Frankie Montas
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Cincinnati Reds, Starting Pitcher
Age: 31-136d (Mar 21, 1993)
Exp: 6.015 Years
Country: DO
Agent(s): Boras Corporation
2024 Payroll Salary
$14,000,000
2024 Cash
$14,000,000
Career Earnings
$29,800,288
2024-2025 Free Agent (CURRENT)
Frankie Montas signed a 1 year , $16,000,000 contract with the Cincinnati Reds, including $16,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $16,000,000. In 2024, Montas will earn a base salary of $14,000,000, while carrying a total salary of $14,000,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $16,000,000
Average Salary:
$16,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
Year | Age | Status | PayrollAnnual | Luxury Tax | Tax % League Tax | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 |
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31 | $14,000,000 | $16,000,000 | 6.75% | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | |
2025 |
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32 |
Mutual
|
$20,000,000 | $16,000,000 | - | $2,000,000 | $16,000,000 |
2026 |
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33 |
UFA |
Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 |
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31 | 6.015 | $14,000,000 | - | - | $14,000,000 | $16,000,000 | |
2025 |
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32 | - |
Mutual
|
$20,000,000 | - | - | $20,000,000 | $16,000,000 |
2026 |
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33 | -- |
UFA |
Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 |
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31 | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 | $8,000,000 | |
2025 |
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32 |
Mutual |
$2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $16,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $2,000,000 |
Contract Notes
- 2025 Mutual Option includes a $2M buyout
- Games Started
$100,000 each for 18, 20, 22 - Cy Young
1st: $250,000
2nd/3rd: $150,000
4th/5th: $100,000 - $100,000 each for All-Star, Gold Glove, WS MVP, LCS MVP, Comeback POTY
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2023-2023 Arbitration
Frankie Montas signed a 1 year , $7,500,000 contract with the New York Yankees, including $7,500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $7,500,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $7,500,000
Average Salary:
$7,500,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
2022-2022 Arbitration
Frankie Montas signed a 1 year , $5,025,000 contract with the Oakland Athletics, including $5,025,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $5,025,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $5,025,000
Average Salary:
$5,025,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2021-2021 Arbitration
Frankie Montas signed a 1 year , $1,800,000 contract with the Oakland Athletics, including $1,800,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,800,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,800,000
Average Salary:
$1,800,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2020-2020 Pre-Arb
Frankie Montas signed a 1 year , $573,500 contract with the Oakland Athletics, including $573,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $573,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $573,500
Average Salary:
$573,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2019-2019 Pre-Arb
Frankie Montas signed a 1 year , $560,000 contract with the Oakland Athletics, including $560,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $560,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $560,000
Average Salary:
$560,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2018-2018 Pre-Arb
Frankie Montas signed a 1 year , $545,000 contract with the Oakland Athletics, including $545,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $545,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $545,000
Average Salary:
$545,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2017-2017 Pre-Arb
Frankie Montas signed a 1 year , $537,500 contract with the Oakland Athletics, including $537,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $537,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $537,500
Average Salary:
$537,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2016-2016 Pre-Arb
Frankie Montas signed a 1 year , $510,000 contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, including $510,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $510,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $510,000
Average Salary:
$510,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2015-2015 Pre-Arb
Frankie Montas signed a 1 year , $507,500 contract with the Chicago White Sox, including $507,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $507,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $507,500
Average Salary:
$507,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2009-2009 Signing Bonus
Frankie Montas signed a 1 year , $75,000 contract with the Boston Red Sox, including $75,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $75,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $75,000
Average Salary:
$75,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Career Earnings thru 2024
$29,800,288
Career Earnings w/ Different Teams
6 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009 | 16 |
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Signing Bonus
|
$75,000 |
$75,000 |
|
2015 | 22 |
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Active
|
$94,289 |
$169,289 |
|
2016 | 23 |
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Retained
|
$334,419 |
$503,708 |
|
2017 | 24 |
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Reserve / minor-buried
|
$232,023 |
$735,731 |
|
2018 | 25 |
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Active
|
$208,030 |
$943,761 |
|
2019 | 26 |
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Active
|
$319,120 |
$1,262,881 |
|
2020 | 27 |
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Active
|
$212,407 |
$1,475,288 |
|
2021 | 28 |
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Active / Arb Avoided
|
$1,800,000 |
$3,275,288 |
|
2022 | 29 |
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Injured / Arb Avoided
Retained
|
$1,794,650 $3,230,350 |
$5,069,938 $8,300,288 |
|
2023 | 30 |
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Active / Arb Avoided
|
$7,500,000 |
$15,800,288 |
|
2024 | 31 |
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Active
|
$14,000,000 |
$29,800,288 |
|
Total |
$29,800,288 |
$29,800,288 |
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2025 | 32 |
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Active / Mutual
|
$2,000,000 |
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Total |
$31,800,288 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2009 |
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16 |
$75,000 |
$75,000 |
$75,000 |
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2015 |
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22 |
$94,289
|
$94,289 |
$169,289 |
||
2016 |
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23 |
$334,419
|
$334,419 |
$503,708 |
||
2017 |
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24 |
$232,023
|
$232,023 |
$735,731 |
||
2018 |
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25 |
$208,030
|
$208,030 |
$943,761 |
||
2019 |
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26 |
$319,120
|
$319,120 |
$1,262,881 |
||
2020 |
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27 |
$212,407
|
$212,407 |
$1,475,288 |
||
2021 |
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28 |
$1,800,000
|
$1,800,000 |
$3,275,288 |
||
2022 |
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29 |
$1,794,650 $3,230,350
|
$1,794,650 $3,230,350 |
$5,069,938 $8,300,288 |
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2023 |
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30 |
$7,500,000
|
$7,500,000 |
$15,800,288 |
||
2024 |
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31 |
$14,000,000
|
$14,000,000 |
$29,800,288 |
||
Total |
$29,725,288 |
$75,000 |
$29,800,288 |
$29,800,288 |
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2025 |
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32 |
$2,000,000
|
$2,000,000 |
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Total |
$31,725,288 |
$75,000 |
$31,800,288 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
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1 |
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- | $75,000 | - | $75,000 |
1 |
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$94,289 | - | - | $94,289 |
1 |
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$334,419 | - | - | $334,419 |
6 |
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$6,001,930 | - | - | $6,001,930 |
2 |
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$9,294,650 | - | - | $9,294,650 |
1 |
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$14,000,000 | - | - | $14,000,000 |
Injuries
Year | Dates | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|
2022 |
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Sep 20, 2022 - Oct 05, 2022 | Shoulder |
2023 |
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Mar 30, 2023 - Sep 30, 2023 | Shoulder |
2024 |
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Apr 22, 2024 - May 07, 2024 | Arm |
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Dec 30, 2023 Signed a 1 year $16 million contract with Cincinnati (CIN), including a $20M mutual option for 2025
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Jan 13, 2023 Signed a 1 year $7.5 million contract with New York (NYY), avoiding arbitration
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Aug 01, 2022 Traded to New York (NYY) from Oakland (OAK) with Lou Trivino for JP Sears, Ken Waldichuk, Luis Medina and Cooper Bowman
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Mar 22, 2022 Signed a 1 year $5.025 million contract with Oakland (OAK), avoiding arbitration
-
Jan 15, 2021 Signed a 1 year $1.8 million contract with Oakland (OAK), avoiding arbitration
-
Mar 05, 2020 Signed a 1 year $573,500 contract with Oakland (OAK)
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Jun 21, 2019 Suspended 80 games for violating the league's PED policy, forfeiting $240,880 of 2019 salary with Oakland (OAK)
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Mar 05, 2019 Signed a 1 year $560,000 contract with Oakland (OAK)
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Mar 24, 2018 Signed a 1 year $545,000 contract with Oakland (OAK)
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Feb 24, 2017 Signed a 1 year $537,500 contract with Oakland (OAK)
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Aug 01, 2016 Traded to Oakland (OAK) from Los Angeles (LAD) with Grant Holmes and Jharel Cotton for Rich Hill and Josh Reddick
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Mar 04, 2016 Signed a 1 year $510,000 contract with Los Angeles (LAD)
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Dec 16, 2015 Traded to Los Angeles (LAD) from Chicago (CHW) as part of a 3-team trade: Chicago (CHW) traded Micah Johnson and Trayce Thompson to Los Angeles (LAD); Cincinnati (CIN) traded Todd Frazier to Chicago (CHW); Los Angeles (LAD) traded Jose Peraza, Brandon Dixon and Scott Schebler to Cincinnati (CIN)
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Mar 03, 2015 Signed a 1 year $507,500 contract with Chicago (CWS)
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Jul 31, 2013 Traded to Chicago (CHW) from Boston (BOS) as part of a 3-team trade: Boston (BOS) traded Jose Iglesias, J.B. Wendelken and Cleuluis Rondon to Detroit (DET); Chicago (CHW) traded Jake Peavy to Boston (BOS); Detroit (DET) traded Brayan Villarreal to Boston (BOS); Detroit (DET) traded Avisail Garcia to Chicago (CHW)
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Dec 14, 2009 Signed a contract with Boston (BOS)
Year | Team | GP | GS | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | W | L | SV | IP | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
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2024 | CIN | 19 | 19 | 93 | 56 | 52 | 41 | 78 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 93.3 | 5.01 | 1.44 | 0.98 |
2023 | NYY | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.3 | 0.00 | 2.25 | 0.08 |
2022 | NYY | 27 | 27 | 137 | 72 | 65 | 43 | 142 | 18 | 5 | 12 | 0 | 144.3 | 4.05 | 1.25 | 1.59 |
2021 | OAK | 32 | 32 | 164 | 79 | 70 | 57 | 207 | 20 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 187.0 | 3.37 | 1.18 | 3.75 |
2020 | OAK | 11 | 11 | 57 | 35 | 33 | 23 | 60 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 53.0 | 5.60 | 1.51 | -0.32 |
2019 | OAK | 16 | 16 | 84 | 35 | 28 | 23 | 103 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 96.0 | 2.63 | 1.12 | 2.59 |
2018 | OAK | 13 | 11 | 74 | 34 | 28 | 21 | 43 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 65.0 | 3.88 | 1.46 | 0.45 |
2017 | OAK | 23 | 0 | 39 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 32.0 | 7.03 | 1.84 | -0.48 |
2015 | CHW | 7 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 15.0 | 4.80 | 1.53 | 0.02 |