Nolan Jones

Cleveland Guardians, Right Field
Age: 27y-10m-9d (May 07, 1998)
Exp: 3.007 Years
Country: US
College: Virginia
Drafted: Round 2 (#55 overall), 2016
Agent(s): Excel Sports Management
2026 Payroll Salary

$2,000,000

2026 Cash

$2,000,000

Career Earnings

$4,988,088

2026-2026 Arbitration (CURRENT)

Nolan Jones signed a 1 year, $2,000,000 contract with the Cleveland Guardians, including $2,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,000,000. In 2026, Jones will earn a base salary of $2,000,000, while carrying a total salary of $2,000,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,000,000
Average Salary:
$2,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2029 / UFA
YOS @ Signing:
3.007
Year Age YOS Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2026 28 3.007
Arb Avoided
 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 0.82% $2,000,000 $2,000,000
2027 29 --
ARB 2
2028 30 --
ARB 3
2029 31 -
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2026 28 3.007
Arb Avoided
 $2,000,000 - - $2,000,000 $2,000,000
2027 29 --
ARB 2
2028 30 --
ARB 3
2029 31 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2026 28
Arb Avoided
 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2025-2025 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $770,000
Average Salary:
$770,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2029 / UFA
YOS @ Signing:
2.007
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2024-2024 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $745,000
Average Salary:
$745,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
1.007
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2023-2023 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $720,000
Average Salary:
$720,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0.045
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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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2021-2021 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s)
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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2016-2016 Signing Bonus

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,250,000
Average Salary:
$2,250,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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Seasons

3.007 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$4,988,088

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Service Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2016 18
-
Signing Bonus
$2,250,000
$2,250,000
2022 24
0
Reserve / minor-buried
$173,070
$2,423,070
2023 25
0.045
Active
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
$510,972
$539,046
$2,934,042
$3,473,088
2024 26
1.007
Active
$745,000
$4,218,088
2025 27
2.007
Injured
$770,000
$4,988,088
Total      
$4,988,088
$4,988,088
2026 28
3.007
Active / Arb Avoided
$2,000,000
Total
$6,988,088

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
3 $943,070 $2,250,000 - $3,193,070
2 $1,795,018 - - $1,795,018
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2016
18
$2,250,000
$2,250,000
$2,250,000
2022
24
$173,070
$173,070
$2,423,070
2023
25
$510,972
$539,046
$510,972
$539,046
$2,934,042
$3,473,088
2024
26
$745,000
$745,000
$4,218,088
2025
27
$770,000
$770,000
$4,988,088
Total
$2,738,088
$2,250,000
$4,988,088
$4,988,088
2026
28
$2,000,000
$2,000,000
Total
$4,738,088
$2,250,000
$6,988,088

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
3 $943,070 $2,250,000 - $3,193,070
2 $1,795,018 - - $1,795,018

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2025 CLE Sep 20, 2025 - Sep 28, 2025 Oblique
2024 COL Jul 12, 2024 - Aug 18, 2024 Back
2024 COL Apr 29, 2024 - Jun 14, 2024 Back
  • Nov 21, 2025 Signed a 1 year $2 million contract with Cleveland (CLE), avoiding arbitration
  • Mar 22, 2025 Traded to Cleveland (CLE) from Colorado (COL) for Tyler Freeman
  • Mar 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $745,000 contract with Colorado (COL)
  • May 26, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Colorado (COL)
  • Apr 16, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Colorado (COL)
  • Apr 12, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Colorado (COL)
  • Nov 15, 2022 Traded to Colorado (COL) from Cleveland (CLE) for Juan Brito
  • Aug 22, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by Cleveland (CLE)
  • Jul 08, 2022 Contract purchased by Cleveland (CLE)
  • Mar 19, 2022 Optioned to the Minors by Cleveland (CLE)
  • Jul 01, 2016 Signed a contract with Cleveland (CLE)
  • Jun 09, 2016 Drafted by Cleveland (CLE): Round 2 (#55 overall)
Year Team GP GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
2025 CLE 136 102 403 355 34 75 14 2 5 34 108 39 113 8 .211 .295 .304 .599 -1.04
2024 COL 79 74 296 256 28 58 13 1 3 28 82 36 91 5 .227 .321 .320 .641 -0.71
2023 COL 106 100 424 367 60 109 22 4 20 62 199 53 126 20 .297 .389 .542 .931 4.28
2022 CLE 28 25 94 86 10 21 5 0 2 13 32 8 31 0 .244 .309 .372 .681 0.09
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