Daniel Lynch

Kansas City Royals, Starting Pitcher
Age: 27-187d (Nov 17, 1996)
Exp: 2.083 Years
Country: US
College: Virginia
Drafted: Round 1 (#34 overall), 2018
2024 Payroll Salary

$19,890

2024 Cash

$19,890

Career Earnings

$3,368,997

2024-2024 Pre-Arb (CURRENT)

Daniel Lynch signed a 1 year , $740,000 contract with the Kansas City Royals, including $740,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $740,000.

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $740,000
Average Salary:
$740,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2028 / UFA
Year Age Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2024 27
Buried
$19,890 $19,890 0.01% $19,890 $19,890
2028 28
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2024 27 2.083
Buried
$740,000 - - $19,890 $19,890
2028 28 -
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2024 27
Buried
$19,890 $19,890 $19,890 $19,890 $19,890
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2023-2023 Pre-Arb

Daniel Lynch signed a 1 year , $730,250 contract with the Kansas City Royals, including $730,250 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $730,250.

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $730,250
Average Salary:
$730,250
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2022-2022 Pre-Arb

Daniel Lynch signed a 1 year , $703,600 contract with the Kansas City Royals, including $703,600 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $703,600.

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $703,600
Average Salary:
$703,600
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2021-2021 Pre-Arb

Daniel Lynch signed a 1 year , $570,500 contract with the Kansas City Royals, including $570,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $570,500.

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $570,500
Average Salary:
$570,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2018-2018 Signing Bonus

Daniel Lynch signed a 1 year , $1,697,500 contract with the Kansas City Royals, including $1,697,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,697,500.

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,697,500
Average Salary:
$1,697,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Career Earnings thru 2024

$3,368,997

Career Earnings w/ Different Teams

1 team

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2018 21
Signing Bonus
$1,697,500
$1,697,500
2021 24
Injured
$217,757
$1,915,257
2022 25
Active
$703,600
$2,618,857
2023 26
Injured
$730,250
$3,349,107
2024 27
Reserve / minor-buried
$19,890
$3,368,997
Total      
$3,368,997
$3,368,997
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2018
21
$1,697,500
$1,697,500
$1,697,500
2021
24
$217,757
$217,757
$1,915,257
2022
25
$703,600
$703,600
$2,618,857
2023
26
$730,250
$730,250
$3,349,107
2024
27
$19,890
$19,890
$3,368,997
Total
$1,671,497
$1,697,500
$3,368,997
$3,368,997

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
5 $1,671,497 $1,697,500 - $3,368,997

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2021 KC Sep 30, 2021 - Oct 03, 2021 Hand
2022 KC Jun 24, 2022 - Jul 10, 2022 Finger
2022 KC Jul 17, 2022 - Aug 01, 2022 Hand
2023 KC Mar 30, 2023 - May 28, 2023 Shoulder
2023 KC Jul 19, 2023 - Oct 01, 2023 Shoulder
  • May 10, 2024 Optioned to the Minors by Kansas City (KC)
  • May 05, 2024 Recalled from the Minors by Kansas City (KC)
  • Mar 01, 2023 Signed a 1 year $730,250 contract with Kansas City (KC)
  • Mar 01, 2022 Signed a 1 year $703,600 contract with Kansas City (KC)
  • Jun 11, 2018 Signed a contract with Kansas City (KC)
  • Jun 04, 2018 Drafted by Kansas City (KC): Round 1 (#34 overall)
Year Team GP GS H R ER BB K HR W L SV IP ERA WHIP WAR
2024 KC 2 1 2 0 0 2 6 0 0 0 0 7.0 0.00 2.57 0.48
2023 KC 9 9 50 29 27 16 34 9 3 4 0 52.3 4.64 2.75 0.54
2022 KC 27 27 155 79 75 52 122 21 4 13 0 131.7 5.13 3.55 0.70
2021 KC 15 15 80 46 43 31 55 9 4 6 0 68.0 5.69 4.10 -0.15
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