Vinnie Pasquantino

Kansas City Royals, 1st Base
Age: 28y-4m-27d (Oct 10, 1997)
Exp: 3.101 Years
Country: US
College: Old Dominion (VA)
Drafted: Round 11 (#319 overall), 2019
2026 Payroll Salary

$4,200,000

2026 Cash

$4,200,000

Career Earnings

$3,243,700

2026-2027 Arbitration Extension (CURRENT)

Vinnie Pasquantino signed a 2 year, $11,100,000 contract with the Kansas City Royals, including $11,100,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $5,550,000. In 2026, Pasquantino will earn a base salary of $4,200,000, while carrying a total salary of $4,200,000.
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $11,100,000
Average Salary:
$5,550,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2029 / UFA
YOS @ Signing:
3.101
Year Age YOS Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2026 28 3.101
Arb Avoided #
 $4,200,000 $5,550,000 2.27% $4,200,000 $4,200,000
2027 29 3.101
ARB 2
 $6,900,000 $5,550,000 2.25% $6,900,000 $11,100,000
2028 30 --
ARB 3
2029 31 -
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2026 28 3.101
Arb Avoided #
 $4,200,000 - - $4,200,000 $5,550,000
2027 29 -
ARB 2
 $6,900,000 - - $6,900,000 $5,550,000
2028 30 --
ARB 3
2029 31 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2026 28
Arb Avoided #
 $4,200,000 $4,200,000 $4,200,000 $11,100,000 $4,200,000 $5,550,000
2027 29
ARB 2
 $6,900,000 $6,900,000 $11,100,000 $6,900,000 $5,550,000 $6,900,000
Contract Notes
  • 2027 Plate Appearances
    $200,000 each for 450, 500, 550
  • 2027 Escalator (max $4.6M)
    League MVP
    1st: $4M
    2nd-5th: $3M
    6th-10th: $2M
    11th-15th: $1.5M
    16th-20th: $1.25M

    All-MLB 1st-Team: $1M
    All-MLB 2nd-Team: $750k



Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2025-2025 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $793,250
Average Salary:
$793,250
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
2.101
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2024-2024 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $752,750
Average Salary:
$752,750
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
1.101
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2023-2023 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $725,500
Average Salary:
$725,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0.101
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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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2019-2019 Signing Bonus

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $125,000
Average Salary:
$125,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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Seasons

3.101 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$3,489,179

Earnings w/ Different Teams

1 team

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Service Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2019 21
-
Signing Bonus
$125,000
$125,000
2022 24
0
Active
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
$384,600
$217,121
$509,600
$726,721
2023 25
0.101
Injured
$725,500
$1,452,221
2024 26
1.101
Injured
$752,750
$2,204,971
2025 27
2.101
Active
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
$793,250
$245,479
$245,479
$2,998,221
$3,243,700
$3,489,179
Total      
$3,489,179
$2,998,221
$3,243,700
$3,489,179
2026 28
3.101
Active / arbitration-avoided-numbers-exchanged
$4,200,000
2027 29
3.101
Active / Arbitration 2 Bypassed
$6,900,000
Total
$14,589,179

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
5 $3,364,179 $125,000 - $3,489,179
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2019
21
$125,000
$125,000
$125,000
2022
24
$384,600
$217,121
$384,600
$217,121
$509,600
$726,721
2023
25
$725,500
$725,500
$1,452,221
2024
26
$752,750
$752,750
$2,204,971
2025
27
$793,250
$245,479
$245,479
$793,250
$245,479
$245,479
$2,998,221
$3,243,700
$3,489,179
Total
$3,364,179
$125,000
$3,489,179
$2,998,221
$3,243,700
$3,489,179
2026
28
$4,200,000
$4,200,000
2027
29
$6,900,000
$6,900,000
Total
$14,464,179
$125,000
$14,589,179

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
5 $3,364,179 $125,000 - $3,489,179

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2024 KC Aug 30, 2024 - Sep 29, 2024 Thumb
2023 KC Jun 10, 2023 - Oct 01, 2023 Shoulder
2022 KC Aug 23, 2022 - Sep 09, 2022 Arm
  • Jan 31, 2026 Signed a 2 year $11.1 million contract with Kansas City (KC), avoiding arbitration
  • Jan 08, 2026 Player: $4.5M; Team (KC): $4M
  • Mar 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $752,750 contract with Kansas City (KC)
  • Mar 01, 2023 Signed a 1 year $725,500 contract with Kansas City (KC)
  • Jun 27, 2022 Contract purchased by Kansas City (KC)
  • Jul 09, 2019 Signed a contract with Kansas City (KC)
  • Jun 03, 2019 Drafted by Kansas City (KC): Round 11 (#319 overall)
Year Team GP GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
2025 KC 160 160 682 621 72 164 33 1 32 113 295 49 107 1 .264 .323 .475 .798 2.41
2024 KC 131 128 553 496 64 130 30 2 19 97 221 40 71 1 .262 .315 .446 .761 1.01
2023 KC 61 60 259 231 24 57 17 0 9 26 101 25 31 0 .247 .324 .437 .761 0.13
2022 KC 72 72 298 258 25 76 11 0 10 26 117 35 34 1 .295 .383 .453 .836 1.31
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