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MLB
Brent Rooker
Brent Rooker
Athletics, Designated Hitter
Age: 31y-4m-4d (Nov 01, 1994)
Exp: 4.059 Years
Country: US
College: Mississippi State
Drafted: Round 1 (#35 overall), 2017
Agent(s): Bledsoe Brothers
2026 Payroll Salary
$8,000,000
2026 Cash
$6,000,000
Career Earnings
$16,932,457
2025-2030 Arbitration Extension (CURRENT)
Brent Rooker signed a 5 year, $60,000,000 contract with the Athletics, including $10,000,000 signing bonus, $60,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $12,000,000. In 2026, Rooker will earn a base salary of $6,000,000, while carrying a total salary of $8,000,000.
Contract Terms:
5 yr(s) / $60,000,000
Average Salary:
$12,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$10,000,000
Free Agent:
2031 / UFA
YOS @ Signing:
3.059
| Year | Age | YOS | Status | PayrollAnnual | Luxury Tax | Tax % League Tax | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
30 | 3.059 |
Arb Avoided
|
$4,000,000 | $12,000,000 | 4.98% | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 |
| 2026 |
|
31 | 4.059 |
ARB 2
|
$8,000,000 | $12,000,000 | 4.92% | $6,000,000 | $18,000,000 |
| 2027 |
|
32 | 4.059 |
ARB 3
|
$14,000,000 | $12,000,000 | 4.86% | $12,000,000 | $30,000,000 |
| 2028 |
|
33 | 4.059 | $15,000,000 | $12,000,000 | 4.80% | $13,000,000 | $43,000,000 | |
| 2029 |
|
34 | 4.059 | $19,000,000 | $12,000,000 | 4.74% | $17,000,000 | $60,000,000 | |
| 2030 |
|
35 | 4.059 |
Vesting
|
$22,000,000 | $12,000,000 | - | - | $60,000,000 |
| 2031 |
|
36 | - |
UFA |
| Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Signing Proration | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
30 | 3.059 |
Arb Avoided
|
$2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | - | - | $4,000,000 | $12,000,000 |
| 2026 |
|
31 | 4.059 |
ARB 2
|
$6,000,000 | $2,000,000 | - | - | $8,000,000 | $12,000,000 |
| 2027 |
|
32 | - |
ARB 3
|
$12,000,000 | $2,000,000 | - | - | $14,000,000 | $12,000,000 |
| 2028 |
|
33 | - | $13,000,000 | $2,000,000 | - | - | $15,000,000 | $12,000,000 | |
| 2029 |
|
34 | - | $17,000,000 | $2,000,000 | - | - | $19,000,000 | $12,000,000 | |
| 2030 |
|
35 | - |
Vesting
|
$22,000,000 | - | - | - | $22,000,000 | $12,000,000 |
| 2031 |
|
36 | -- |
UFA |
| Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
30 |
Arb Avoided |
$2,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 | $60,000,000 | $12,000,000 | $10,000,000 |
| 2026 |
|
31 |
ARB 2 |
$6,000,000 | - | $6,000,000 | $18,000,000 | $48,000,000 | $9,000,000 | $9,600,000 |
| 2027 |
|
32 |
ARB 3 |
$12,000,000 | - | $12,000,000 | $30,000,000 | $42,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,500,000 |
| 2028 |
|
33 | $13,000,000 | - | $13,000,000 | $43,000,000 | $30,000,000 | $10,750,000 | $10,000,000 | |
| 2029 |
|
34 | $17,000,000 | - | $17,000,000 | $60,000,000 | $17,000,000 | $12,000,000 | $8,500,000 | |
| 2030 |
|
35 |
Vesting |
- | - | - | $60,000,000 | - | - | - |
Contract Notes
- 2030 Option Vests with:
500 Plate Appearances in 2029 OR
900 Plate Appearances across 2028-2029 OR
2 Top 10 MVP finishes in 2027-2029 - 2030 Vesting Option escalates based on 2025-29 MVP voting
1st-5th: $2M
6th-10th: $1M
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2024-2024 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $750,000
Average Salary:
$750,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
2.059
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2023-2023 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $725,000
Average Salary:
$725,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
1.059
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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:
0.167
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2021-2021 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $570,500
Average Salary:
$570,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0.067
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2020-2020 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $563,500
Average Salary:
$563,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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2017-2017 Signing Bonus
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,935,300
Average Salary:
$1,935,300
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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Seasons
4.059 Years
Career Earnings thru 2026
$16,932,457
Earnings w/ Different Teams
4 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Service | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 22 |
|
- |
Signing Bonus
|
$1,935,300 |
$1,935,300 |
|
| 2020 | 25 |
|
0 |
Injured
|
$74,760 |
$2,010,060 |
|
| 2021 | 26 |
|
0.067 |
Active
|
$300,566 |
$2,310,626 |
|
| 2022 | 27 |
  |
0.167 |
Retained
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$30,768 $115,380 |
$2,341,394 $2,456,774 |
|
| 2023 | 28 |
|
1.059 |
Active
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
|
$725,000 $312,879 |
$3,181,774 $3,494,653 |
|
| 2024 | 29 |
|
2.059 |
Active
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
|
$750,000 $687,804 |
$4,244,653 $4,932,457 |
AL Silver Slugger:DH |
| 2025 | 30 |
|
3.059 |
Active / Arb Avoided
|
$12,000,000 |
$16,932,457 |
|
| Total |
$16,932,457 |
$16,932,457 |
|||||
| 2026 | 31 |
|
4.059 |
Active / Arbitration 2 Bypassed
|
$6,000,000 |
||
| 2027 | 32 |
|
4.059 |
Active / Arbitration 3 Bypassed
|
$12,000,000 |
||
| 2028 | 33 |
|
4.059 |
Active
|
$13,000,000 |
||
| 2029 | 34 |
|
4.059 |
Active
|
$17,000,000 |
||
| Total |
$64,932,457 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |
|
$375,326 | $1,935,300 | - | $2,310,626 |
| 1 |
|
$30,768 | - | - | $30,768 |
| 1 |
|
$115,380 | - | - | $115,380 |
| 3 |
|
$4,475,683 | $10,000,000 | - | $14,475,683 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 |
|
22 |
$1,935,300 |
$1,935,300 |
$1,935,300 |
||
| 2020 |
|
25 |
$74,760
|
$74,760 |
$2,010,060 |
||
| 2021 |
|
26 |
$300,566
|
$300,566 |
$2,310,626 |
||
| 2022 |
|
27 |
$30,768 $115,380
|
$30,768 $115,380 |
$2,341,394 $2,456,774 |
||
| 2023 |
|
28 |
$725,000 $312,879
|
$725,000 $312,879 |
$3,181,774 $3,494,653 |
||
| 2024 |
|
29 |
$750,000 $687,804
|
$750,000 $687,804 |
$4,244,653 $4,932,457 |
||
| 2025 |
|
30 |
$2,000,000
|
$10,000,000 |
$12,000,000 |
$16,932,457 |
|
| Total |
$4,997,157 |
$11,935,300 |
$16,932,457 |
$16,932,457 |
|||
| 2026 |
|
31 |
$6,000,000
|
$6,000,000 |
|||
| 2027 |
|
32 |
$12,000,000
|
$12,000,000 |
|||
| 2028 |
|
33 |
$13,000,000
|
$13,000,000 |
|||
| 2029 |
|
34 |
$17,000,000
|
$17,000,000 |
|||
| Total |
$52,997,157 |
$11,935,300 |
$64,932,457 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |
|
$375,326 | $1,935,300 | - | $2,310,626 |
| 1 |
|
$30,768 | - | - | $30,768 |
| 1 |
|
$115,380 | - | - | $115,380 |
| 3 |
|
$4,475,683 | $10,000,000 | - | $14,475,683 |
Injuries
| Year | Dates | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
OAK |
Apr 11, 2024 - Apr 19, 2024 | Ribs |
| 2021 |
MIN |
Apr 07, 2021 - Apr 20, 2021 | Neck |
| 2020 |
MIN |
Sep 13, 2020 - Sep 27, 2020 | Arm |
-
Jan 07, 2025
Signed a 5 year $60 million contract extension with Athletics (ATH)
-
Mar 01, 2024
Signed a 1 year $750,000 contract with Oakland (OAK)
-
Mar 01, 2023
Signed a 1 year $725,000 contract with Oakland (OAK)
-
Nov 17, 2022
Claimed off waivers by Oakland (OAK)
-
Nov 15, 2022
Designated for Assignment by Kansas City (KC)
-
Sep 09, 2022
Demoted to the Minors by Kansas City (KC)
-
Aug 10, 2022
Promoted from the Minors by Kansas City (KC)
-
Aug 02, 2022
Traded to Kansas City (KC) from San Diego (SD) for Cameron Gallagher
-
Jun 12, 2022
Demoted to the Minors by San Diego (SD)
-
Jun 11, 2022
Promoted from the Minors by San Diego (SD)
-
Jun 06, 2022
Demoted to the Minors by San Diego (SD)
-
Jun 03, 2022
Promoted from the Minors by San Diego (SD)
-
Apr 07, 2022
Optioned to the Minors by San Diego (SD)
-
Apr 07, 2022
Traded to San Diego (SD) from Minnesota (MIN) with Taylor Rogers for Chris Paddack, Emilio Pagan and Brayan Medina
-
Jun 18, 2017
Signed a contract with Minnesota (MIN)
-
Jun 15, 2017
Drafted by Minnesota (MIN): Round 1 (#35 overall)
-
Jul 15, 2016
Unsigned by Minnesota (MIN)
-
Jun 10, 2016
Drafted by Minnesota (MIN): Round 38 (#1143 overall)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | BB | K | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ATH | 162 | 161 | 698 | 626 | 92 | 164 | 40 | 3 | 30 | 89 | 300 | 65 | 155 | 6 | .262 | .335 | .479 | .814 | 2.30 |
| 2024 | OAK | 145 | 144 | 614 | 546 | 82 | 160 | 26 | 2 | 39 | 112 | 307 | 59 | 177 | 11 | .293 | .365 | .562 | .927 | 5.55 |
| 2023 | OAK | 137 | 123 | 526 | 463 | 61 | 114 | 20 | 1 | 30 | 69 | 226 | 49 | 172 | 4 | .246 | .329 | .488 | .817 | 2.10 |
| 2022 | KC | 16 | 9 | 36 | 32 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 0 | .125 | .222 | .156 | .378 | -0.42 |
| 2021 | MIN | 58 | 52 | 213 | 189 | 25 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 9 | 16 | 75 | 15 | 70 | 0 | .201 | .291 | .397 | .688 | -0.60 |
| 2020 | MIN | 7 | 7 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .316 | .381 | .579 | .960 | 0.01 |
