Isiah Kiner-Falefa

Boston Red Sox, Utility (Shortstop/2nd Base/3rd Base/Outfielders)
Age: 30y-11m-14d (Mar 23, 1995)
Exp: 8 Years
Country: US
Drafted: Round 4 (#130 overall), 2013
Agent(s): ALIGND
2026 Payroll Salary

$6,000,000

2026 Cash

$6,000,000

Career Earnings

$28,908,953

2026-2026 Free Agent (CURRENT)

Isiah Kiner-Falefa signed a 1 year, $6,000,000 contract with the Boston Red Sox, including $6,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $6,000,000. In 2026, Kiner-Falefa will earn a base salary of $6,000,000, while carrying a total salary of $6,000,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $6,000,000
Average Salary:
$6,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2027 / UFA
YOS @ Signing:
8
Year Age YOS PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2026 31 8 $6,000,000 $6,000,000 2.46% $6,000,000 $6,000,000
2027 32 -
UFA
Year Age Service Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2026 31 8.000 $6,000,000 - - $6,000,000 $6,000,000
2027 32 --
UFA
Year Age Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2026 31 $6,000,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000
Contract Notes

  • Incentives: $500,000

Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2024-2025 Free Agent

Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $15,000,000
Average Salary:
$7,500,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
YOS @ Signing:
6
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2023-2023 Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $6,000,000
Average Salary:
$6,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
5
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2022-2022 Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $4,700,000
Average Salary:
$4,700,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
4
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2021-2021 Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,000,000
Average Salary:
$2,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
3
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2020-2020 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $587,000
Average Salary:
$587,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
1.169
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2019-2019 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $569,500
Average Salary:
$569,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
1
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2018-2018 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $545,000
Average Salary:
$545,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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2013-2013 Signing Bonus

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $202,000
Average Salary:
$202,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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Seasons

8 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$28,908,953

Earnings w/ Different Teams

4 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Service Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2013 18
-
Signing Bonus
$202,000
$202,000
2018 23
0
Active
$509,820
$711,820
2019 24
1
Active
$529,726
$1,241,546
2020 25
1.169
Active
$217,407
$1,458,953
 AL Gold Glove:3B
2021 26
3
Active / Arb Avoided
$2,000,000
$3,458,953
2022 27
4
Active / Arb Avoided
$4,700,000
$8,158,953
2023 28
5
Active / Arb Avoided
$6,000,000
$14,158,953
2024 29
6
Active
Retained
$250,000
$7,000,000
$14,408,953
$21,408,953
2025 30
7
Active
Retained
Retained
$1,129,044
$5,153,956
$1,217,000
$22,537,997
$27,691,953
$28,908,953
Total      
$28,908,953
$22,537,997
$27,691,953
$28,908,953
2026 31
8
Active
$6,000,000
Total
$34,908,953

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
5 $3,256,953 $202,000 - $3,458,953
2 $10,700,000 - - $10,700,000
2 $5,403,956 - - $5,403,956
2 $9,346,044 - - $9,346,044
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2013
18
$202,000
$202,000
$202,000
2018
23
$509,820
$509,820
$711,820
2019
24
$529,726
$529,726
$1,241,546
2020
25
$217,407
$217,407
$1,458,953
2021
26
$2,000,000
$2,000,000
$3,458,953
2022
27
$4,700,000
$4,700,000
$8,158,953
2023
28
$6,000,000
$6,000,000
$14,158,953
2024
29
$250,000
$7,000,000
$250,000
$7,000,000
$14,408,953
$21,408,953
2025
30
$1,129,044
$5,153,956
$1,217,000
$1,129,044
$5,153,956
$1,217,000
$22,537,997
$27,691,953
$28,908,953
Total
$28,706,953
$202,000
$28,908,953
$22,537,997
$27,691,953
$28,908,953
2026
31
$6,000,000
$6,000,000
Total
$34,706,953
$202,000
$34,908,953

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
5 $3,256,953 $202,000 - $3,458,953
2 $10,700,000 - - $10,700,000
2 $5,403,956 - - $5,403,956
2 $9,346,044 - - $9,346,044

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2025 PIT May 01, 2025 - May 12, 2025 Hamstring
2024 TOR Jul 01, 2024 - Aug 03, 2024 Knee
2019 TEX Jun 07, 2019 - Jul 20, 2019 Finger
  • Feb 04, 2026 Signed a 1 year $6 million contract with Boston (BOS)
  • Aug 31, 2025 Claimed off waivers by Toronto (TOR)
  • Jul 30, 2024 Traded to Pittsburgh (PIT) from Toronto (TOR) for Charles McAdoo
  • Dec 27, 2023 Signed a 2 year $15 million contract with Toronto (TOR)
  • Nov 18, 2022 Signed a 1 year $6 million contract with New York (NYY), avoiding arbitration
  • Mar 22, 2022 Signed a 1 year $4.7 million contract with New York (NYY), avoiding arbitration
  • Mar 13, 2022 Traded to New York (NYY) from Minnesota (MIN) with Josh Donaldson and Ben Rortvedt for Gary Sanchez and Giovanny Urshela
  • Mar 12, 2022 Traded to Minnesota (MIN) from Texas (TEX) with Ronny Henriquez for Mitch Garver
  • Jan 15, 2021 Signed a 1 year $2 million contract with Texas (TEX), avoiding arbitration
  • Mar 05, 2020 Signed a 1 year $587,000 contract with Texas (TEX)
  • Mar 05, 2019 Signed a 1 year $569,500 contract with Texas (TEX)
  • Jun 09, 2013 Signed a contract with Texas (TEX)
  • Jun 07, 2013 Drafted by Texas (TEX): Round 4 (#130 overall)
Year Team GP GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
2025 TOR 138 124 459 431 45 113 21 2 2 40 144 17 77 15 .262 .294 .334 .628 1.64
2024 PIT 134 122 493 465 53 125 18 4 8 43 175 16 78 11 .269 .306 .376 .682 3.57
2023 NYY 115 88 360 326 39 79 12 1 6 37 111 28 70 14 .242 .306 .340 .646 -0.04
2022 NYY 142 135 528 483 66 126 20 0 4 48 158 35 72 22 .261 .314 .327 .641 2.89
2021 TEX 158 156 676 635 74 172 25 3 8 53 227 28 90 20 .271 .312 .357 .669 3.60
2020 TEX 59 57 228 211 28 59 4 3 3 10 78 14 32 8 .280 .329 .370 .699 2.01
2019 TEX 65 55 221 202 23 48 12 1 1 21 65 14 49 3 .238 .299 .322 .621 -0.19
2018 TEX 111 94 391 356 43 93 19 2 4 34 128 28 62 7 .261 .325 .360 .685 1.69

Calculated Market Value

$5.3M Avg. Annual Salary

Market Value

  • 1 years, $5,310,705
  • Avg. Salary: $5,310,705
  • MLB Rank: 277
  • SS Rank: 19

Current Contract

  • Free Agent: 2027
  • Avg. Salary: $6,000,000
  • MLB Rank: 256
  • SS Rank: 18

Comparable Players

We've selected the following players based on their age, contract status, and statistical production to compare Isiah Kiner-Falefa to.

Player Length Value Avg. Salary Age When Signed
Miguel Rojas 2 $11,000,000 $5,500,000 33
Amed Rosario 1 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 29
Enrique Hernandez 1 $6,500,000 $6,500,000 33
Kyle Farmer 1 $3,250,000 $3,250,000 34
Averages 1 $5,687,500 $4,312,500 32.3

Base Calculated Value

After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Kiner-Falefa's current age (30), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.

Length Value Avg. Salary
4 $19,560,608 $4,890,152

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and Kiner-Falefa 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
Miguel Rojas
2021-2022
 83.95 0.89 0.31 0.50 0.25 0.66 0.30 0.11 3.24
Amed Rosario
2023-2024
 75.15 0.93 0.37 0.70 0.27 0.69 0.31 0.11 0.36
Enrique Hernandez
2023-2024
 81.90 0.72 0.39 0.65 0.23 0.65 0.30 0.13 0.86
Kyle Farmer
2023-2024
 69.75 0.58 0.31 0.60 0.24 0.69 0.32 0.15 1.48
Average 77.69 0.78 0.35 0.61 0.25 0.67 0.31 0.13 1.49
Isiah Kiner-Falefa
2024-2025
 84.04 0.91 0.32 0.59 0.27 0.66 0.29 0.09 3.55
Pct Change 8.17 16.67 -8.57 3.28 6.80 -2.09 -6.45 -30.77 138.26
Median Prime % Change 3.28%
Average Prime % Change 13.92%

Calculated Market Value: Isiah Kiner-Falefa

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
1 years, $5,310,705 $5,310,705
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