Garrett Whitlock

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Boston Red Sox Starting Pitcher (SP ) Age: 27-319d Exp: 3 Years Bat/Throw: Right/Right
Drafted: Round 18 (#542 overall), 2017 College: Alabama-Birmingham Agent(s): Kent Matthes

  • Current Contract

    Garrett Whitlock signed a 4 year / $18,750,000 contract with the Boston Red Sox, including a $1,000,000 signing bonus, $18,750,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $4,687,500. In 2024, Whitlock will earn a base salary of $3,250,000, while carrying a total salary of $3,500,000.

    2023-2028 Pre-Arbitration Extension

    Contract: 4 yr(s) / $18,750,000
    Signing Bonus $1,000,000
    Average Salary $4,687,500
    Free Agent: 2029 / UFA
    Year   Age Service Status Base Salary Signing Bonus Luxury Tax Salary Payroll Salary Adjusted Salary Yearly Cash
    2023 Contract details by year 27 2.000 PRE-ARB $1,000,000 $250,000 $4,687,500 $1,250,000 $1,250,000 $2,000,000($2,000,000)
    2024 Contract details by year 28 3.000 ARB 1 $3,250,000 $250,000 $4,687,500 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 $3,250,000($5,250,000)
    2025 Contract details by year 29 ARB 2 $5,250,000 $250,000 $4,687,500 $5,500,000 $5,500,000 $5,250,000($10,500,000)
    2026 Contract details by year 30 ARB 3 $7,250,000 $250,000 $4,687,500 $7,500,000 $7,500,000 $7,250,000($17,750,000)
    2027 Contract details by year 31 Club $8,250,000 - $8,250,000 $8,250,000 $8,250,000 $1,000,000($18,750,000)
    2028 Contract details by year 32 Club $10,500,000 - $10,500,000 $10,500,000 $10,500,000 -($18,750,000)
    2029 Free Agent Year 33 UFA  
    Contract Notes:
    • Extension begins in 2023 ($720,000 tax salary for 2022)
    • 2027 club option includes a $1M buyout
    • 2028 club option includes a $500,000 buyout
    • $4M 2027-28 escalators available
    Sources: MLB contract specifics generally collected from Baseball Prospectus & Rotoworld.

    Previous Contracts

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    2022-2022 Pre-Arbitration

    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $720,000
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $720,000
    Free Agent:

    2021-2021 Pre-Arbitration

    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $570,500
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $570,500
    Free Agent:

    2017-2017Signing Bonus

    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $247,500
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $247,500
    Free Agent:

  • Estimated Career Earnings

    Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Total Cash
    2017 Player Cash Earnings - $247,500 - $247,500
    2021 Player Cash Earnings $570,500 - - $570,500
    2022 Player Cash Earnings $720,000 - - $720,000
    2023 Player Cash Earnings $1,000,000 $1,000,000 - $2,000,000
    2024 Player Cash Earnings $3,250,000 - - $3,250,000
    Est. Earnings
    (4 seasons)    		 $5,540,500 $1,247,500 - $6,788,000
    2025 Player Cash Earnings $5,250,000 - - $5,250,000
    2026 Player Cash Earnings $7,250,000 - - $7,250,000
    2027 Player Cash Earnings $1,000,000 - - $1,000,000
    $19,040,500 $1,247,500 - $20,288,000
    Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Total Cash
    seasons Player Cash Earnings - $247,500 - $247,500
    4 seasons Player Cash Earnings $5,540,500 $1,000,000 - $6,540,500
    * denotes deferred payment

  • Transactions

    Apr 10 2022Signed a 4 year $18.75 million contract extension with Boston (BOS)
    Dec 10 2020Rule 5 Drafted by Boston (BOS) from New York (NYY)
    Jul 20 2017Signed a contract with New York (NYY)
    Jun 14 2017Drafted by New York (NYY): Round 18 (#542 overall)

  • Injuries

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    Statistics

    Season Team GP GS IP H R ER BB K HR W L S ERA WHIP WAR
    2024 BOS 4 4 18.1 14 4 4 7 17 1 1 0 0 1.96 1.145 0
    2023 BOS 22 10 71.2 82 43 41 13 72 13 5 5 1 5.15 1.326 0.21
    2022 BOS 31 9 78.1 65 32 30 15 82 10 4 2 6 3.45 1.021 1.79
    2021 BOS 46 0 73.1 64 22 16 17 81 6 8 4 2 1.96 1.105 2.88
    Totals 103 23 241.2 225 101 91 52 252 30 18 11 9 3.39 1.146 4.88
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