Brendan Donovan

St. Louis Cardinals, Designated Hitter
Age: 27-125d (Jan 16, 1997)
Exp: 2.000 Years
Country: US
College: South Alabama
Drafted: Round 7 (#213 overall), 2018
2024 Payroll Salary

$757,200

2024 Cash

$757,200

Career Earnings

$2,316,844

2024-2024 Pre-Arb (CURRENT)

Brendan Donovan signed a 1 year , $757,200 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, including $757,200 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $757,200. In 2024, Donovan will earn a base salary of $757,200, while carrying a total salary of $757,200.

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $757,200
Average Salary:
$757,200
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2028 / UFA
Year Age PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2024 27 $757,200 $757,200 0.32% $757,200 $757,200
2028 28
UFA
Year Age Service Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2024 27 2.000 $757,200 - - $757,200 $757,200
2028 28 -
UFA
Year Age Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2024 27 $757,200 $757,200 $757,200 $757,200 $757,200
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2023-2023 Pre-Arb

Brendan Donovan signed a 1 year , $728,600 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, including $728,600 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $728,600.

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $728,600
Average Salary:
$728,600
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2022-2022 Pre-Arb

Brendan Donovan signed a 1 year , $700,000 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, including $700,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $700,000.

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $700,000
Average Salary:
$700,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2018-2018 Signing Bonus

Brendan Donovan signed a 1 year , $200,300 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, including $200,300 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $200,300.

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $200,300
Average Salary:
$200,300
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Career Earnings thru 2024

$2,316,844

Career Earnings w/ Different Teams

1 team

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2018 21
Signing Bonus
$200,300
$200,300
2022 25
Active
$630,744
$831,044
 NL Gold Glove:UTIL
2023 26
Injured
$728,600
$1,559,644
2024 27
Active
$757,200
$2,316,844
Total      
$2,316,844
$2,316,844
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2018
21
$200,300
$200,300
$200,300
2022
25
$630,744
$630,744
$831,044
2023
26
$728,600
$728,600
$1,559,644
2024
27
$757,200
$757,200
$2,316,844
Total
$2,116,544
$200,300
$2,316,844
$2,316,844

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
4 $2,116,544 $200,300 - $2,316,844

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2023 STL Aug 01, 2023 - Oct 01, 2023 Arm
  • Mar 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $757,200 contract with St. Louis (STL)
  • Mar 01, 2023 Signed a 1 year $728,600 contract with St. Louis (STL)
  • Apr 25, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by St. Louis (STL)
  • Apr 03, 2022 Optioned to the Minors by St. Louis (STL)
  • Nov 19, 2021 Contract purchased by St. Louis (STL)
  • Jun 13, 2018 Signed a contract with St. Louis (STL)
  • Jun 04, 2018 Drafted by St. Louis (STL): Round 7 (#213 overall)
Year Team GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
2024 STL 39 39 155 18 33 8 1 4 19 55 15 24 0 .213 .298 .298 .653 -0.33
2023 STL 95 81 327 48 93 10 1 11 34 138 33 53 5 .284 .365 .365 .787 1.88
2022 STL 126 108 391 64 110 21 1 5 45 148 60 70 2 .281 .394 .394 .773 4.08

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Mar 01, 2024
Signed a 1 year $757,200 contract with St. Louis (STL)
Mar 01, 2023
Signed a 1 year $728,600 contract with St. Louis (STL)
Apr 25, 2022
Promoted from the Minors by St. Louis (STL)
Apr 03, 2022
Optioned to the Minors by St. Louis (STL)
Nov 19, 2021
Contract purchased by St. Louis (STL)
Jun 13, 2018
Signed a contract with St. Louis (STL)
Jun 04, 2018
Drafted by St. Louis (STL): Round 7 (#213 overall)

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