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Current Contract
Drew Smyly signed a 2 year / $19,000,000 contract with the Chicago Cubs, including $19,000,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $9,500,000. In 2024, Smyly will earn a base salary of $10,500,000, while carrying a total salary of $10,500,000.
2023-2025 Free Agent
Contract: 2 yr(s) / $19,000,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $9,500,000 Free Agent: 2026 / UFA Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentive Luxury Tax Salary Payroll Salary Adjusted Salary Yearly Cash 2023 34 10.143 $8,000,000 $2,000,000 $9,500,000 $10,000,000 $10,000,000 $10,000,000($10,000,000) 2024 35 11.143 $10,500,000 - $9,500,000 $10,500,000 $10,500,000 $10,500,000($20,500,000) 2025 36 Mutual $10,000,000 - $10,000,000 $10,000,000 $10,000,000 $2,500,000($23,000,000) 2026 37 UFA Contract Notes:- Player opt-out available after 2023
- 2025 Mutual option includes a $2.5M buyout
- Opt-out available after 2023 with 100 innings pitched
- Annual Escalators (Innings Pitched) ($2M earned in 2023)
$250,000 each for 110, 120
$750,000 each for 130, 140
$1M for 150 - Annual Bonuses (Innings Pitched) (2024 escalated $2M)
$250,000 each for 110, 120
$750,000 each for 130, 140
$1M for 150
Sources: MLB contract specifics generally collected from Baseball Prospectus & Rotoworld.
Previous Contracts
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2022-2023 Free Agent
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $5,250,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $5,250,000 Free Agent: 2022-2022Buyout
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $1,000,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $1,000,000 Free Agent: 2021-2021 Free Agent
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $11,000,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $11,000,000 Free Agent: 2020-2020 Free Agent
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $4,000,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $4,000,000 Free Agent: 2019-2019Retained
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $6,788,145 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $6,788,145 Free Agent: 2019-2019 Free Agent
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $7,000,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $7,000,000 Free Agent: 2018-2019
Contract: 2 yr(s) / $10,000,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $5,000,000 Free Agent: 2017-2017 Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $6,850,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $6,850,000 Free Agent: 2016-2016 Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $3,750,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $3,750,000 Free Agent: 2015-2015 Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $2,650,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $2,650,000 Free Agent: 2014-2014 Pre-Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $520,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $520,000 Free Agent: 2014-2014Retained
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $349,509 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $349,509 Free Agent: 2013-2013 Pre-Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $498,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $498,000 Free Agent: 2012-2012 Pre-Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $480,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $480,000 Free Agent: 2010-2010Signing Bonus
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $1,100,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $1,100,000 Free Agent: -
Estimated Career Earnings
Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Total Cash 2010 - $1,100,000 - $1,100,000 2012 $390,820 - - $390,819 2013 $498,000 - - $498,000 2014 $170,491 - - $170,491 2014 $349,509 - - $349,509 2015 $2,650,000 - - $2,650,000 2016 $3,750,000 - - $3,750,000 2017 $6,850,000 - - $6,850,000 2018 $3,000,000 - - $3,000,000 2019 $7,000,000 - - $7,000,000 2019 $211,855 - - $211,855 2020 $1,481,481 - $93,000 $1,574,481 2021 $11,000,000 - - $11,000,000 2022 $4,250,000 - - $4,250,000 2022 $1,000,000 - - $1,000,000 2023 $8,000,000 - $2,000,000 $10,000,000 Est. Earnings
(12 seasons)$50,602,156 $1,100,000 $2,093,000 $53,795,155 2024 $10,500,000 - - $10,500,000 2025 $2,500,000 - - $2,500,000 $63,602,156 $1,100,000 $2,093,000 $66,795,155 Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Total Cash 2 seasons $1,238,329 $1,100,000 - $2,338,328 3 seasons $6,570,491 - - $6,570,491 1 seasons $6,850,000 - - $6,850,000 4 seasons $16,250,000 - - $18,250,000 seasons $7,000,000 - - $7,000,000 1 seasons $211,855 - - $211,855 1 seasons $1,481,481 - - $1,574,481 1 seasons $11,000,000 - - $11,000,000 * denotes deferred payment -
Transactions
Dec 18 2022Signed a 2 year $19 million contract with Chicago (CHC), plus a $10M mutual option for 2025Nov 9 2022Declined a $10 million mutual option for 2023 ($1M buyout)Mar 19 2022Signed a 1 year $5.25 million contract with Chicago (CHC)Nov 16 2020Signed a 1 year $11 million contract with Atlanta (ATL)Jan 17 2020Signed a 1 year $4 million contract with San Francisco (SF)Jul 19 2019Signed a minor league contract with Philadelphia (PHI)Jun 25 2019Released by Texas (TEX)Nov 2 2018Traded to Texas (TEX) from Chicago (CHC) with PTBNL for PTBNLDec 13 2017Signed a 2 year $10 million contract with Chicago (CHC)Dec 1 2017Non-Tendered by Seattle (SEA)Jan 13 2017Signed a 1 year $6.85 million contract with Seattle (SEA), avoiding arbitrationJan 11 2017Traded to Seattle (SEA) from Tampa Bay (TB) for Mallex Smith, Carlos Vargas and Ryan YarbroughFeb 4 2016Signed a 1 year $3.75 million contract with Tampa Bay (TB)Jan 16 2015Signed a 1 year $2.65 million contract with Tampa Bay (TB)Jul 31 2014Traded to Tampa Bay (TB) from Detroit (DET) as part of a 3-team trade: Tampa Bay (TB) traded David Price to Detroit (DET); Detroit (DET) traded Willy Adames to Tampa Bay (TB); Detroit (DET) traded Austin Jackson to Seattle (SEA); Seattle (SEA) traded Nick Franklin to Tampa Bay (TB)Mar 3 2014Signed a 1 year $520k contract with Detroit (DET)Feb 22 2013Signed a 1 year $498k contract with Detroit (DET)Apr 11 2012Contract purchased by Detroit (DET)Aug 16 2010Signed a contract with Detroit (DET)Jun 24 2010Drafted by Detroit (DET): Round 2 (#68 overall) -
Injuries
A look at the injuries for Drew Smyly, and the financial implications.
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2024 Player Rankings
A visual look at how Drew Smyly ranks across the league, conference, division, and team.
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Statistics
Season Team Games IP H R ER BB K HR W L S ERA WHIP WAR 2023 CHC 41 142.1 147 89 79 56 141 26 11 11 0 5.00 1.426 -0.02 2022 CHC 22 106.1 101 46 41 26 91 16 7 8 0 3.47 1.194 1.86 2021 ATL 32 126.2 133 69 63 41 117 27 11 4 0 4.48 1.374 0.78 2020 SF 7 26.1 20 11 10 9 42 2 0 1 0 3.42 1.101 0.45 2019 PHI 25 114.0 126 83 79 55 120 32 4 7 1 6.24 1.588 -0.63 2016 TB 30 175.1 174 103 95 49 167 32 7 12 0 4.88 1.272 0.1 2015 TB 12 66.2 58 24 23 20 77 11 5 2 0 3.11 1.17 1.59 2014 DET 28 153.0 136 57 55 42 133 18 9 10 0 3.24 1.163 1.59 2013 DET 63 76.0 62 20 20 17 81 4 6 0 2 2.37 1.039 2.61 2012 DET 23 99.1 93 49 44 33 94 12 4 3 0 3.99 1.268 1.71 Totals 283 1086.0 1,050 551 509 348 1,063 180 64 58 3 4.22 1.287 10.04