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Carlos Beltran

Center Field
Drafted:Round 2 (#49 overall), 1995

Current Salary Information
Contract: 2 yr(s) / $26,000,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $13,000,000 End Year: 2013 Free Agent: 2014 / Unrestricted
  Base Salary S. Bonus Misc. Bonus Total Salary
2012 13,000,000 - - 13,000,000
2013 13,000,000 - - 13,000,000
2014 FA
  • Full no-trade clause

Previous Contracts
Team:New York Mets
Contract: 7 yr(s) / $119,000,000
Free Agent Type:UFA
2005: 10,000,000
2006: 12,000,000
2007: 12,000,000
2008: 18,500,000
2009: 18,500,000
2010: 18,500,000
2011: 19,325,436
  • Signing Bonus: $11 million
  • Full No-Trade Clause
  • $100k for Silver Slugger, Aaron Award, Gold Glove, All-Star Selection, Top All-Star Vote Getter
  • $150k for LDS MVP, LCS MVP
    $250k for WS MVP
  • $500k for MVP

Perks
hotel suite on road, 15-person suite at home games, player to purchase post-season tickets, club agreed to lease ocular enhancer machine (device that throws numbered & multi-colored tennis balls at 150 mph)
Team:Kansas City Royals
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $9,000,000
Free Agent Type:UFA
2004: 9,000,000
Team:Kansas City Royals
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $6,000,000
Free Agent Type:UFA
2003: 6,000,000
Team:Kansas City Royals
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $3,500,000
Free Agent Type:UFA
2002: 3,500,000
Team:Kansas City Royals
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $425,000
Free Agent Type:UFA
2001: 425,000
Team:Kansas City Royals
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $350,000
Free Agent Type:UFA
2000: 350,000
Team:Kansas City Royals
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $200,000
Free Agent Type:UFA
1999: 200,000

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Details

Arbitration Eligible:
2002—2004

2012 Salary Rankings

MLB:
#49
National:
#21
National Central:
#7
St. Louis Cardinals:
#2
Center Field:
#4

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Transactions

Dec 23 2011
Signed a 2 year $26 million contract with St. Louis (STL)
Jul 28 2011
Traded to San Francisco (SF) from New York (NYM) with $4.8 million for Zach Wheeler
Jan 11 2005
Signed a 7 year $119 million contract with New York (NYM)
Jun 24 2004
Traded to Houston (HOU) from Kansas City (KC) in a 3 team trade with Oakland (OAK)
Jan 20 2004
Signed a 1 year $9 million contract with Kansas City (KC)
Feb 1 2003
Signed a 1 year $6 millon contract with Kansas City (KC)
Jan 18 2002
Signed a 1 year $3.5 million contract with Kansas City (KC)
Jun 1 1995
Drafted by Kansas City (KC): Round 2 (#49 overall)