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Current Contract
Max Kepler signed a 5 year / $35,000,000 contract with the Minnesota Twins, including $35,000,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $7,000,000. In 2024, Kepler will earn a base salary of $10,000,000, while carrying a total salary of $10,000,000.
2019-2024 Arbitration Extension
Contract: 5 yr(s) / $35,000,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $7,000,000 Free Agent: 2025 / UFA Year Age Service Status Base Salary Luxury Tax Salary Payroll Salary Adjusted Salary Yearly Cash 2019 26 2.152 ARB 1 $6,000,000 $7,000,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000($6,000,000) 2020 27 3.152 ARB 2 $6,250,000 $7,000,000 $6,250,000 $2,314,815 $2,314,815($8,314,815) 2021 28 4.152 ARB 3 $6,500,000 $7,000,000 $6,500,000 $6,500,000 $6,500,000($14,814,815) 2022 29 5.152 ARB 4 $6,750,000 $7,000,000 $6,750,000 $6,750,000 $6,750,000($21,564,815) 2023 30 6.152 $8,500,000 $7,000,000 $8,500,000 $8,500,000 $8,500,000($30,064,815) 2024 31 7.152 Club Exercised$10,000,000 $9,000,000 $10,000,000 $10,000,000 $10,000,000($40,064,815) 2025 32 UFA Contract Notes:- 2024 Club Option includes a $1M buyout
- 2024 Escalators (2022-2023 awards)
$500,000 each for All Star, Gold Glove, Silver Slugger, max $1M
Sources: MLB contract specifics generally collected from Baseball Prospectus & Rotoworld.
Previous Contracts
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2019-2019 Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $3,125,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $3,125,000 Free Agent: 2018-2018 Pre-Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $587,500 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $587,500 Free Agent: 2017-2017 Pre-Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $547,500 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $547,500 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) / $507,500 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $507,500 Free Agent: 2014-2014 Pre-Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / - Signing Bonus - Average Salary - Free Agent: 2009-2009Signing Bonus
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $800,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $800,000 Free Agent: -
Estimated Career Earnings
Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Total Cash 2009 - $800,000 - $800,000 2015 $36,051 - - $36,051 2016 $388,220 - - $388,220 2017 $547,500 - - $547,500 2018 $587,500 - - $587,500 2019 $6,000,000 - - $6,000,000 2020 $2,314,815 - - $2,314,815 2021 $6,500,000 - - $6,500,000 2022 $6,750,000 - - $6,750,000 2023 $8,500,000 - - $8,500,000 2024 $10,000,000 - - $10,000,000 Est. Earnings
(10 seasons)$41,624,086 $800,000 - $42,424,086 Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Total Cash 10 seasons $41,624,086 $800,000 - $42,424,086 * denotes deferred payment -
Transactions
Nov 3 2023Minnesota (MIN) exercised a $10 million option for 2024Feb 14 2019Signed a 5 year $35 million contract extension with Minnesota (MIN), including a club option for 2024Jan 11 2019Signed a 1 year $3.125 million contract with Minnesota (MIN), avoiding arbitrationMar 24 2018Signed a 1 year $587,500 contract with Minnesota (MIN)Feb 24 2017Signed a 1 year $547,500 contract with Minnesota (MIN)Mar 3 2015Signed a 1 year contract with Minnesota (MIN)Jul 11 2009Signed a contract with Minnesota (MIN) -
Injuries
A look at the injuries for Max Kepler, and the financial implications.
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2024 Player Rankings
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Statistics
Season Team GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR 2024 MIN 5 5 20 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 .050 .095 .050 .145 0 2023 MIN 130 112 438 72 114 22 2 24 66 45 1 106 .260 .332 .484 .816 2.85 2022 MIN 115 105 388 54 88 18 1 9 43 49 3 66 .227 .318 .348 .666 2.05 2021 MIN 121 113 426 61 90 21 4 19 54 54 10 96 .211 .306 .413 .719 2.08 2020 MIN 48 46 171 27 39 9 0 9 23 22 3 36 .228 .321 .439 .760 1.03 2019 MIN 136 127 524 98 132 32 0 36 90 60 1 99 .252 .336 .519 .855 3.95 2018 MIN 156 144 532 80 119 30 4 20 58 71 4 96 .224 .319 .408 .727 3.46 2017 MIN 147 129 511 67 124 32 2 19 69 47 6 114 .243 .312 .425 .737 1.94 2016 MIN 113 101 396 52 93 20 2 17 63 42 6 93 .235 .309 .424 .733 2.43 2015 MIN 3 1 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .143 .143 .143 .286 -0.09 Totals 974 883 3,413 511 801 184 15 153 466 391 34 715 0.235 0.318 0.432 0.750 19.70