15-Day Injured List (Knee)
Paxton is dealing with knee inflammation and has been placed on the 15-day injured list by the Red Sox. He is expected to miss the remainder of the 2023 season.
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Current Contract
James Paxton signed a 1 year / $10,000,000 contract with the Boston Red Sox, including $10,000,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $10,000,000. In 2023, Paxton will earn a base salary of $4,000,000, while carrying a total salary of $4,000,000.
2022-2023 Free Agent
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $10,000,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $10,000,000 Free Agent: 2024 / UFA Year Age Service Status Base Salary Luxury Tax Salary Payroll Salary Adjusted Salary Yearly Cash 2022 33 7.151 $6,000,000 $10,000,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000($6,000,000) 2023 34 8.151 Player Exercised $4,000,000 $4,000,000 $4,000,000 $4,000,000 $4,000,000($10,000,000) 2024 35 Club $13,000,000 $10,000,000 $13,000,000 $13,000,000 -($10,000,000) 2024 35 UFA Contract Notes:- 2023-2024 club option: $13M each (must be decided upon together)
Declined by Boston, 2023 - If club declines options, 2023 converts to $4M player option
- 2022 Incentives
$250,000 each for 12, 14, 16, 18 starts (not earned) - 2023-2024 Incentives
$250,000 each for 20, 22, 24, 26 starts
Sources: MLB contract specifics generally collected from Baseball Prospectus & Rotoworld.
Previous Contracts
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2021-2021 Free Agent
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $8,500,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $8,500,000 Free Agent: 2020-2020 Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $12,500,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $12,500,000 Free Agent: 2019-2019 Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $8,575,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $8,575,000 Free Agent: 2018-2018 Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $4,900,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $4,900,000 Free Agent: 2017-2017 Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $2,350,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $2,350,000 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) / $519,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $519,000 Free Agent: 2014-2014 Pre-Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $503,500 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $503,500 Free Agent: 2013-2013 Pre-Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $490,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $490,000 Free Agent: 2010-2010Signing Bonus
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $942,500 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $942,500 Free Agent: - 2023-2024 club option: $13M each (must be decided upon together)
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Estimated Career Earnings
Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Total Cash 2010 - $942,500 - $942,500 2013 $13,230 - - $13,230 2014 $74,286 - - $74,286 2015 $519,000 - - $519,000 2016 $507,500 - - $507,500 2017 $2,350,000 - - $2,350,000 2018 $4,900,000 - - $4,900,000 2019 $8,575,000 - - $8,575,000 2020 $4,629,630 - - $4,629,630 2021 $8,500,000 - - $8,500,000 2022 $6,000,000 - - $6,000,000 2023 $4,000,000 - - $4,000,000 Est. Earnings
(11 seasons)$40,068,646 $942,500 - $41,011,146 Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Total Cash 7 seasons $16,864,016 $942,500 - $17,806,516 2 seasons $13,204,630 - - $13,204,630 2 seasons $10,000,000 - - $10,000,000 * denotes deferred payment -
Transactions
Nov 9 2022Exercised a $4 million player option for 2023Nov 8 2022Boston (BOS) declined a 2 year, $26 million option for 2023-2024, conveying a $4M player optionDec 1 2021Signed a 1 year $10 million contract with Boston (BOS)Feb 14 2021Signed a 1 year $8.5 million contract with Seattle (SEA)Jan 10 2020Signed a 1 year $12.5 million contract with New York (NYY), avoiding arbitrationJan 11 2019Signed a 1 year $8.575 million contract with New York (NYY), avoiding arbitrationNov 19 2018Traded to New York (NYY) from Seattle (SEA) for Justus Sheffield, Dom Thompson-Williams and Erik SwansonJan 12 2018Signed a 1 year $4.9 million contract with Seattle (SEA), avoiding arbitrationJan 13 2017Signed a 1 year $2.35 million contract with Seattle (SEA), avoiding arbitrationMar 3 2015Signed a 1 year $519,000 contract with Seattle (SEA)Mar 3 2014Signed a 1 year $503,500 contract with Seattle (SEA)Sep 3 2013Contract purchased by Seattle (SEA)Jun 15 2010Signed a contract with Seattle (SEA)Jun 8 2010Drafted by Seattle (SEA): Round 4 (#132 overall) -
Injuries
A look at the injuries for James Paxton, and the financial implications.
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2023 Player Rankings
A visual look at how James Paxton ranks across the league, conference, division, and team.
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Statistics
Season Team GP GS IP H R ER BB K HR W L S ERA WHIP WAR 2023 BOS 19 19 96.0 93 51 48 33 101 18 7 5 0 4.50 1.312 1.12 2021 SEA 1 1 1.1 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 6.75 0.75 -0.01 2020 NYY 5 5 20.1 23 17 15 7 26 4 1 1 0 6.64 1.475 -0.39 2019 NYY 29 29 150.2 138 71 64 55 186 23 15 6 0 3.82 1.281 2.42 2018 SEA 28 28 160.1 134 67 67 42 208 23 11 6 0 3.76 1.098 2.94 2017 SEA 24 24 136.0 113 47 45 37 156 9 12 5 0 2.98 1.103 3.57 2016 SEA 20 20 121.0 134 62 51 24 117 9 6 7 0 3.79 1.306 0.98 2015 SEA 13 13 67.0 67 34 29 29 56 8 3 4 0 3.90 1.433 0.66 2014 SEA 13 13 74.0 60 29 25 29 59 3 6 4 0 3.04 1.203 1.32 2013 SEA 4 4 24.0 15 5 4 7 21 2 3 0 0 1.50 0.917 1.14 Totals 156 156 850.2 777 384 349 264 932 99 64 38 0 3.69 1.224 13.75 -
Calculated Market Value
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