Ji-Man Choi

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New York Mets 1st Base (1B ) Age: 32-322d Exp: 6.076 Years Bat/Throw: /Right
Country: Korea, South Agent(s): (Gman Sports Management)

  • Current Contract

    Ji-Man Choi signed a 1 year / $4,650,000 contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, including $4,650,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $4,650,000.

    2023-2023 Arbitration

    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $4,650,000
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $4,650,000
    Free Agent: 2024 / UFA
    Year   Age Service Status Base Salary Luxury Tax Salary Payroll Salary Adjusted Salary Yearly Cash
    2023 Contract details by year 32 5.076 ARB 3 $4,650,000 $1,525,000 $4,650,000 $1,525,000 $1,525,000($1,525,000)
    2024 Free Agent Year 33 UFA  
    Sources: MLB contract specifics generally collected from Baseball Prospectus & Rotoworld.

    Previous Contracts

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    2023-2023Retained

    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $3,125,000
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $3,125,000
    Free Agent:

    2022-2022 Arbitration

    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $3,200,000
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $3,200,000
    Free Agent:

    2021-2021 Arbitration

    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $2,450,000
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $2,450,000
    Free Agent:

    2020-2020 Pre-Arbitration

    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $850,000
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $850,000
    Free Agent:

    2019-2019 Pre-Arbitration

    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $850,000
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $850,000
    Free Agent:

    2018-2018 Pre-Arbitration

    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $850,000
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $850,000
    Free Agent:

    2018-2018Retained

    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $86,830
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $86,830
    Free Agent:

    2017-2017 Pre-Arbitration

    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $700,000
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $700,000
    Free Agent:

    2016-2016 Pre-Arbitration

    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $650,000
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $650,000
    Free Agent:
  • Estimated Career Earnings

    Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Total Cash
    2016 Player Cash Earnings $255,744 - - $255,744
    2017 Player Cash Earnings $53,550 - - $53,550
    2018 Player Cash Earnings $379,310 - - $379,310
    2018 Player Cash Earnings $86,830 - - $86,830
    2019 Player Cash Earnings $850,000 - - $850,000
    2020 Player Cash Earnings $314,815 - - $314,815
    2021 Player Cash Earnings $2,450,000 - - $2,450,000
    2022 Player Cash Earnings $3,200,000 - - $3,200,000
    2023 Player Cash Earnings $1,525,000 - - $1,525,000
    2023 Player Cash Earnings $3,125,000 - - $3,125,000
    Est. Earnings
    (8 seasons)
    $12,240,249 - - $12,240,249
    Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Total Cash
    1 seasons Player Cash Earnings $255,744 - - $255,744
    1 seasons Player Cash Earnings $53,550 - - $53,550
    5 seasons Player Cash Earnings $7,194,125 - - $7,194,125
    seasons Player Cash Earnings $86,830 - - $86,830
    1 seasons Player Cash Earnings $1,525,000 - - $1,525,000
    seasons Player Cash Earnings $3,125,000 - - $3,125,000
    * denotes deferred payment
  • Transactions

    Feb 16 2024Signed a minor league contract with New York (NYM)
    Aug 1 2023Traded to San Diego (SD) from Pittsburgh (PIT) with Rich Hill for Jackson Wolf, Estuar Suero and Alfonso Rivas
    Feb 18 2023Signed a 1 year $4.65 million contract with Pittsburgh (PIT), settling in arbitration
    Nov 10 2022Traded to Pittsburgh (PIT) from Tampa Bay (TB) for Jack Hartman
    Nov 30 2021Signed a 1 year $3.2 million contract with Tampa Bay (TB), avoiding arbitration
    Feb 5 2021Signed a 1 year $2.45 million contract with Tampa Bay (TB), settling in arbitration
    Mar 5 2020Signed a 1 year $850,000 contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
    Mar 5 2019Signed a 1 year $850,000 contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
    Jun 10 2018Traded to Chicago (CHC) from Milwaukee (MIL) for Brad Miller and cash considerations
    Jan 15 2018Signed a minor league contract with Milwaukee (MIL)
    Jan 16 2017Signed a 1 year $700,000 minor league contract with New York (NYY)
    Jan 11 2017Released by Los Angeles (LAA)
    Dec 10 2015Claimed in Rule 5 draft by Los Angeles (LAA)
    Nov 22 2015Signed a 1 year $650k contract with Baltimore (BAL)
    Jun 20 2010Signed a contract with Seattle (SEA)

  • Injuries

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    Statistics

    Season Team GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
    2023 SD 39 30 104 12 17 5 0 6 13 10 0 35 .163 .239 .385 .624 -0.02
    2022 TB 113 102 356 36 83 22 0 11 52 58 0 123 .233 .341 .388 .729 0.94
    2021 TB 83 71 258 36 59 14 0 11 45 45 0 87 .229 .348 .411 .759 0.94
    2020 TB 42 32 122 16 28 13 0 3 16 20 0 36 .230 .331 .410 .741 0.3
    2019 TB 127 106 410 54 107 20 2 19 63 64 2 108 .261 .363 .459 .822 2.11
    2018 TB 61 53 190 25 50 14 1 10 32 26 2 55 .263 .357 .505 .862 -0.04
    2017 NYY 6 4 15 2 4 1 0 2 5 2 0 5 .267 .333 .733 1.066 0.15
    2016 LAA 54 31 112 9 19 4 0 5 12 16 2 27 .170 .271 .339 .610 -0.58
    Totals 525 429 1,567 190 367 93 3 67 238 241 6 476 0.234 0.338 0.426 0.764 3.80
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