Owen Miller
Chicago Cubs, Shortstop
Age: 29y-3m-28d (Nov 15, 1996)
Exp: 2.133 Years
Country: US
College: Illinois State
Drafted: Round 3 (#84 overall), 2018
Agent(s): ALIGND
2025-2025 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $760,000
Average Salary:
$760,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
2.076
2024-2024 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $740,000
Average Salary:
$740,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2028 / UFA
YOS @ Signing:
2.076
2023-2023 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $731,100
Average Salary:
$731,100
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
1.091
2022-2022 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $701,100
Average Salary:
$701,100
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0.091
2021-2021 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $570,500
Average Salary:
$570,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
2018-2018 Signing Bonus
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $500,000
Average Salary:
$500,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
Seasons
2.133 Years
Career Earnings thru 2026
$2,335,988
Earnings w/ Different Teams
4 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Service | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 21 |
|
- |
Signing Bonus
|
$500,000 |
$500,000 |
|
| 2021 | 24 |
|
0 |
Reserve
|
$276,030 |
$776,030 |
|
| 2022 | 25 |
|
0.091 |
Active
|
$701,100 |
$1,477,130 |
|
| 2023 | 26 |
|
1.091 |
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$538,547 |
$2,015,677 |
|
| 2024 | 27 |
|
2.076 |
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$216,144 |
$2,231,821 |
|
| 2025 | 28 |
|
2.108 |
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$104,167 |
$2,335,988 |
|
| Total |
$2,335,988 |
$2,335,988 |
|||||
| Total |
$2,335,988 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
- | $500,000 | - | $500,000 |
| 2 |
|
$977,130 | - | - | $977,130 |
| 2 |
|
$754,691 | - | - | $754,691 |
| 1 |
|
$104,167 | - | - | $104,167 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 |
|
21 |
$500,000 |
$500,000 |
$500,000 |
||
| 2021 |
|
24 |
$276,030
|
$276,030 |
$776,030 |
||
| 2022 |
|
25 |
$701,100
|
$701,100 |
$1,477,130 |
||
| 2023 |
|
26 |
$538,547
|
$538,547 |
$2,015,677 |
||
| 2024 |
|
27 |
$216,144
|
$216,144 |
$2,231,821 |
||
| 2025 |
|
28 |
$104,167
|
$104,167 |
$2,335,988 |
||
| Total |
$1,835,988 |
$500,000 |
$2,335,988 |
$2,335,988 |
|||
| Total |
$1,835,988 |
$500,000 |
$2,335,988 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
- | $500,000 | - | $500,000 |
| 2 |
|
$977,130 | - | - | $977,130 |
| 2 |
|
$754,691 | - | - | $754,691 |
| 1 |
|
$104,167 | - | - | $104,167 |
Injuries
| Year | Dates | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 |
|
Apr 20, 2022 - Apr 24, 2022 | COVID-19 |
-
Feb 03, 2026
Signed a minor league contract with Chicago (CHC)
-
Nov 08, 2025
Released by Colorado (COL)
-
May 28, 2025
Signed a minor league contract with Colorado (COL)
-
May 21, 2025
Released by Colorado (COL)
-
May 16, 2025
Designated for Assignment by Colorado (COL)
-
Apr 25, 2025
Contract purchased by Colorado (COL)
-
Nov 02, 2024
Traded to Colorado (COL) from Milwaukee (MIL) for cash considerations
-
Jul 01, 2024
Designated for Assignment by Milwaukee (MIL)
-
May 31, 2024
Optioned to the Minors by Milwaukee (MIL)
-
May 14, 2024
Recalled from the Minors by Milwaukee (MIL)
-
Apr 30, 2024
Optioned to the Minors by Milwaukee (MIL)
-
Apr 16, 2024
Recalled from the Minors by Milwaukee (MIL)
-
Sep 11, 2023
Optioned to the Minors by Milwaukee (MIL)
-
Sep 01, 2023
Recalled from the Minors by Milwaukee (MIL)
-
Aug 02, 2023
Optioned to the Minors by Milwaukee (MIL)
-
Mar 01, 2023
Signed a 1 year $731,100 contract with Milwaukee (MIL)
-
Dec 14, 2022
Traded to Milwaukee (MIL) from Cleveland (CLE) for future considerations
-
Mar 01, 2022
Signed a 1 year $701,100 contract with Cleveland (CLE)
-
May 23, 2021
Contract purchased by Cleveland (CLE)
-
Aug 31, 2020
Traded to Cleveland (CLE) from San Diego (SD) with Josh Naylor , Cal Quantrill , Gabriel Arias , Austin Hedges and Joey Cantillo for Mike Clevinger, Greg Allen and Matt Waldron
-
Jun 12, 2018
Signed a contract with San Diego (SD)
-
Jun 06, 2018
Drafted by San Diego (SD): Round 3 (#84 overall)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | BB | K | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | COL | 9 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .143 | .294 | .143 | .437 | 0.03 |
| 2024 | MIL | 14 | 7 | 27 | 27 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0 | .185 | .185 | .222 | .407 | -0.46 |
| 2023 | MIL | 90 | 73 | 314 | 291 | 29 | 76 | 17 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 108 | 17 | 61 | 13 | .261 | .303 | .371 | .674 | 0.42 |
| 2022 | CLE | 130 | 108 | 472 | 424 | 53 | 103 | 26 | 1 | 6 | 51 | 149 | 32 | 93 | 2 | .243 | .301 | .351 | .652 | 0.33 |
| 2021 | CLE | 60 | 51 | 202 | 191 | 17 | 39 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 18 | 59 | 9 | 54 | 2 | .204 | .243 | .309 | .552 | -1.08 |
