Garrett Whitlock

Boston Red Sox, Relief Pitcher
Age: 29y-9m-13d (Jun 11, 1996)
Exp: 5.000 Years
Country: US
College: Alabama-Birmingham
Drafted: Round 18 (#542 overall), 2017
Agent(s): Kent Matthes
2026 Payroll Salary

$7,500,000

2026 Cash

$7,250,000

Career Earnings

$12,038,000

2023-2028 Pre-Arbitration Extension (CURRENT)

Garrett Whitlock signed a 4 year, $18,750,000 contract with the Boston Red Sox, including $1,000,000 signing bonus, $18,750,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $4,687,500. In 2026, Whitlock will earn a base salary of $7,250,000, while carrying a total salary of $7,500,000.
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $18,750,000
Average Salary:
$4,687,500
Signing Bonus:
$1,000,000
Free Agent:
2029 / UFA
YOS @ Signing:
1
Year Age YOS Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2023 27 2
Pre-Arb
 $1,250,000 $4,687,500 2.01% $2,000,000 $2,000,000
2024 28 3
ARB 1
 $3,500,000 $4,687,500 - $3,250,000 $5,250,000
2025 29 4
ARB 2
 $5,500,000 $4,687,500 1.95% $5,250,000 $10,500,000
2026 30 5
ARB 3
 $7,500,000 $4,687,500 1.92% $7,250,000 $17,750,000
2027 31 5
Club
 $8,250,000 $8,250,000 - $1,000,000 $18,750,000
2028 32 5
Club
 $10,500,000 $10,500,000 - - $18,750,000
2029 33 -
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Signing Proration Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2023 27 2.000
Pre-Arb
 $1,000,000 $250,000 - - $1,250,000 $4,687,500
2024 28 3.000
ARB 1
 $3,250,000 $250,000 - - $3,500,000 $4,687,500
2025 29 4.000
ARB 2
 $5,250,000 $250,000 - - $5,500,000 $4,687,500
2026 30 5.000
ARB 3
 $7,250,000 $250,000 - - $7,500,000 $4,687,500
2027 31 -
Club
 $8,250,000 - - - $8,250,000 $8,250,000
2028 32 -
Club
 $10,500,000 - - - $10,500,000 $10,500,000
2029 33 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Signing Bonus Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2023 27
Pre-Arb
 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $18,750,000 $2,000,000 $3,125,000
2024 28
ARB 1
 $3,250,000 - $3,250,000 $5,250,000 $16,750,000 $2,625,000 $3,350,000
2025 29
ARB 2
 $5,250,000 - $5,250,000 $10,500,000 $13,500,000 $3,500,000 $3,375,000
2026 30
ARB 3
 $7,250,000 - $7,250,000 $17,750,000 $8,250,000 $4,437,500 $2,750,000
2027 31
Club
 $1,000,000 - $1,000,000 $18,750,000 $1,000,000 $3,750,000 $500,000
2028 32
Club
 - - - $18,750,000 - - -
Contract Notes
  • Extension begins in 2023 ($720,000 tax salary for 2022)
  • 2027 club option includes a $1M buyout
  • 2028 club option includes a $500k buyout
  • $4M 2027-28 escalators available (based on cumulative IP from 2023-26; amount TBD)
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2022-2022 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $720,000
Average Salary:
$720,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
1
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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
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2017-2017 Signing Bonus

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $247,500
Average Salary:
$247,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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Seasons

5.000 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$12,285,500

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Service Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2017 21
-
Signing Bonus
Signing Bonus
$247,500
$247,500
$247,500
$495,000
2021 25
0
Active
$570,500
$1,065,500
2022 26
1
Injured
$720,000
$1,785,500
2023 27
2
Active / Pre-Arbitration Bypassed
$2,000,000
$3,785,500
2024 28
3
Injured / Arbitration 1 Bypassed
$3,250,000
$7,035,500
2025 29
4
Active / Arbitration 2 Bypassed
$5,250,000
$12,285,500
Total      
$12,285,500
$12,285,500
2026 30
5
Active / Arbitration 3 Bypassed
$7,250,000
2027 31
5
Active / Club
$1,000,000
Total
$20,535,500

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 - $495,000 - $495,000
5 $10,790,500 $1,000,000 - $11,790,500
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2017
21
$247,500
$247,500
$247,500
$247,500
$247,500
$495,000
2021
25
$570,500
$570,500
$1,065,500
2022
26
$720,000
$720,000
$1,785,500
2023
27
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$2,000,000
$3,785,500
2024
28
$3,250,000
$3,250,000
$7,035,500
2025
29
$5,250,000
$5,250,000
$12,285,500
Total
$10,790,500
$1,495,000
$12,285,500
$12,285,500
2026
30
$7,250,000
$7,250,000
2027
31
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
Total
$19,040,500
$1,495,000
$20,535,500

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 - $495,000 - $495,000
5 $10,790,500 $1,000,000 - $11,790,500

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2024 BOS Apr 17, 2024 - Sep 29, 2024 Oblique
2023 BOS Jul 04, 2023 - Aug 13, 2023 Elbow
2023 BOS Apr 28, 2023 - May 27, 2023 Elbow
2023 BOS Mar 30, 2023 - Apr 11, 2023 Hip
2022 BOS Sep 21, 2022 - Oct 05, 2022 Hip
2022 BOS Jun 11, 2022 - Jul 15, 2022 Hip
2021 BOS Sep 20, 2021 - Oct 03, 2021 Pectoral
2021 BOS May 15, 2021 - May 16, 2021 COVID-19
  • Apr 10, 2022 Signed a 4 year $18.75 million contract extension with Boston (BOS)
  • Dec 10, 2020 Rule 5 Drafted by Boston (BOS) from New York (NYY)
  • Jul 20, 2017 Signed a contract with New York (NYY)
  • Jun 14, 2017 Drafted by New York (NYY): Round 18 (#542 overall)
Year Team GP GS H R ER BB K HR W L SV IP ERA WHIP WAR
2025 BOS 62 0 54 21 18 24 91 2 7 3 1 72.0 2.25 1.08 2.39
2024 BOS 4 4 14 4 4 7 17 1 1 0 0 18.3 1.96 1.15 0.87
2023 BOS 22 10 82 43 41 13 72 13 5 5 1 71.7 5.15 1.33 0.30
2022 BOS 31 9 65 32 30 15 82 10 4 2 6 78.3 3.45 1.02 1.85
2021 BOS 46 0 64 22 16 17 81 6 8 4 2 73.3 1.96 1.11 2.83
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