Lucas Sims
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Cincinnati Reds, Relief Pitcher
Age: 30-85d (May 10, 1994)
Exp: 5.014 Years
Country: US
Drafted: Round 1 (#21 overall), 2012
Agent(s): Jamie Murphy (TWC Sports Management)
2024 Payroll Salary
$2,850,000
2024 Cash
$2,850,000
Career Earnings
$8,337,383
2024-2024 Arbitration (CURRENT)
Lucas Sims signed a 1 year , $2,850,000 contract with the Cincinnati Reds, including $2,850,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,850,000. In 2024, Sims will earn a base salary of $2,850,000, while carrying a total salary of $2,850,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,850,000
Average Salary:
$2,850,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
Year | Age | Status | PayrollAnnual | Luxury Tax | Tax % League Tax | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 |
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30 |
Arb Avoided
|
$2,850,000 | $2,850,000 | 1.20% | $2,850,000 | $2,850,000 |
2025 |
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31 |
UFA |
Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 |
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30 | - |
Arb Avoided
|
$2,850,000 | - | - | $2,850,000 | $2,850,000 |
2025 |
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31 | -- |
UFA |
Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 |
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30 |
Arb Avoided |
$2,850,000 | $2,850,000 | $2,850,000 | $2,850,000 | $2,850,000 |
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2023-2023 Arbitration
Lucas Sims signed a 1 year , $1,267,500 contract with the Cincinnati Reds, including $1,267,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,267,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,267,500
Average Salary:
$1,267,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
2022-2022 Arbitration
Lucas Sims signed a 1 year , $1,200,000 contract with the Cincinnati Reds, including $1,200,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,200,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,200,000
Average Salary:
$1,200,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2021-2021 Pre-Arb
Lucas Sims signed a 1 year , $598,500 contract with the Cincinnati Reds, including $598,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $598,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $598,500
Average Salary:
$598,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2020-2020 Pre-Arb
Lucas Sims signed a 1 year , $577,500 contract with the Cincinnati Reds, including $577,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $577,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $577,500
Average Salary:
$577,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2019-2019 Pre-Arb
Lucas Sims signed a 1 year , $555,000 contract with the Cincinnati Reds, including $555,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $555,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $555,000
Average Salary:
$555,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2018-2018 Pre-Arb
Lucas Sims signed a 1 year , $545,000 contract with the Atlanta Braves, 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
Lucas Sims signed a 1 year , $535,000 contract with the Atlanta Braves, including $535,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $535,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $535,000
Average Salary:
$535,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2012-2012 Signing Bonus
Lucas Sims signed a 1 year , $1,650,000 contract with the Atlanta Braves, including $1,650,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,650,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,650,000
Average Salary:
$1,650,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Career Earnings thru 2024
$8,337,383
Career Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | 18 |
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Signing Bonus
|
$1,650,000 |
$1,650,000 |
|
2017 | 23 |
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Active
|
$181,226 |
$1,831,226 |
|
2018 | 24 |
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Retained
Active
|
$58,600 $87,900 |
$1,889,826 $1,977,726 |
|
2019 | 25 |
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Active
|
$229,768 |
$2,207,494 |
|
2020 | 26 |
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Active
|
$213,889 |
$2,421,383 |
|
2021 | 27 |
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Active
|
$598,500 |
$3,019,883 |
|
2022 | 28 |
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Injured / arbitration-settlement
|
$1,200,000 |
$4,219,883 |
|
2023 | 29 |
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Active / Arb Avoided
|
$1,267,500 |
$5,487,383 |
|
2024 | 30 |
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Active / Arb Avoided
|
$2,850,000 |
$8,337,383 |
|
Total |
$8,337,383 |
$8,337,383 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 |
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18 |
$1,650,000 |
$1,650,000 |
$1,650,000 |
||
2017 |
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23 |
$181,226
|
$181,226 |
$1,831,226 |
||
2018 |
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24 |
$58,600 $87,900
|
$58,600 $87,900 |
$1,889,826 $1,977,726 |
||
2019 |
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25 |
$229,768
|
$229,768 |
$2,207,494 |
||
2020 |
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26 |
$213,889
|
$213,889 |
$2,421,383 |
||
2021 |
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27 |
$598,500
|
$598,500 |
$3,019,883 |
||
2022 |
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28 |
$1,200,000
|
$1,200,000 |
$4,219,883 |
||
2023 |
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29 |
$1,267,500
|
$1,267,500 |
$5,487,383 |
||
2024 |
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30 |
$2,850,000
|
$2,850,000 |
$8,337,383 |
||
Total |
$6,687,383 |
$1,650,000 |
$8,337,383 |
$8,337,383 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 |
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$239,826 | $1,650,000 | - | $1,889,826 |
7 |
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$6,447,557 | - | - | $6,447,557 |
Injuries
Year | Dates | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|
2021 |
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Jun 23, 2021 - Aug 08, 2021 | Elbow |
2022 |
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Apr 04, 2022 - Apr 22, 2022 | Elbow |
2022 |
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May 11, 2022 - Oct 05, 2022 | Back |
2023 |
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Mar 30, 2023 - Apr 18, 2023 | Back |
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Jan 11, 2024 Signed a 1 year $2.85 million contract with Cincinnati (CIN), avoiding arbitration
-
Jan 13, 2023 Signed a 1 year $1.2675 million contract with Cincinnati (CIN), avoiding arbitration
-
Jun 09, 2022 Signed a contract with Cincinnati (CIN), settling in arbitration
-
Mar 01, 2021 Signed a 1 year $598,500 contract with Cincinnati (CIN)
-
Mar 05, 2020 Signed a 1 year $577,500 contract with Cincinnati (CIN)
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Jul 31, 2018 Traded to Cincinnati (CIN) from Atlanta (ATL) with Matt Wisler and Preston Tucker for Adam Duvall
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Nov 19, 2016 Contract purchased by Atlanta (ATL)
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Jun 07, 2012 Signed a contract with Atlanta (ATL)
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Jun 04, 2012 Drafted by Atlanta (ATL): Round 1 (#21 overall)
Year | Team | GP | GS | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | W | L | SV | IP | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | CIN | 41 | 0 | 30 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 34.0 | 3.71 | 1.44 | 0.80 |
2023 | CIN | 66 | 0 | 33 | 23 | 21 | 39 | 72 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 61.0 | 3.10 | 1.18 | 1.76 |
2022 | CIN | 6 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 | 9.45 | 1.65 | -0.32 |
2021 | CIN | 47 | 0 | 34 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 76 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 47.0 | 4.40 | 1.11 | -0.03 |
2020 | CIN | 20 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 34 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 25.7 | 2.46 | 0.94 | 0.54 |
2019 | CIN | 24 | 4 | 31 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 57 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 43.0 | 4.61 | 1.16 | -0.04 |
2018 | CIN | 9 | 0 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.7 | 7.47 | 1.79 | 0.01 |
2017 | ATL | 14 | 10 | 64 | 37 | 36 | 23 | 44 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 57.7 | 5.62 | 1.51 | 0.07 |