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Current Contract
Rafael Montero signed a 3 year / $34,500,000 contract with the Houston Astros, including $34,500,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $11,500,000. In 2024, Montero will earn a base salary of $11,500,000, while carrying a total salary of $11,500,000.
2023-2025 Free Agent
Contract: 3 yr(s) / $34,500,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $11,500,000 Free Agent: 2026 / UFA Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentive Luxury Tax Salary Payroll Salary Adjusted Salary Yearly Cash 2023 32 6.138 $11,500,000 $400,000 $11,500,000 $11,900,000 $11,900,000 $11,900,000($11,900,000) 2024 33 7.138 $11,500,000 - $11,500,000 $11,500,000 $11,500,000 $11,500,000($23,400,000) 2025 34 $11,500,000 - $11,500,000 $11,500,000 $11,500,000 $11,500,000($34,900,000) 2026 35 UFA Contract Notes:- Games Finished
$250,000 for 30 - Appearances ($400,000 earned in 2023)
$100,000 each for 50, 55, 60, 65, 70 - Reliever of the Year: $100,000 ($65,000 for 2nd/3rd)
- All Star: $50,000
Sources: MLB contract specifics generally collected from Baseball Prospectus & Rotoworld.
Previous Contracts
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2022-2022 Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $2,725,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $2,725,000 Free Agent: 2021-2021 Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $2,250,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $2,250,000 Free Agent: 2021-2021Retained
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $822,596 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $822,596 Free Agent: 2020-2020 Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $785,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $785,000 Free Agent: 2019-2019
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $555,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $555,000 Free Agent: 2018-2018 Pre-Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $558,025 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $558,025 Free Agent: 2017-2017 Pre-Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $541,400 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $541,400 Free Agent: 2016-2016 Pre-Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $507,500 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $507,500 Free Agent: 2015-2015 Pre-Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $511,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $511,000 Free Agent: 2014-2014 Pre-Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $500,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $500,000 Free Agent: 2010-2010Signing Bonus
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $80,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $80,000 Free Agent: - Games Finished
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Estimated Career Earnings
Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Total Cash 2010 - $80,000 - $80,000 2014 $136,612 - - $136,612 2015 $477,491 - - $477,491 2016 $108,147 - - $108,147 2017 $440,742 - - $440,742 2018 $558,025 - - $558,025 2019 $208,880 - - $208,880 2020 $290,741 - - $290,741 2021 $1,427,404 - - $1,427,404 2021 $822,596 - - $822,596 2022 $2,725,000 - - $2,725,000 2023 $11,500,000 - $400,000 $11,900,000 Est. Earnings
(10 seasons)$18,695,638 $80,000 $400,000 $19,175,638 2024 $11,500,000 - - $11,500,000 2025 $11,500,000 - - $11,500,000 $41,695,638 $80,000 $400,000 $42,175,638 Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Total Cash 5 seasons $1,721,017 $80,000 - $1,801,017 2 seasons $499,621 - - $499,621 3 seasons $15,652,404 - - $16,052,404 seasons $822,596 - - $822,596 * denotes deferred payment -
Transactions
Nov 12 2022Signed a 3 year $34.5 million contract with Houston (HOU)Mar 22 2022Signed a 1 year $2.725 million contract with Houston (HOU), avoiding arbitrationJul 27 2021Traded to Houston (HOU) from Seattle (SEA) with Kendall Graveman for Abraham Toro-Hernandez and Joe SmithJan 15 2021Signed a 1 year $2.25 million contract with Seattle (SEA), avoiding arbitrationDec 15 2020Traded to Seattle (SEA) from Texas (TEX) for Jose Corniell and Andres MesaJan 10 2020Signed a 1 year $785,000 contract with Texas (TEX), avoiding arbitrationDec 5 2018Signed a minor league contract with Texas (TEX)Mar 24 2018Signed a 1 year $558,025 contract with New York (NYM)Feb 24 2017Signed a 1 year $541,400 contract with New York (NYM)Mar 5 2015Signed a 1 year $511,000 contract with New York (NYM)Jan 20 2011Signed a contract with New York (NYM) -
Injuries
A look at the injuries for Rafael Montero, and the financial implications.
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2024 Player Rankings
A visual look at how Rafael Montero ranks across the league, conference, division, and team.
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Statistics
Season Team Games IP H R ER BB K HR W L S ERA WHIP WAR 2023 HOU 67 67.1 74 40 38 29 79 11 3 3 1 5.08 1.53 -0.35 2022 HOU 71 68.1 47 22 18 23 73 3 5 2 14 2.37 1.024 1.22 2021 HOU 44 49.1 59 40 35 17 42 4 5 4 7 6.39 1.541 -1.76 2020 TEX 17 17.2 12 11 8 6 19 2 0 1 8 4.08 1.019 0.01 2019 TEX 22 29.0 23 8 8 5 34 5 2 0 0 2.48 0.966 1.21 2017 NYM 34 119.0 140 75 72 67 114 12 5 11 0 5.45 1.739 -0.01 2016 NYM 9 19.0 23 17 17 16 20 4 0 1 0 8.05 2.053 -0.51 2015 NYM 5 10.0 9 6 5 5 13 0 0 1 0 4.50 1.4 -0.12 2014 NYM 10 44.1 44 21 20 23 42 8 1 3 0 4.06 1.511 0.01 Totals 279 424.0 431 240 221 191 436 49 21 26 30 4.69 1.467 -0.30 -
Calculated Market Value
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Previous Contract
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Comparable Players
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Base Calculated Value
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Statistical Comparisons
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Rafael Montero's Calculated Market Value
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