Whit Merrifield

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Philadelphia Phillies Right Field (RF 2B) Age: 35-73d Exp: 7.101 Years Bat/Throw: Right/Right
Drafted: Round 9 (#269 overall), 2010 College: South Carolina Agent(s): (The L. Warner Companies, Inc.)

  • Current Contract

    Whit Merrifield signed a 1 year / $8,000,000 contract with the Philadelphia Phillies, including $8,000,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $8,000,000. In 2024, Merrifield will earn a base salary of $7,000,000, while carrying a total salary of $7,000,000.

    2024-2025 Free Agent

    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $8,000,000
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $8,000,000
    Free Agent: 2026 / UFA
    Year   Age Service Status Base Salary Luxury Tax Salary Payroll Salary Adjusted Salary Yearly Cash
    2024 Contract details by year 35 7.101 $7,000,000 $8,000,000 $7,000,000 $7,000,000 $7,000,000($7,000,000)
    2025 Contract details by year 36 Club $8,000,000 $8,000,000 $8,000,000 $8,000,000 $1,000,000($8,000,000)
    2026 Free Agent Year 37 UFA  
    Contract Notes:
    • 2025 club option includes a $1M buyout
    • Incentives: $1.6M
    Sources: MLB contract specifics generally collected from Baseball Prospectus & Rotoworld.

    Current Dead Contracts

    2024-2024

    Year   Base Salary Signing Bonus Dead Salary
    2024 Contract details by year $500,000 - $500,000

    Previous Contracts

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    2024-2024Buyout

    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $500,000
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $500,000
    Free Agent:

    2022-2022Retained

    Contract: 1 yr(s) / $4,538,516
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $4,538,516
    Free Agent:

    2019-2024 Pre-Arbitration Extension

    Contract: 4 yr(s) / $16,250,000
    Signing Bonus -
    Average Salary $4,062,500
    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 Player Cash Earnings - $100,000 - $100,000
    2016 Player Cash Earnings $277,300 - - $277,300
    2017 Player Cash Earnings $543,750 - - $543,750
    2018 Player Cash Earnings $569,500 - - $569,500
    2019 Player Cash Earnings $1,000,000 - - $1,000,000
    2020 Player Cash Earnings $1,851,852 - - $1,851,852
    2021 Player Cash Earnings $6,750,000 - $700,000 $7,450,000
    2022 Player Cash Earnings $2,461,568 - - $2,461,568
    2022 Player Cash Earnings $4,538,516 - - $4,538,516
    2023 Player Cash Earnings $6,750,000 - - $6,750,000
    Est. Earnings
    (8 seasons)
    $24,742,486 $100,000 $700,000 $25,542,486
    2024 Player Cash Earnings $500,000 - - $500,000
    2024 Player Cash Earnings $7,000,000 - - $7,000,000
    2025 Player Cash Earnings $1,000,000 - - $1,000,000
    $33,242,486 $100,000 $700,000 $34,042,486
    Seasons Team Salary Signing Bonus Incentive Total Cash
    6 seasons Player Cash Earnings $15,530,918 $100,000 - $16,330,918
    2 seasons Player Cash Earnings $9,211,568 - - $9,211,568
    * denotes deferred payment
  • Transactions

    Feb 16 2024Signed a 1 year $8 million contract with Philadelphia (PHI), plus a club option for 2025
    Nov 3 2023Toronto (TOR) declined an $18 million Mutual option for 2024 ($500k buyout)
    Aug 2 2022Traded to Toronto (TOR) from Kansas City (KC) for Samad Taylor and Maximo Castillo
    Jan 28 2019Signed a 4 year $16.25 million contract with Kansas City (KC), avoiding arbitration
    Mar 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

    A look at the injuries for Whit Merrifield, and the financial implications.

  • 2024 Player Rankings

    A visual look at how Whit Merrifield ranks across the league, conference, division, and team.

     

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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 145 137 547 66 149 27 0 11 67 36 26 101 .272 .318 .382 .700 0.77
    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 1,052 1,022 4,174 588 1,184 248 26 90 470 280 202 722 0.284 0.330 0.420 0.750 17.72
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