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Current Contract
Alfonso Soriano signed a 8 year / $136,000,000 contract with the Chicago Cubs, including a $8,000,000 signing bonus, $136,000,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $17,000,000.
2007-2014
Contract: 8 yr(s) / $136,000,000 Signing Bonus $8,000,000 Average Salary $17,000,000 Free Agent: 2015 / UFA Year Age Service Status Base Salary Signing Bonus Luxury Tax Salary Payroll Salary Adjusted Salary Yearly Cash 2007 31 $9,000,000 $1,000,000 $17,000,000 $10,000,000 $10,000,000 $17,000,000($17,000,000) 2008 32 $13,000,000 $1,000,000 $17,000,000 $14,000,000 $14,000,000 $13,000,000($30,000,000) 2009 33 $16,000,000 $1,000,000 $17,000,000 $17,000,000 $17,000,000 $16,000,000($46,000,000) 2010 34 $18,000,000 $1,000,000 $17,000,000 $19,000,000 $19,000,000 $18,000,000($64,000,000) 2011 35 $18,000,000 $1,000,000 $17,000,000 $19,000,000 $19,000,000 $18,000,000($82,000,000) 2012 36 $18,000,000 $1,000,000 $17,000,000 $19,000,000 $19,000,000 $18,000,000($100,000,000) 2013 37 $18,000,000 - $17,000,000 $18,000,000 $1,800,000 $1,800,000($101,800,000) 2014 38 $18,000,000 - $17,000,000 $18,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000($106,800,000) 2015 39 UFA Contract Notes:- No Trade Clause
- $250k for top voting in All-Star
- $350k WS MVP
- $250k LCS MVP
- $300k MVP
- $75k Gold Glove
- Perks
Suite on road trips, 6 premium tickets for each home game (spring training - post-season) and All Star Game (if Soriano is selected) - Soriano to donate $25,000 annually to both United Way & Cubs Care
Sources: MLB contract specifics generally collected from Baseball Prospectus & Rotoworld.
Previous Contracts
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2013-2014Retained
Contract: 2 yr(s) / $30,200,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $15,100,000 Free Agent: 2006-2006 Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $10,000,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $10,000,000 Free Agent: 2005-2005 Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $7,500,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $7,500,000 Free Agent: 2004-2004 Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $5,400,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $5,400,000 Free Agent: 2003-2003
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $800,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $800,000 Free Agent: 1998-2002Entry Level
Contract: 5 yr(s) / $3,150,000 Signing Bonus $3,100,000 Average Salary $630,000 Free Agent: -
Estimated Career Earnings
Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Total Cash 1998 $630,000 $3,100,000 - $3,730,000 1999 $630,000 - - $630,000 2000 $630,000 - - $630,000 2001 $630,000 - - $630,000 2002 $630,000 - - $630,000 2003 $800,000 - - $800,000 2004 $5,400,000 - - $5,400,000 2005 $7,500,000 - - $7,500,000 2006 $10,000,000 - - $10,000,000 2007 $9,000,000 $8,000,000 - $17,000,000 2008 $13,000,000 - - $13,000,000 2009 $16,000,000 - - $16,000,000 2010 $18,000,000 - - $18,000,000 2011 $18,000,000 - - $18,000,000 2012 $18,000,000 - - $18,000,000 2013 $1,800,000 - - $1,800,000 2013 $16,200,000 - - $16,200,000 2014 $14,000,000 - - $14,000,000 2014 $5,000,000 - - $5,000,000 Est. Earnings
(17 seasons)$155,850,000 $11,100,000 - $166,950,000 Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Total Cash 7 seasons $10,750,000 $3,100,000 - $13,850,000 2 seasons $12,900,000 - - $12,900,000 1 seasons $10,000,000 - - $10,000,000 6 seasons $122,200,000 $8,000,000 - $130,200,000 * denotes deferred payment -
Transactions
Nov 4 2014Retiring from Professional BaseballJul 6 2014Wavied by New York (NYY)Jul 26 2013Traded to New York (NYY) from Chicago (CHC) with $17.7 million for Corey BlackNov 20 2006Signed an 8 year $136 million contract with Chicago (CHC)Feb 10 2006Signed a 1 year $10 million contract with Washington (WAS)Dec 13 2005Traded to Washington (WSH) from Texas (TEX) for Brad Wilkerson, Termel Sledge and Armando GalarragaJan 17 2005Signed a 1 year $7.5 million contract with Texas (TEX)Feb 16 2004Traded to Texas (TEX) from New York (NYY) with Joaquin Arias for Alex RodriguezJan 20 2004Signed a 1 year $5.4 million contract with New York (NYY)Mar 4 2003Signed a 1 year $800k contract with New York (NYY)Sep 29 1998Signed a contract with New York (NYY)Sep 29 1998Signed a 5 year $3.15 million contract with New York (NYY)Sep 29 1998Signed a contract with New York (NYY) -
Injuries
A look at the injuries for Alfonso Soriano, and the financial implications.
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Statistics
Season Team GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR 2014 NYY 67 56 226 22 50 15 0 6 23 6 1 71 .221 .244 .367 .611 -1.18 2013 NYY 151 147 580 84 148 32 1 34 101 36 18 156 .255 .302 .490 .792 0.85 2012 CHC 151 149 561 68 147 33 2 32 108 44 6 153 .262 .322 .499 .821 1.88 2011 CHC 137 129 475 50 116 27 1 26 88 27 2 113 .244 .289 .469 .758 0.03 2010 CHC 147 134 496 67 128 40 3 24 79 45 5 123 .258 .322 .496 .818 0.77 2009 CHC 117 116 477 64 115 25 1 20 55 40 9 118 .241 .303 .423 .726 -1.64 2008 CHC 109 107 453 76 127 27 0 29 75 43 19 103 .280 .344 .532 .876 1.98 Totals 1,440 1,396 5,598 804 1,490 342 20 304 868 394 159 1,345 0.266 0.319 0.497 0.816 2.69