Luis Robert Jr.

New York Mets, Center Field
Age: 28y-7m-2d (Aug 03, 1997)
Exp: 6.000 Years
Country: CU
Agent(s): Boras Corporation
2026 Payroll Salary

$20,000,000

2026 Cash

$20,000,000

Career Earnings

$73,600,682

2020-2027 Pre-Arbitration Extension (CURRENT)

Luis Robert Jr. signed a 6 year, $50,000,000 contract with the Chicago White Sox, including $50,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $8,333,333. In 2026, Robert Jr. will earn a base salary of $20,000,000, while carrying a total salary of $20,000,000 and a dead cap value of $2,000,000.
Contract Terms:
6 yr(s) / $50,000,000
Average Salary:
$8,333,333
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2028 / UFA
YOS @ Signing:
0
Year Age YOS Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2020 22 - $555,556 $8,333,333 4.01% $555,556 $555,556
2021 23 1
Pre-Arb
 $3,500,000 $8,333,333 3.97% $3,500,000 $4,055,556
2022 24 2
Pre-Arb
 $6,000,000 $8,333,333 3.62% $6,272,563 $10,328,119
2023 25 3
ARB 1
 $9,500,000 $8,333,333 3.58% $9,500,000 $19,828,119
2024 26 4
ARB 2
 $12,500,000 $8,333,333 3.52% $12,500,000 $32,328,119
2025 27 5
ARB 3
 $15,000,000 $8,333,333 3.46% $15,000,000 $47,328,119
2026 28 6
Club
$20,000,000 $22,000,000 9.02% $20,000,000 $67,328,119
2027 29 6
Club
 $20,000,000 $20,000,000 - - $67,328,119
2028 30 -
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2020 22 0.000 $1,500,000 - - $555,556 $8,333,333
2021 23 1.000
Pre-Arb
 $3,500,000 - - $3,500,000 $8,333,333
2022 24 2.000
Pre-Arb
 $6,000,000 - - $6,000,000 $8,333,333
2023 25 3.000
ARB 1
 $9,500,000 - - $9,500,000 $8,333,333
2024 26 4.000
ARB 2
 $12,500,000 - - $12,500,000 $8,333,333
2025 27 5.000
ARB 3
 $15,000,000 - - $15,000,000 $8,333,333
2026 28 6.000
Club
$20,000,000 - - $20,000,000 $22,000,000
2027 29 -
Club
 $20,000,000 - - $20,000,000 $20,000,000
2028 30 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2020 22 $555,556 $555,556 $555,556 $67,600,682 $555,556 $8,416,015
2021 23
Pre-Arb
 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 $4,055,556 $67,045,126 $2,027,778 $9,538,938
2022 24
Pre-Arb
 $6,000,000 $6,272,563 $10,328,119 $63,545,126 $3,442,706 $10,545,427
2023 25
ARB 1
 $9,500,000 $9,500,000 $19,828,119 $57,000,000 $4,957,030 $11,400,000
2024 26
ARB 2
 $12,500,000 $12,500,000 $32,328,119 $47,500,000 $6,465,624 $11,875,000
2025 27
ARB 3
 $15,000,000 $15,000,000 $47,328,119 $35,000,000 $7,888,020 $11,666,667
2026 28
Club
$20,000,000 $20,000,000 $67,328,119 $20,000,000 $9,618,303 $10,000,000
2027 29
Club
 - - $67,328,119 - - -
Contract Notes
  • Maxes out at $88M if options are exercised
  • 2026 Club Option includes a $2M buyout
  • 2027 Club Option includes a $2M buyout (if 2026 exercised)
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2017-2020 Signing Bonus

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $26,000,000
Average Salary:
$26,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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Seasons

6.000 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$73,600,682

Earnings w/ Different Teams

1 team

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Service Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2017 19
-
Signing Bonus
$13,500,000
$13,500,000
2018 20
-
Signing Bonus
$4,000,000
$17,500,000
2019 21
-
Signing Bonus
$4,000,000
$21,500,000
2020 22
-
Signing Bonus
Active
$4,500,000
$555,556
$26,000,000
$26,555,556
 AL Gold Glove:CF
2021 23
1
Active / Pre-Arbitration Bypassed
$3,500,000
$30,055,556
2022 24
2
Injured / Pre-Arbitration Bypassed
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
$6,272,563
$272,563
$36,328,119
$36,600,682
2023 25
3
Injured / Arbitration 1 Bypassed
$9,500,000
$46,100,682
 AL Silver Slugger:OF
2024 26
4
Active / Arbitration 2 Bypassed
$12,500,000
$58,600,682
2025 27
5
Injured / Arbitration 3 Bypassed
$15,000,000
$73,600,682
Total      
$73,600,682
$73,600,682
2026 28
6
Active / Club Exercised
$20,000,000
Total
$93,600,682

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
9 $47,328,119 $26,000,000 $272,563 $73,600,682
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2017
19
$13,500,000
$13,500,000
$13,500,000
2018
20
$4,000,000
$4,000,000
$17,500,000
2019
21
$4,000,000
$4,000,000
$21,500,000
2020
22
$555,556
$4,500,000
$4,500,000
$555,556
$26,000,000
$26,555,556
2021
23
$3,500,000
$3,500,000
$30,055,556
2022
24
$6,000,000
$272,563
$272,563
$6,272,563
$272,563
$36,328,119
$36,600,682
2023
25
$9,500,000
$9,500,000
$46,100,682
2024
26
$12,500,000
$12,500,000
$58,600,682
2025
27
$15,000,000
$15,000,000
$73,600,682
Total
$47,328,119
$26,000,000
$272,563
$73,600,682
$73,600,682
2026
28
$20,000,000
$20,000,000
Total
$67,328,119
$26,000,000
$272,563
$93,600,682

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
9 $47,328,119 $26,000,000 $272,563 $73,600,682

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2025 CHW Aug 27, 2025 - Sep 28, 2025 Hamstring
2025 CHW Jun 26, 2025 - Jul 08, 2025 Hamstring
2024 CHW Apr 06, 2024 - Jun 04, 2024 Hip
2023 CHW Sep 26, 2023 - Oct 01, 2023 Knee
2022 CHW Sep 24, 2022 - Oct 05, 2022 Wrist
2022 CHW Jul 22, 2022 - Aug 02, 2022 Eye
2022 CHW May 24, 2022 - May 31, 2022 COVID-19
2021 CHW May 04, 2021 - Aug 09, 2021 Hip
2021 CHW Apr 27, 2021 - Apr 29, 2021 COVID-19
  • Jan 21, 2026 Traded to New York (NYM) from Chicago (CHW) for Luisangel Acuna and Truman Pauley
  • Nov 04, 2025 Chicago (CHW) exercised a $20M option for 2026
  • Jan 02, 2020 Contract purchased by Chicago (CHW)
  • Jan 02, 2020 Signed a 6 year $50 million contract extension with Chicago (CHW)
  • May 27, 2017 Signed a contract with Chicago (CHW)
Year Team GP GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
2025 CHW 110 106 428 382 52 85 12 0 14 53 139 40 112 33 .223 .297 .364 .661 1.40
2024 CHW 100 98 424 393 47 88 19 0 14 35 149 28 141 23 .224 .278 .379 .657 1.37
2023 CHW 145 141 590 546 90 144 36 1 38 80 296 30 172 20 .264 .315 .542 .857 5.13
2022 CHW 98 92 401 380 54 108 18 0 12 56 162 17 77 11 .284 .319 .426 .745 2.24
2021 CHW 68 68 296 275 42 93 22 1 13 43 156 14 61 6 .338 .378 .567 .945 3.59
2020 CHW 56 55 225 202 33 47 8 0 11 31 88 20 73 9 .233 .302 .436 .738 1.80

Calculated Market Value

$21.9M Avg. Annual Salary

Market Value

  • 6 years, $131,214,084
  • Avg. Salary: $21,869,014
  • MLB Rank: 67
  • CF Rank: 2

Current Contract

  • Free Agent: 2028
  • Avg. Salary: $8,333,333
  • MLB Rank: 208
  • CF Rank: 9

Comparable Players

We've selected the following players based on their age, contract status, and statistical production to compare Luis Robert Jr. to.

Player Length Value Avg. Salary Age When Signed
Tyler O'Neill 3 $49,500,000 $16,500,000 29
Kris Bryant 7 $182,000,000 $26,000,000 30
Jorge Soler 3 $42,000,000 $14,000,000 31
Kyle Schwarber 4 $79,000,000 $19,750,000 29
Cody Bellinger 3 $80,000,000 $26,666,667 28
Averages 4 $86,500,000 $20,583,333 29.4

Base Calculated Value

After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Robert Jr.'s current age (28), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.

Length Value Avg. Salary
5 $108,016,465 $21,603,293

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and Robert Jr. statistically over the two seasons prior to their signing. In this case we're analyzing: GP%, H/Gm, RBI/Gm, K/Gm, AVG/Yr, OPS, WOBP, ISO, WAR

Player GP% H/Gm RBI/Gm K/Gm AVG/Yr OPS WOBP ISO WAR
Tyler O'Neill
2023-2024
 57.10 0.83 0.44 1.22 0.24 0.78 0.35 0.22 2.59
Kris Bryant
2020-2021
 80.18 0.92 0.47 0.98 0.24 0.74 0.34 0.18 3.38
Jorge Soler
2022-2023
 64.11 0.87 0.52 1.11 0.23 0.77 0.34 0.23 1.59
Kyle Schwarber
2020-2021
 77.48 0.83 0.55 1.12 0.23 0.81 0.36 0.25 3.03
Cody Bellinger
2022-2023
 84.57 0.95 0.60 0.86 0.26 0.77 0.34 0.20 3.40
Average 72.69 0.88 0.52 1.06 0.24 0.78 0.35 0.22 2.80
Luis Robert Jr.
2023-2024
 75.38 0.95 0.47 1.28 0.24 0.76 0.33 0.22 4.14
Pct Change 3.70 7.95 -9.62 -20.75 1.67 -2.95 -5.71 0.00 47.86
Median Prime % Change 0.00%
Average Prime % Change 2.46%

Calculated Market Value: Luis Robert Jr.

After applying our Prime % figures into our base calculated value, we're given two values. The average of these values becomes our current calculated market value.

Terms Avg. Salary
6 years, $131,214,084 $21,869,014
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