Juan Soto

New York Yankees, Right Field
Age: 26-24d (Oct 25, 1998)
Exp: 5.134 Years
Country: DO
Agent(s): Scott Boras (Boras Corporation)
Career Earnings

$82,304,031

2024-2024 Arbitration

Juan Soto signed a 1 year , $31,000,000 contract with the New York Yankees, including $31,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $31,000,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $31,000,000
Average Salary:
$31,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
Year Age Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2024 25
Arb Avoided
$31,000,000 $31,000,000 13.08% $31,000,000 $31,000,000
2025 26
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2024 25 5.134
Arb Avoided
$31,000,000 - - $31,000,000 $31,000,000
2025 26 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2024 25
Arb Avoided
$31,000,000 $31,000,000 $31,000,000 $31,000,000 $31,000,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2023-2023 Arbitration

Juan Soto signed a 1 year , $23,000,000 contract with the San Diego Padres, including $23,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $23,000,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $23,000,000
Average Salary:
$23,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
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2022-2022 Arbitration

Juan Soto signed a 1 year , $17,100,000 contract with the Washington Nationals, including $17,100,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $17,100,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $17,100,000
Average Salary:
$17,100,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2021-2021 Arbitration

Juan Soto signed a 1 year , $8,500,000 contract with the Washington Nationals, including $8,500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $8,500,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $8,500,000
Average Salary:
$8,500,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2020-2020 Pre-Arb

Juan Soto signed a 1 year , $629,400 contract with the Washington Nationals, including $629,400 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $629,400.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $629,400
Average Salary:
$629,400
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2019-2019 Pre-Arb

Juan Soto signed a 1 year , $578,300 contract with the Washington Nationals, including $578,300 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $578,300.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $578,300
Average Salary:
$578,300
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2018-2018 Pre-Arb

Juan Soto signed a 1 year , $545,000 contract with the Washington Nationals, 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
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2015-2015 Signing Bonus

Juan Soto signed a 1 year , $1,500,000 contract with the Washington Nationals, including $1,500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,500,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,500,000
Average Salary:
$1,500,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons

5.134 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$82,304,031

Earnings w/ Different Teams

3 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2015 16
Signing Bonus
$1,500,000
$1,500,000
2018 19
Active
$392,620
$1,892,620
2019 20
Active
$578,300
$2,470,920
Champion All MLB (2nd)
2020 21
Active
$233,111
$2,704,031
All MLB (1st) NL Silver Slugger:OF
2021 22
Active / Arb Avoided
$8,500,000
$11,204,031
NL Silver Slugger:OF All MLB (1st)
2022 23
Active / Arb Avoided
Retained
$6,013,184
$11,086,816
$17,217,215
$28,304,031
NL Silver Slugger:OF
2023 24
Active / Arb Avoided
$23,000,000
$51,304,031
NL Silver Slugger:OF
2024 25
Active / Arb Avoided
$31,000,000
$82,304,031
Total      
$82,304,031
$82,304,031
Total
$82,304,031

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
6 $20,790,847 $1,500,000 - $22,290,847
2 $29,013,184 - - $29,013,184
1 $31,000,000 - - $31,000,000
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2015
16
$1,500,000
$1,500,000
$1,500,000
2018
19
$392,620
$392,620
$1,892,620
2019
20
$578,300
$578,300
$2,470,920
2020
21
$233,111
$233,111
$2,704,031
2021
22
$8,500,000
$8,500,000
$11,204,031
2022
23
$6,013,184
$11,086,816
$6,013,184
$11,086,816
$17,217,215
$28,304,031
2023
24
$23,000,000
$23,000,000
$51,304,031
2024
25
$31,000,000
$31,000,000
$82,304,031
Total
$80,804,031
$1,500,000
$82,304,031
$82,304,031
Total
$80,804,031
$1,500,000
$82,304,031

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
6 $20,790,847 $1,500,000 - $22,290,847
2 $29,013,184 - - $29,013,184
1 $31,000,000 - - $31,000,000

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2021 WSH Apr 20, 2021 - May 04, 2021 Shoulder
2020 WSH Jul 24, 2020 - Aug 04, 2020 Illness
2019 WSH May 01, 2019 - May 11, 2019 Back
  • Nov 04, 2024 New York (NYY) extended a 1 year $21.05 million Qualifying Offer
  • Jan 11, 2024 Signed a 1 year $31 million contract with New York (NYY), avoiding arbitration
  • Dec 07, 2023 Traded to New York (NYY) from San Diego (SD) with Trent Grisham for Michael King, Drew Thorpe, Jhony Brito, Randy Vasquez and Kyle Higashioka
  • Jan 13, 2023 Signed a 1 year $23 million contract with San Diego (SD), avoiding arbitration
  • Aug 02, 2022 Traded to San Diego (SD) from Washington (WSH) with Josh Bell for MacKenzie Gore, CJ Abrams, Robert Hassell, James Wood, Jarlin Susana and Luke Voit
  • Mar 22, 2022 Signed a 1 year $17.1 million contract with Washington (WSH), avoiding arbitration
  • Jan 15, 2021 Signed a 1 year $8.5 million contract with Washington (WSH), avoiding arbitration
  • Mar 07, 2020 Signed a 1 year $629,400 contract with Washington (WSH)
  • Mar 05, 2019 Signed a 1 year $578,300 contract with Washington (WSH)
  • Jul 02, 2015 Signed a contract with Washington (WSH)
Year Team GP GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
2024 NYY 157 156 713 576 128 166 31 4 41 109 328 129 119 7 .288 .419 .569 .988 7.91
2023 SD 162 160 707 568 97 156 32 1 35 109 295 132 129 12 .275 .410 .519 .929 5.56
2022 SD 153 152 663 524 93 127 25 2 27 62 237 135 96 6 .242 .401 .452 .853 3.78
2021 WSH 151 146 654 502 111 157 20 2 29 95 268 145 93 9 .313 .465 .534 .999 7.12
2020 WSH 47 47 196 154 39 54 14 0 13 37 107 41 28 6 .351 .490 .695 1.185 2.37
2019 WSH 152 150 659 542 110 153 32 5 34 110 297 108 132 12 .282 .401 .548 .949 5.04
2018 WSH 116 112 493 414 77 121 25 1 22 70 214 79 99 5 .292 .406 .517 .923 3.03

Calculated Market Value

Market Value

  • 14 years, $513,604,210
  • Avg. Salary: $36,686,015
  • MLB Rank: 4
  • RF Rank: 1

Current Contract

  • Free Agent: 2025
  • Avg. Salary: $31,000,000

Comparable Players

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

Player Length Value Avg. Salary Age When Signed
Anthony Rendon 7 $245,000,000 $35,000,000 29
Mike Trout 12 $426,500,000 $35,541,667 27
Aaron Judge 9 $360,000,000 $40,000,000 30
Francisco Lindor 10 $341,000,000 $34,100,000 28
Averages 10 $343,125,000 $36,160,417 28.5

Base Calculated Value

After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Soto's current age (26), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.

Length Value Avg. Salary
13 $472,804,787 $36,369,599

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and Soto 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
Anthony Rendon
2018-2019
87.35 1.19 0.77 0.59 0.31 0.96 0.40 0.25 6.35
Mike Trout
2017-2018
78.40 1.06 0.59 0.84 0.31 1.08 0.44 0.32 9.82
Aaron Judge
2021-2022
94.14 1.10 0.75 1.09 0.30 1.01 0.43 0.32 8.12
Francisco Lindor
2020-2021
83.33 0.89 0.49 0.74 0.24 0.74 0.33 0.17 3.58
Average 85.81 1.06 0.65 0.82 0.29 0.95 0.40 0.27 6.97
Juan Soto
2023-2024
98.15 1.01 0.68 0.78 0.28 0.96 0.43 0.26 6.16
Pct Change 14.38 -4.72 4.62 4.88 -3.10 0.84 6.50 -3.70 -11.62
Median Prime % Change 0.84%
Average Prime % Change 0.90%

Calculated Market Value: Juan Soto

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
14 years, $513,604,210 $36,686,015
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