here's what I'll try (again) and if anyone has additional info, we'll update it here and I'll just reflect the total number up in the lead post. From what I've gathered (I'm not worried about date of payout, just raw accumulation in year paid)

Note: It appears all previous deferred money has been paid out, outside of Cobb and Davis.

The core deferrals from Davis' 2022 retirement are done, just deferrals from the original contract now.

2025-2032: 5.3M from Davis (3.5M) and Cobb (1.8M)
2033-2035: 3.15M from Davis (1.4M) and Cobb (1.75M)

2036-2037: 1.4M from Davis (1.4M)

Arbitration cases - I'll just go ahead and use this from MLBTR.  I usually do my own estimates (above) and compare them as they are finalized, but MLBTR got theirs out before I posted this, so I'll just use their numbers which are reflected in the lead post.

Orioles (15)

• Gregory Soto (5.102): $5.6MM
• Cedric Mullins (5.078): $8.7MM
• Jorge Mateo (5.000): $3.2MM
• Matt Bowman (4.137): $1.3MM
• Ryan Mountcastle (4.105): $6.6MM
• Cionel Perez (4.085): $2.1MM (Orioles hold $2.2MM club option)
• Keegan Akin (4.083): $1.4MM
• Trevor Rogers (4.075): $2.8MM
• Jacob Webb (4.046): $1.7MM
• Ramon Urias (4.025): $3.1MM
• Tyler Wells (3.132): $2.1MM
• Dean Kremer (3.112): $3.5MM
• Emmanuel Rivera (3.026): $1.4MM
• Adley Rutschman (3.000): $5.8MM
• Kyle Bradish (2.160): $2.1MM