Gerrit Cole
Starting Pitcher
Age: 29
Exp: 6.111 Years
Drafted: Round 1 (#1 overall), 2011
College: California-Los Angeles
Agent(s): Scott Boras (Boras Corporation)
Yankees – The Athletic
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Current Contract
Gerrit Cole signed a 9 year / $324,000,000 contract with the New York Yankees, including $324,000,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $36,000,000. In 2020, Cole will earn a base salary of $36,000,000, while carrying a total salary of $36,000,000.
Contract: 9 yr(s) / $324,000,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $36,000,000 Free Agent: 2029 / UFA Year Age Status Base Salary Luxury Tax Salary Payroll Salary Adjusted Salary Yearly Cash 2020 29 $36,000,000 $36,000,000 $36,000,000 $36,000,000 $36,000,000($36,000,000) 2021 30 $36,000,000 $36,000,000 $36,000,000 $36,000,000($72,000,000) 2022 31 $36,000,000 $36,000,000 $36,000,000 $36,000,000($108,000,000) 2023 32 $36,000,000 $36,000,000 $36,000,000 $36,000,000($144,000,000) 2024 33 $36,000,000 $36,000,000 $36,000,000 $36,000,000($180,000,000) 2025 34 $36,000,000 $36,000,000 $36,000,000 $36,000,000($216,000,000) 2026 35 $36,000,000 $36,000,000 $36,000,000 $36,000,000($252,000,000) 2027 36 $36,000,000 $36,000,000 $36,000,000 $36,000,000($288,000,000) 2028 37 $36,000,000 $36,000,000 $36,000,000 $36,000,000($324,000,000) 2029 38 UFA Contract Notes:- Full No Trade Clause
- Player Opt-out available after 2024, if exercised Yankees can counter with a 1 year $36M extension
Sources: MLB contract specifics generally collected from Baseball Prospectus & Rotoworld.
Previous Contracts
2019-2019
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $13,500,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $13,500,000 Free Agent: 2020 / UFA Year Age Base Salary Total Salary Yearly Cash 2019 28 $13,500,000 $13,500,000 $13,500,000($13,500,000) 
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Estimated Career Earnings
Year Team Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Total Cash 2011 
- $9,000,000 - $9,000,000 2013
$297,213 - - $297,213 2014
$512,500 - - $512,500 2015
$531,000 - - $531,000 2016
$548,000 - - $548,000 2017
$3,750,000 - - $3,750,000 2018
$6,750,000 - - $6,750,000 2019
$13,500,000 - - $13,500,000 Est. Earnings
(7 seasons)$25,888,713 $9,000,000 - $34,888,713 2020 $36,000,000 - - $36,000,000 2021 $36,000,000 - - $36,000,000 2022 $36,000,000 - - $36,000,000 2023 $36,000,000 - - $36,000,000 2024 $36,000,000 - - $36,000,000 2025 $36,000,000 - - $36,000,000 2026 $36,000,000 - - $36,000,000 2027 $36,000,000 - - $36,000,000 2028 $36,000,000 - - $36,000,000 $349,888,713 $9,000,000 - $358,888,713 Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Total Cash 5 seasons $5,638,713 $9,000,000 - $14,638,713 2 seasons $20,250,000 - - $20,250,000 * denotes deferred payment -
Injuries
A look at the injuries for Gerrit Cole, and the financial implications.
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2020 Player Rankings
A visual look at how Gerrit Cole 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 2019 HOU 34 33 212.1 142 66 59 48 326 29 20 5 0 2.50 0.895 6.91 2018 HOU 32 32 200.1 143 68 64 64 276 19 15 5 0 2.88 1.033 5.25 2017 PIT 34 33 203.0 199 98 96 55 196 31 12 12 0 4.26 1.251 2.81 2016 PIT 21 21 116.0 131 57 50 36 98 7 7 10 0 3.88 1.44 1.51 2015 PIT 33 32 208.0 183 71 60 44 202 11 19 8 0 2.60 1.091 4.58 2014 PIT 23 22 138.0 127 58 56 40 138 11 11 5 0 3.65 1.21 1.24 2013 PIT 19 19 117.1 109 43 42 28 100 7 10 7 0 3.22 1.168 1.34 Totals 196 192 1195.0 1,034 461 427 315 1,336 115 94 52 0 3.22 1.129 23.64 -
Calculated Market Value
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Comparable Players
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Base Calculated Value
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Gerrit Cole's Calculated Market Value
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