Cole Ragans

Kansas City Royals, Starting Pitcher
Age: 28y-2m-24d (Dec 12, 1997)
Exp: 3.029 Years
Country: US
College: Florida State
Drafted: Round 1 (#30 overall), 2016
2026 Payroll Salary

$4,583,333

2026 Cash

$4,500,000

Career Earnings

$7,094,157

2025-2027 Pre-Arbitration Extension (CURRENT)

Cole Ragans signed a 3 year, $13,250,000 contract with the Kansas City Royals, including $250,000 signing bonus, $13,250,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $4,416,667. In 2026, Ragans will earn a base salary of $4,500,000, while carrying a total salary of $4,583,333.
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $13,250,000
Average Salary:
$4,416,667
Signing Bonus:
$250,000
Free Agent:
2029 / UFA
YOS @ Signing:
2.029
Year Age YOS Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2025 27 2.029
Pre-Arb
 $1,083,333 $4,416,667 1.83% $1,250,000 $1,250,000
2026 28 3.029
ARB 1
 $4,583,333 $4,416,667 1.81% $4,500,000 $5,750,000
2027 29 3.029
ARB 2
 $7,583,333 $4,416,667 1.79% $7,500,000 $13,250,000
2028 30 --
ARB 3
2029 31 -
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Signing Proration Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2025 27 2.029
Pre-Arb
 $1,000,000 $83,333 - - $1,083,333 $4,416,667
2026 28 3.029
ARB 1
 $4,500,000 $83,333 - - $4,583,333 $4,416,667
2027 29 -
ARB 2
 $7,500,000 $83,333 - - $7,583,333 $4,416,667
2028 30 --
ARB 3
2029 31 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Signing Bonus Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2025 27
Pre-Arb
 $1,000,000 $250,000 $1,250,000 $1,250,000 $13,250,000 $1,250,000 $4,416,667
2026 28
ARB 1
 $4,500,000 - $4,500,000 $5,750,000 $12,000,000 $2,875,000 $6,000,000
2027 29
ARB 2
 $7,500,000 - $7,500,000 $13,250,000 $7,500,000 $4,416,667 $7,500,000
Contract Notes
  • 2027 salary increases to $8M if player wins Cy Young in 2025 or 2026 ($500k incentive)
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2024-2024 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $753,750
Average Salary:
$753,750
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
1.029
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2023-2023 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $724,145
Average Salary:
$724,145
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0.063
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2022-2022 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $700,000
Average Salary:
$700,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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2016-2016 Signing Bonus

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,003,400
Average Salary:
$2,003,400
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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Seasons

3.029 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$7,094,157

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Service Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2016 18
-
Signing Bonus
$2,003,400
$2,003,400
2022 24
0
Injured
$238,452
$2,241,852
2023 25
0.063
Retained
Active
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
$295,868
$533,341
$381,333
$2,537,720
$3,071,061
$3,452,394
2024 26
1.029
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
Active
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
$1,000,000
$753,750
$638,013
$4,452,394
$5,206,144
$5,844,157
2025 27
2.029
Active / Pre-Arbitration Bypassed
$1,250,000
$7,094,157
Total      
$7,094,157
$7,094,157
2026 28
3.029
Active / Arbitration 1 Bypassed
$4,500,000
2027 29
3.029
Active / Arbitration 2 Bypassed
$7,500,000
Total
$19,094,157

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
3 $534,320 $2,003,400 - $2,537,720
3 $4,306,437 $250,000 - $4,556,437
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2016
18
$2,003,400
$2,003,400
$2,003,400
2022
24
$238,452
$238,452
$2,241,852
2023
25
$295,868
$533,341
$381,333
$295,868
$533,341
$381,333
$2,537,720
$3,071,061
$3,452,394
2024
26
$1,000,000
$753,750
$638,013
$1,000,000
$753,750
$638,013
$4,452,394
$5,206,144
$5,844,157
2025
27
$1,000,000
$250,000
$1,250,000
$7,094,157
Total
$4,840,757
$2,253,400
$7,094,157
$7,094,157
2026
28
$4,500,000
$4,500,000
2027
29
$7,500,000
$7,500,000
Total
$16,840,757
$2,253,400
$19,094,157

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
3 $534,320 $2,003,400 - $2,537,720
3 $4,306,437 $250,000 - $4,556,437

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2025 KC Jun 08, 2025 - Sep 17, 2025 Shoulder
2025 KC May 17, 2025 - Jun 05, 2025 Groin
2022 TEX Oct 03, 2022 - Oct 05, 2022 Calf
2022 TEX Aug 26, 2022 - Sep 07, 2022 Calf
  • Feb 15, 2025 Signed a 3 year $13.25 million contract extension with Kansas City (KC)
  • Mar 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $753,750 contract with Kansas City (KC)
  • Aug 02, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Kansas City (KC)
  • Jun 30, 2023 Traded to Kansas City (KC) from Texas (TEX) with Roni Cabrera for Aroldis Chapman
  • Jun 13, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Texas (TEX)
  • Mar 01, 2023 Signed a 1 year $724,145 contract with Texas (TEX)
  • Aug 04, 2022 Contract purchased by Texas (TEX)
  • Jun 15, 2016 Signed a contract with Texas (TEX)
  • Jun 09, 2016 Drafted by Texas (TEX): Round 1 (#30 overall)
Year Team GP GS H R ER BB K HR W L SV IP ERA WHIP WAR
2025 KC 13 13 53 33 32 20 98 7 3 3 0 61.7 4.67 1.18 -0.05
2024 KC 32 32 146 71 65 67 223 15 11 9 0 186.3 3.14 1.14 4.97
2023 KC 29 12 70 40 37 41 113 7 7 5 0 96.0 3.47 1.16 2.38
2022 TEX 9 9 43 24 22 16 27 6 0 3 0 40.0 4.95 1.48 -0.11
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