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Current Contract
Whit Merrifield signed a 4 year / $16,250,000 contract with the Kansas City Royals, including $16,250,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $4,062,500. In 2023, Merrifield will earn a base salary of $6,750,000, while carrying a total salary of $6,750,000.
2019-2024 Pre-Arbitration Extension
Contract: 4 yr(s) / $16,250,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $4,062,500 Free Agent: 2025 / UFA Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentive Luxury Tax Salary Payroll Salary Adjusted Salary Yearly Cash 2019 30 2.101 PRE-ARB $1,000,000 - $4,062,500 $1,000,000 $1,000,000 $1,000,000($1,000,000) 2020 31 3.101 ARB 1 $5,000,000 - $4,062,500 $5,000,000 $1,851,852 $1,851,852($2,851,852) 2021 32 4.101 ARB 2 $6,750,000 $700,000 $4,062,500 $7,450,000 $7,450,000 $7,450,000($10,301,852) 2022 33 5.101 ARB 3 $7,000,000 - $1,428,571 $7,000,000 $2,461,568 $2,461,568($12,763,420) 2023 34 6.101 $6,750,000 - $8,812,000 $6,750,000 $6,750,000 $6,750,000($19,513,420) 2024 35 Mutual $18,000,000 - $18,000,000 $18,000,000 $18,000,000 $500,000($20,013,420) 2025 36 UFA Contract Notes:- 2023: $4M bonus if he spends less than 110 days on the 2022 IL (earned)
- 2024 mutual option includes a $500,000 buyout
Sources: MLB contract specifics generally collected from Baseball Prospectus & Rotoworld.
Previous Contracts
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2022-2022Retained
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $4,538,516 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $4,538,516 Free Agent: 2018-2018 Pre-Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $569,500 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $569,500 Free Agent: 2017-2017 Pre-Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $543,750 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $543,750 Free Agent: 2016-2016 Pre-Arbitration
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $507,500 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $507,500 Free Agent: 2010-2010Signing Bonus
Contract: 1 yr(s) / $100,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary $100,000 Free Agent: -
Estimated Career Earnings
Year Team Awards Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Total Cash 2010 - $100,000 - $100,000 2016 $277,300 - - $277,300 2017 $543,750 - - $543,750 2018 $569,500 - - $569,500 2019 $1,000,000 - - $1,000,000 2020 $1,851,852 - - $1,851,852 2021 $6,750,000 - $700,000 $7,450,000 2022 $2,461,568 - - $2,461,568 2022 $4,538,516 - - $4,538,516 2023 $6,750,000 - - $6,750,000 Est. Earnings
(8 seasons)$24,742,486 $100,000 $700,000 $25,542,486 2024 $500,000 - - $500,000 $25,242,486 $100,000 $700,000 $26,042,486 Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Total Cash 6 seasons $15,530,918 $100,000 - $16,330,918 2 seasons $9,211,568 - - $9,211,568 * denotes deferred payment -
Transactions
Aug 2 2022Traded to Toronto (TOR) from Kansas City (KC) for Samad Taylor and Maximo CastilloJan 28 2019Signed a 4 year $16.25 million contract with Kansas City (KC), avoiding arbitrationMar 18 2018Signed a 1 year $569,500 contract with Kansas City (KC)Feb 24 2017Signed a 1 year $543,750 contract with Kansas City (KC)Jul 15 2010Signed a contract with Kansas City (KC)Jun 8 2010Drafted by Kansas City (KC): Round 9 (#269 overall) -
Injuries
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2023 Player Rankings
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Statistics
Season Team GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SB K AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR 2023 TOR 140 133 532 64 148 27 0 11 64 34 26 99 .278 .322 .391 .713 1.42 2022 TOR 139 129 504 70 126 28 1 11 58 38 16 85 .250 .298 .375 .673 -0.17 2021 KC 162 162 664 97 184 43 3 10 74 40 40 103 .277 .317 .396 .713 3.62 2020 KC 60 60 248 38 70 12 0 9 30 12 12 33 .282 .325 .440 .765 0.75 2019 KC 162 161 681 105 206 41 10 16 74 45 20 126 .302 .348 .463 .811 3.6 2018 KC 158 157 632 88 192 43 3 12 60 61 45 114 .304 .367 .438 .805 4.48 2017 KC 145 143 587 80 169 32 6 19 78 29 34 88 .288 .324 .460 .784 3.2 2016 KC 81 73 311 44 88 22 3 2 29 19 9 72 .283 .323 .392 .715 1.47 Totals 1,047 1,018 4,159 586 1,183 248 26 90 467 278 202 720 0.284 0.330 0.421 0.752 18.37 -
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