JP Sears

San Diego Padres, Starting Pitcher
Age: 30y-1m-6d (Feb 19, 1996)
Exp: 3.065 Years
Country: US
College: The Citadel (SC)
Drafted: Round 11 (#333 overall), 2017

2026-2026 Arbitration (CURRENT)

JP Sears signed a 1 year, $2,750,000 contract with the San Diego Padres, including $2,750,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,750,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,750,000
Average Salary:
$2,750,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2029 / UFA
YOS @ Signing:
3.065
Year Age YOS Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2026 30 3.065
Buried
$2,750,000 $2,750,000 1.13% $2,750,000 $2,750,000
2027 31 --
ARB 2
2028 32 --
ARB 3
2029 33 -
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2026 30 3.065
Buried
$2,750,000 - - $2,750,000 $2,750,000
2027 31 --
ARB 2
2028 32 --
ARB 3
2029 33 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2026 30
Buried
$2,750,000 $2,750,000 $2,750,000 $2,750,000 $2,750,000 $2,750,000
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:
2.081
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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:
1.081
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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:
0.081
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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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2017-2017 Signing Bonus

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $160,000
Average Salary:
$160,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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Seasons

3.065 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$2,609,916

Earnings w/ Different Teams

4 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Service Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2017 21
-
Signing Bonus
$160,000
$160,000
2022 26
0
Active
Retained
$215,376
$99,996
$375,376
$475,372
2023 27
0.081
Active
$720,000
$1,195,372
2024 28
1.081
Active
$745,000
$1,940,372
2025 29
2.081
Active
Retained
$143,804
$525,740
$2,084,176
$2,609,916
Total      
$2,609,916
$2,084,176
$2,609,916
2026 30
3.065
Reserve / Arb Avoided
$2,750,000
Total
$5,359,916

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 - $160,000 - $160,000
4 $2,206,116 - - $2,206,116
1 $99,996 - - $99,996
1 $143,804 - - $143,804
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2017
21
$160,000
$160,000
$160,000
2022
26
$215,376
$99,996
$215,376
$99,996
$375,376
$475,372
2023
27
$720,000
$720,000
$1,195,372
2024
28
$745,000
$745,000
$1,940,372
2025
29
$143,804
$525,740
$143,804
$525,740
$2,084,176
$2,609,916
Total
$2,449,916
$160,000
$2,609,916
$2,084,176
$2,609,916
2026
30
$2,750,000
$2,750,000
Total
$5,199,916
$160,000
$5,359,916

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 - $160,000 - $160,000
4 $2,206,116 - - $2,206,116
1 $99,996 - - $99,996
1 $143,804 - - $143,804
  • Jan 08, 2026 Signed a 1 year $2.75 million contract with San Diego (SD), avoiding arbitration
  • Sep 27, 2025 Recalled from the Minors by San Diego (SD)
  • Sep 13, 2025 Optioned to the Minors by San Diego (SD)
  • Sep 12, 2025 Recalled from the Minors by San Diego (SD)
  • Aug 26, 2025 Optioned to the Minors by San Diego (SD)
  • Aug 20, 2025 Recalled from the Minors by San Diego (SD)
  • Aug 05, 2025 Optioned to the Minors by San Diego (SD)
  • Jul 31, 2025 Traded to San Diego (SD) from Athletics (ATH) with Mason Miller for Leodalis De Vries, Braden Nett, Henry Baez and Eduarniel Nunez
  • Mar 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $745,000 contract with Oakland (OAK)
  • Mar 01, 2023 Signed a 1 year $720,000 contract with Oakland (OAK)
  • Aug 10, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Oakland (OAK)
  • Aug 01, 2022 Traded to Oakland (OAK) from New York (NYY) with Ken Waldichuk , Luis Medina and Cooper Bowman for Frankie Montas and Lou Trivino
  • Jul 14, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by New York (NYY)
  • Jul 03, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by New York (NYY)
  • Jun 29, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by New York (NYY)
  • Jun 28, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by New York (NYY)
  • May 26, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by New York (NYY)
  • May 25, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by New York (NYY)
  • Apr 17, 2022 Optioned to the Minors by New York (NYY)
  • Mar 01, 2022 Signed a 1 year $700,000 contract with New York (NYY)
  • Nov 19, 2021 Contract purchased by New York (NYY)
  • Nov 19, 2017 Traded to New York (NYY) from Seattle (SEA) with Juan Then for Nick Rumbelow
  • Jun 22, 2017 Signed a contract with Seattle (SEA)
  • Jun 21, 2017 Drafted by Seattle (SEA): Round 11 (#333 overall)
Year Team GP GS H R ER BB K HR W L SV IP ERA WHIP WAR
2025 SD 27 27 143 79 76 36 117 30 9 11 0 135.7 5.04 1.32 0.65
2024 OAK 32 32 172 93 88 49 137 28 11 13 0 180.7 4.38 1.22 2.28
2023 OAK 32 32 165 90 87 53 161 34 5 14 0 172.3 4.54 1.27 2.55
2022 OAK 17 11 67 31 30 23 51 8 6 3 0 70.0 3.86 1.29 0.79
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