Wander Franco

Tampa Bay Rays, Shortstop
Age: 25y-0m-11d (Mar 01, 2001)
Exp: 2.104 Years
Country: DO
Agent(s): Manny Paula
2026 Payroll Salary

$15,454,545

2026 Cash

$0

Career Earnings

$13,183,442

2022-2033 Pre-Arbitration Extension (CURRENT)

Wander Franco signed a 11 year, $182,000,000 contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, including $5,000,000 signing bonus, $182,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $16,545,455. In 2026, Franco will earn, while carrying a total salary of $15,454,545.
Contract Terms:
11 yr(s) / $182,000,000
Average Salary:
$16,545,455
Signing Bonus:
$5,000,000
Free Agent:
2034 / UFA
YOS @ Signing:
0.104
Year Age YOS Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2022 21 0.104 $1,454,545 $16,545,455 7.19% $6,000,000 $6,000,000
2023 22 1.104
Pre-Arb
 $2,454,545 $16,545,455 - $1,483,856 $7,483,856
2024 23 2.104
Pre-Arb
 $2,454,545 $14,650,050 - $559,140 $8,042,996
2025 24 2.104
ARB 1
 $8,454,545 $16,545,455 - - $8,042,996
2026 25 2.104
ARB 2
 $15,454,545 $16,545,455 - - $8,042,996
2027 26 2.104
ARB 3
 $22,454,545 $16,545,455 - - $8,042,996
2028 27 2.104 $25,454,545 $16,545,455 - - $8,042,996
2029 28 2.104 $25,454,545 $16,545,455 - - $8,042,996
2030 29 2.104 $25,454,545 $16,545,455 - - $8,042,996
2031 30 2.104 $25,454,545 $16,545,455 - - $8,042,996
2032 31 2.104 $25,454,550 $16,545,455 - - $8,042,996
2033 32 2.104
Club
 $25,000,000 $16,545,455 - - $8,042,996
2034 33 -
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Signing Proration Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Trade Bonus Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2022 21 0.104 $1,000,000 $454,545 - - $3,000,000 $1,454,545 $16,545,455
2023 22 1.104
Pre-Arb
 $2,000,000 $454,545 - - $3,000,000 $2,454,545 $16,545,455
2024 23 2.104
Pre-Arb
 $2,000,000 $454,545 - - $3,000,000 $2,454,545 $14,650,050
2025 24 -
ARB 1
 $8,000,000 $454,545 - - $3,000,000 $8,454,545 $16,545,455
2026 25 -
ARB 2
 $15,000,000 $454,545 - - $3,000,000 $15,454,545 $16,545,455
2027 26 -
ARB 3
 $22,000,000 $454,545 - - $3,000,000 $22,454,545 $16,545,455
2028 27 - $25,000,000 $454,545 - - $3,000,000 $25,454,545 $16,545,455
2029 28 - $25,000,000 $454,545 - - $3,000,000 $25,454,545 $16,545,455
2030 29 - $25,000,000 $454,545 - - $2,000,000 $25,454,545 $16,545,455
2031 30 - $25,000,000 $454,545 - - $2,000,000 $25,454,545 $16,545,455
2032 31 - $25,000,000 $454,550 - - $2,000,000 $25,454,550 $16,545,455
2033 32 -
Club
 $25,000,000 - - - - $25,000,000 $16,545,455
2034 33 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Signing Bonus Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2022 21 $1,000,000 $5,000,000 $6,000,000 $6,000,000 $9,042,541 $6,000,000 $670,250
2023 22
Pre-Arb
 $1,483,856 - $1,483,856 $7,483,856 $2,749,757 $3,741,928 $185,727
2024 23
Pre-Arb
 $559,140 - $559,140 $8,042,996 $559,140 $2,680,999 $55,914
2025 24
ARB 1
 - - - $8,042,996 - - -
2026 25
ARB 2
 - - - $8,042,996 - - -
2027 26
ARB 3
 - - - $8,042,996 - - -
2028 27 - - - $8,042,996 - - -
2029 28 - - - $8,042,996 - - -
2030 29 - - - $8,042,996 - - -
2031 30 - - - $8,042,996 - - -
2032 31 - - - $8,042,996 - - -
2033 32
Club
 - - - $8,042,996 - - -
Contract Notes
  • 2033 Club option contains a $2M buyout
  • Trade Assignment Bonus: $3M thru 4/29/29, $2M after
  • MVP Escalators (2028-2032): $3M
  • Largest contract in Rays history at the time of signing
  • Largest contract for a player with less than 1 year of service time at signing
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2021-2021 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $570,500
Average Salary:
$570,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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2017-2017 Signing Bonus

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $3,825,000
Average Salary:
$3,825,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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Seasons

2.104 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$13,183,442

Earnings w/ Different Teams

1 team

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Service Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2017 16
-
Signing Bonus
$3,825,000
$3,825,000
2021 20
0
Active
$315,901
$4,140,901
2022 21
0.104
Active
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
$6,000,000
$292,784
$10,140,901
$10,433,685
2023 22
1.104
Reserve / Pre-Arbitration Bypassed
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
$1,483,856
$706,761
$11,917,541
$12,624,302
2024 23
2.104
Reserve / Pre-Arbitration Bypassed
$559,140
$13,183,442
Total
$13,183,442

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
5 $4,358,442 $8,825,000 - $13,183,442
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2017
16
$3,825,000
$3,825,000
$3,825,000
2021
20
$315,901
$315,901
$4,140,901
2022
21
$1,000,000
$292,784
$5,000,000
$6,000,000
$292,784
$10,140,901
$10,433,685
2023
22
$1,483,856
$706,761
$1,483,856
$706,761
$11,917,541
$12,624,302
2024
23
$559,140
$559,140
$13,183,442
Total
$4,358,442
$8,825,000
$13,183,442

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
5 $4,358,442 $8,825,000 - $13,183,442

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2022 TB Jul 10, 2022 - Sep 09, 2022 Wrist
2022 TB May 31, 2022 - Jun 26, 2022 Quad
2021 TB Sep 11, 2021 - Sep 24, 2021 Hamstring
  • Nov 23, 2021 Signed a contract extension with Tampa Bay (TB)
  • Jul 02, 2017 Signed a contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
Year Team GP GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
2024 TB 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000
2023 TB 112 109 491 442 65 124 23 6 17 58 210 42 69 30 .281 .344 .475 .819 5.53
2022 TB 83 80 344 314 46 87 20 3 6 33 131 26 33 8 .277 .328 .417 .745 2.55
2021 TB 70 70 308 281 53 81 18 5 7 39 130 24 37 2 .288 .347 .463 .810 3.44
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