Chris Stratton

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Kansas City Royals Relief Pitcher (RP ) Age: 33-218d Exp: 6.1 Years Bat/Throw: Right/Right
Drafted: Round 1 (#20 overall), 2012 College: Mississippi State Agent(s): Bo McKinnis

  • Current Contract

    Chris Stratton signed a 2 year / $8,000,000 contract with the Kansas City Royals, including $8,000,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $4,000,000. In 2024, Stratton will earn a base salary of $3,500,000, while carrying a total salary of $3,500,000.

    2024-2025 Free Agent

    Contract: 2 yr(s) / $8,000,000
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $4,000,000
    Free Agent: 2026 / UFA
    Year   Age Service Status Base Salary Luxury Tax Salary Payroll Salary Adjusted Salary Yearly Cash
    2024 Contract details by year 33 6.100 $3,500,000 $4,000,000 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 $3,500,000($3,500,000)
    2025 Contract details by year 34 Player $4,500,000 $4,000,000 $4,500,000 $4,500,000 $500,000($4,000,000)
    2026 Free Agent Year 35 UFA  
    Contract Notes:
    • 2025 Player Option includes a $500,000 buyout
    Sources: MLB contract specifics generally collected from Baseball Prospectus & Rotoworld.

    Previous Contracts

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    2023-2023 Arbitration

    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $2,800,000
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $2,800,000
    Free Agent: 2024 / UFA

    2023-2023Retained

    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $1,851,598
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $1,851,598
    Free Agent:

    2022-2022 Arbitration

    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $2,700,000
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $2,700,000
    Free Agent:

    2022-2022Retained

    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $1,750,560
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $1,750,560
    Free Agent:

    2021-2021 Arbitration

    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $1,100,000
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $1,100,000
    Free Agent:

    2020-2020 Pre-Arbitration

    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $588,500
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $588,500
    Free Agent:

    2019-2019 Pre-Arbitration

    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $567,500
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $567,500
    Free Agent:

    2019-2019Retained

    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $122,040
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $122,040
    Free Agent:

    2018-2018 Pre-Arbitration

    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $552,500
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $552,500
    Free Agent:

    2017-2017 Pre-Arbitration

    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $535,000
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $535,000
    Free Agent:

    2016-2016 Pre-Arbitration

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

    2012-2012Signing Bonus

    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $1,850,000
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $1,850,000
    Free Agent:
  • Estimated Career Earnings

    Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Total Cash
    2012 Player Cash Earnings - $1,850,000 - $1,850,000
    2016 Player Cash Earnings $85,963 - - $85,963
    2017 Player Cash Earnings $248,455 - - $248,455
    2018 Player Cash Earnings $445,500 - - $445,500
    2019 Player Cash Earnings $430,191 - - $430,191
    2019 Player Cash Earnings $122,040 - - $122,040
    2020 Player Cash Earnings $217,963 - - $217,963
    2021 Player Cash Earnings $1,100,000 - - $1,100,000
    2022 Player Cash Earnings $949,440 - - $949,440
    2022 Player Cash Earnings $1,750,560 - - $1,750,560
    2023 Player Cash Earnings $948,402 - - $948,402
    2023 Player Cash Earnings $1,851,598 - - $1,851,598
    Est. Earnings
    (8 seasons)
    $8,150,112 $1,850,000 - $10,000,112
    2024 Player Cash Earnings $3,500,000 - - $3,500,000
    2025 Player Cash Earnings $500,000 - - $500,000
    $12,150,112 $1,850,000 - $14,000,112
    Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Total Cash
    3 seasons Player Cash Earnings $779,918 $1,850,000 - $2,629,918
    3 seasons Player Cash Earnings $3,498,714 - - $3,498,714
    seasons Player Cash Earnings $122,040 - - $122,040
    1 seasons Player Cash Earnings $2,801,038 - - $2,801,038
    1 seasons Player Cash Earnings $948,402 - - $948,402
    * denotes deferred payment
  • Transactions

    Dec 12 2023Signed a 2 year $8 million contract with Kansas City (KC)
    Jul 30 2023Traded to Texas (TEX) from St. Louis (STL) with Jordan Montgomery and International Bonus Pool Cap Space for John King, Thomas Saggese and Tekoah Roby
    Nov 17 2022Signed a 1 year $2.8 million contract with St. Louis (STL), avoiding arbitration
    Aug 2 2022Traded to St. Louis (STL) from Pittsburgh (PIT) with Jose Quintana for Johan Oviedo and Malcom Nunez
    Mar 22 2022Signed a 1 year $2.7 million contract with Pittsburgh (PIT), avoiding arbitration
    Jan 15 2021Signed a 1 year $1.1 million contract with Pittsburgh (PIT), avoiding arbitration
    Mar 5 2020Signed a 1 year $588,500 contract with Pittsburgh (PIT)
    May 11 2019Traded to Pittsburgh (PIT) from Los Angeles (LAA) for cash considerations
    Mar 26 2019Traded to Los Angeles (LAA) from San Francisco (SF) for Williams Jerez
    Mar 5 2019Signed a 1 year $567,500 contract with San Francisco (SF)
    Mar 24 2018Signed a 1 year $552,500 contract with San Francisco (SF)
    Jun 12 2012Signed a contract with San Francisco (SF)
    Jun 4 2012Drafted by San Francisco (SF): Round 1 (#20 overall)

  • Injuries

    A look at the injuries for Chris Stratton, and the financial implications.

  • 2024 Player Rankings

    A visual look at how Chris Stratton ranks across the league, conference, division, and team.

     

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    Statistics

    Season Team Games IP H R ER BB K HR W L S ERA WHIP WAR
    2023 TEX 63 82.2 70 39 37 25 81 8 2 1 1 4.03 1.149 0.1
    2022 STL 60 63.1 72 34 30 25 60 4 10 4 2 4.26 1.532 -0.37
    2021 PIT 68 79.1 70 34 32 33 86 9 7 1 8 3.63 1.298 1.08
    2020 PIT 27 30.0 26 19 13 13 39 3 2 1 0 3.90 1.3 -0.54
    2019 PIT 35 76.0 93 50 47 33 69 13 1 3 0 5.57 1.658 -0.58
    2018 SF 28 145.0 153 87 82 54 112 19 10 10 0 5.09 1.428 -0.48
    2017 SF 13 58.2 59 25 24 28 51 5 4 4 1 3.68 1.483 1.42
    2016 SF 7 10.0 11 4 4 5 6 1 1 0 0 3.60 1.6 0.05
    Totals 301 545.0 554 292 269 216 504 62 37 24 12 4.44 1.413 0.68
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