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Previous Contracts
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2019-2019 Free Agent (Minor League Contract)
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $1,150,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $1,150,000 Free Agent: 2018-2018 Free Agent (Minor League Contract)
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $1,000,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $1,000,000 Free Agent: 2018-2018Retained
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $134,400 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $134,400 Free Agent: 2017-2017Retained
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $12,377,056 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $12,377,056 Free Agent: 2015-2017 Free Agent
Contract: 3 yr(s) / $42,000,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $14,000,000 Free Agent: 2013-2014 Free Agent
Contract: 2 yr(s) / $16,000,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $8,000,000 Free Agent: 2012-2012 Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $6,000,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $6,000,000 Free Agent: 2011-2011
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $1,250,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $1,250,000 Free Agent: 2010-2010 Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $3,100,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $3,100,000 Free Agent: 2009-2009 Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $1,400,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $1,400,000 Free Agent: 2008-2008 Pre-Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $461,200 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $461,200 Free Agent: 2007-2007 Pre-Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $432,400 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $432,400 Free Agent: 2001-2001Signing Bonus
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $175,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $175,000 Free Agent: -
Estimated Career Earnings
Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Total Cash 2001 - $175,000 - $175,000 2007 $432,400 - - $432,400 2008 $461,200 - - $461,200 2009 $1,400,000 - - $1,400,000 2010 $3,100,000 - - $3,100,000 2011 $1,250,000 - - $1,250,000 2012 $6,000,000 - - $6,000,000 2013 $8,000,000 - - $8,000,000 2014 $8,000,000 - - $8,000,000 2015 $13,000,000 - - $13,000,000 2016 $14,000,000 - - $14,000,000 2017 $2,622,944 - - $2,622,944 2017 $12,377,056 - - $12,377,056 2018 $526,848 - $250,000 $776,848 2018 $134,400 - - $134,400 2019 $1,150,000 - - $1,150,000 Est. Earnings
(13 seasons)$72,454,848 $175,000 $250,000 $72,879,848 Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Total Cash 3 seasons $2,293,600 $175,000 - $2,468,600 1 seasons $3,100,000 - - $3,100,000 2 seasons $3,872,944 - - $3,872,944 1 seasons $6,000,000 - - $6,000,000 2 seasons $16,000,000 - - $16,000,000 2 seasons $39,377,056 - - $39,377,056 1 seasons $661,248 - - $911,248 1 seasons $1,150,000 - - $1,150,000 * denotes deferred payment -
Fines
Date Team Category Games Susp. Forfeited Reason 08/15/2012 50 games $1,639,344 violating MLB drug prevention and treatment program 50 $1,639,344 -
Transactions
Jan 14 2022Retired from Professional BaseballJul 22 2020Released by New York (NYM)Jun 29 2020Signed a minor league contract with New York (NYM)Feb 11 2019Signed a minor league contract with Pittsburgh (PIT)Jul 5 2018Signed a minor league contract with Cleveland (CLE)Jun 18 2018Released by Cleveland (CLE)Apr 23 2018Signed a minor league contract with Cleveland (CLE)Jul 30 2017Traded to Kansas City (KC) from Chicago (CHW) with $2.6 million for A.J. Puckett and Andre DavisDec 14 2014Signed a 3 year $42 million contract with Chicago (CWS)Nov 16 2012Signed a 2 yr $16 million contract with Toronto (TOR)Jan 17 2012Signed a 1 year $6 million contract with San Francisco (SF)Nov 7 2011Traded to San Francisco (SF) from Kansas City (KC) for Jonathan Sanchez and Ryan VerdugoDec 9 2010Signed a 1 year $1.25 million contract with Kansas City (KC)Oct 19 2010Released by Atlanta (ATL)Jan 14 2010Signed a 1 year $3.1 million contract with Atlanta (ATL)Dec 22 2009Traded to Atlanta (ATL) from New York (NYY) with Arodys Vizcaino , Michael Dunn and considerations for Javier Vazquez and Boone LoganJan 20 2009Signed a 1 year $1.4 million contract with New York (NYY)Mar 4 2008Signed a 1 year $461k contract with New York (NYY)Mar 12 2007Signed a 1 year $432k contract with New York (NYY)Nov 13 2001Signed a contract with New York (NYY) -
Injuries
A look at the injuries for Melky Cabrera, and the financial implications.
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Statistics
Season Team GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR 2019 PIT 133 82 378 43 106 22 1 7 47 17 2 41 .280 .313 .399 .712 -1.27 2018 CLE 78 72 250 28 70 17 0 6 39 20 1 38 .280 .335 .420 .755 -0.08 2017 KC 156 155 620 78 177 30 2 17 85 36 1 74 .285 .324 .423 .747 0.85 2016 CHW 151 150 591 70 175 42 5 14 86 47 2 69 .296 .345 .455 .800 2.5 2015 CHW 158 158 629 70 172 36 2 12 76 41 3 88 .273 .315 .394 .709 1.45 2014 TOR 139 138 568 81 171 35 3 16 73 43 6 67 .301 .351 .458 .809 3.51 2013 TOR 88 85 344 39 96 15 2 3 30 23 2 47 .279 .322 .360 .682 0.14 2012 SF 113 112 459 84 159 25 10 11 60 36 13 63 .346 .390 .516 .906 4.82 2011 KC 155 153 658 102 201 44 5 18 87 35 20 94 .305 .339 .470 .809 4.39 2010 ATL 147 115 458 50 117 27 3 4 42 42 7 64 .255 .317 .354 .671 -0.3 2009 NYY 154 130 485 66 133 28 1 13 68 43 10 59 .274 .336 .416 .752 1.16 2008 NYY 129 112 413 42 103 12 1 8 37 29 9 58 .249 .301 .341 .642 0.42 Totals 1,871 1,712 6,823 888 1,952 380 45 144 851 506 101 885 0.286 0.335 0.418 0.753 17.59