Austin Hedges

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Pittsburgh Pirates Catcher Age: 30-226d Exp: 6.166 Years Bat/Throw: Right/Right
Drafted: Round 2 (#82 overall), 2011 College: JSerra Catholic HS Agent(s): Scott Boras (Boras Corporation)

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  • Current Contract

    Austin Hedges signed a 1 year / $5,000,000 contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, including $5,000,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $5,000,000. In 2023, Hedges will earn a base salary of $5,000,000, while carrying a total salary of $5,000,000.

    2023-2023 Free Agent

    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $5,000,000
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $5,000,000
    Free Agent: 2024 / UFA
    Year   Age Service Status Base Salary Luxury Tax Salary Payroll Salary Adjusted Salary Yearly Cash
    2023 Contract details by year 30 6.166 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000($5,000,000)
    2024 Free Agent Year 31 UFA  
    Sources: MLB contract specifics generally collected from Baseball Prospectus & Rotoworld.

    Previous Contracts

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    2022-2022 Arbitration

    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $4,000,000
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $4,000,000
    Free Agent:

    2021-2021 Arbitration

    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $3,280,000
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $3,280,000
    Free Agent:

    2020-2020 Arbitration

    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $3,000,000
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $3,000,000
    Free Agent:

    2020-2020Retained

    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $646,759
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $646,759
    Free Agent:

    2019-2019 Arbitration

    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $2,060,000
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $2,060,000
    Free Agent:

    2018-2018 Pre-Arbitration

    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $553,100
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $553,100
    Free Agent:

    2017-2017 Pre-Arbitration

    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $537,100
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $537,100
    Free Agent:

    2016-2016 Pre-Arbitration

    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $509,500
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $509,500
    Free Agent:

    2015-2015 Pre-Arbitration

    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $507,500
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $507,500
    Free Agent:

    2011-2011Signing Bonus

    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $3,000,000
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $3,000,000
    Free Agent:

  • Estimated Career Earnings

    Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Total Cash
    2011 Player Cash Earnings - $3,000,000 - $3,000,000
    2015 Player Cash Earnings $424,303 - - $424,303
    2016 Player Cash Earnings $33,408 - - $33,408
    2017 Player Cash Earnings $537,100 - - $537,100
    2018 Player Cash Earnings $553,100 - - $553,100
    2019 Player Cash Earnings $2,060,000 - - $2,060,000
    2020 Player Cash Earnings $464,352 - - $464,352
    2020 Player Cash Earnings $646,759 - - $646,759
    2021 Player Cash Earnings $3,280,000 - - $3,280,000
    2022 Player Cash Earnings $4,000,000 - - $4,000,000
    Est. Earnings
    (8 seasons)    		 $11,999,022 $3,000,000 - $14,999,022
    2023 Player Cash Earnings $5,000,000 - - $5,000,000
    $16,999,022 $3,000,000 - $19,999,022
    Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Total Cash
    5 seasons Player Cash Earnings $4,254,670 $3,000,000 - $7,254,670
    2 seasons Player Cash Earnings $3,744,352 - - $3,744,352
    1 seasons Player Cash Earnings $4,000,000 - - $4,000,000
    * denotes deferred payment

  • Transactions

    Dec 20 2022Signed a 1 year $5 million contract with Pittsburgh (PIT)
    Mar 22 2022Signed a 1 year $4 million contract with Cleveland (CLE), avoiding arbitration
    Jan 15 2021Signed a 1 year $3.28 million contract with Cleveland (CLE), avoiding arbitration
    Aug 31 2020Traded to Cleveland (CLE) from San Diego (SD) with Josh Naylor , Cal Quantrill , Gabriel Arias , Joey Cantillo and Owen Miller for Mike Clevinger, Greg Allen and Matt Waldron
    Jan 10 2020Signed a 1 year $3 million contract with San Diego (SD), avoiding arbitration
    Jan 11 2019Signed a 1 year $2.06 million contract with San Diego (SD), avoiding arbitration
    Mar 24 2018Signed a 1 year $553,100 contract with San Diego (SD)
    Feb 24 2017Signed a 1 year $537,100 contract with San Diego (SD)
    Mar 4 2016Signed a 1 year $509,500 contract with San Diego (SD)
    Aug 15 2011Signed a contract with San Diego (SD)
    Jun 7 2011Drafted by San Diego (SD): Round 2 (#82 overall)

  • Injuries

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  • 2023 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
    2022 CLE 105 97 294 26 48 4 0 7 30 25 2 78 .163 .241 .248 .489 -0.36
    2021 CLE 88 85 286 32 51 7 0 10 31 15 1 87 .178 .220 .308 .528 -0.02
    2020 CLE 35 22 69 7 10 1 0 3 6 6 1 23 .145 .231 .290 .521 -0.04
    2019 SD 103 93 312 28 55 9 0 11 36 27 1 109 .176 .252 .311 .563 -0.73
    2018 SD 92 81 303 29 70 14 2 14 37 21 3 90 .231 .282 .429 .711 1.18
    2017 SD 120 110 386 36 83 17 0 18 55 23 4 122 .215 .263 .399 .662 0.93
    2016 SD 8 7 24 2 3 1 0 0 1 0 0 7 .125 .154 .167 .321 -0.44
    2015 SD 56 41 137 13 23 2 0 3 11 8 0 38 .168 .215 .248 .463 -0.35
    Totals 607 536 1,811 173 343 55 2 66 207 125 12 554 0.189 0.248 0.331 0.579 0.17
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