Recent Michael Ginnitti Features

Notable 2024 NFL Player Incentives The latest addition to Spotrac's NFL team views focuses on player incentives, including real-time tracking for many performance thresholds. We've detailed a few of the more notable 2024 scenarios heading into Week 18. Michael Ginnitti ■ Jan 01, 2025
A Financial Look at the 15 NFL HOF Finalists The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced its 15 finalists this week, sparking us to open up the wayback machine to uncover their contract/earnings history. Michael Ginnitti ■ Dec 30, 2024
Moving Off of the Kirk Cousins Contract Kirk Cousins move to the bench lights a fire under what could be a fascinating offseason for the underachieving Atlanta Falcons. We’ll detail a few options for the Cousins contract in the coming months: Michael Ginnitti ■ Dec 18, 2024
2025 MLB Offseason Contract Breakdowns Spotrac details the largest free agent signings and contract extensions across MLB throughout the 2025 offseason. READ MORE Michael Ginnitti ■ Dec 11, 2024
NFL 2025 Roster Bubble Candidates Spotrac’s annual NFL Roster Bubble report identifies players that have the potential to be released, traded, or retire after the current 2024 season, including notable financial ramifications for each. Michael Ginnitti ■ Dec 11, 2024
Juan Soto to the Mets The New York Mets & OF Juan Soto agreed to an historic 15 year, $765 million contract that includes no deferrals & escalators/void cancellations that can raise the deal up to $820M. READ MORE Michael Ginnitti ■ Dec 09, 2024
5 NFL Weekend Storylines As the NFL calendar flips to December a quick look at 5 impactful storylines from the weekend of play, including the updated MVP conversation, a QB problem in Atlanta, & notable injuries. Michael Ginnitti ■ Dec 02, 2024
A Midseason QB Contract Review With the midway point of the 2024 NFL season now in the rearview mirror, it’s a good time to reassess where each starting quarterback stands in terms of their stability on the field, but also contractually speaking going forward. Michael Ginnitti ■ Nov 15, 2024
Potential NFL Market Resetters As we head into the second half of the 2024 regular season, the time to start collecting potential offseason contract decisions begins now. Spotrac starts that process with a look at players who are trending toward signing a contract that would reset their respective position’s market. Michael Ginnitti ■ Nov 12, 2024
A Financial Recap of the NFL Trade Deadline The November 5th trade deadline has come and gone, but not without a few eye-raising moves across the league. Spotrac dives into every official trade over the course of the last month, offering up the full details, updated player contracts, and financial ramifications for each. Michael Ginnitti ■ Nov 06, 2024
Predicting a Mets Free Agency Sans Juan Soto The Mets have 12 players set to hit the open market, and are squarely in the Juan Soto blockbuster conversation this winter. But if not Soto, how can the Mets allocate $550M elsewhere? READ MORE Michael Ginnitti ■ Nov 04, 2024
Analyzing & Predicting Juan Soto's Free Agent Contract As MLB officially flips the switch to offseason-mode, the focus immediately turns to Juan Soto, the most exciting free agent since: well Shohei Ohtani 12 months ago. We’ll take a few moments here to dive into a calculated value & predicted outcome for Soto’s free agent journey over the next few weeks. Michael Ginnitti ■ Nov 01, 2024
8 of the Scariest Active Contracts Spotrac celebrates the Halloween season with a look at 8 of the scarier active contracts in major professional sports, including two each from the NFL, NBA, MLB, & NHL. Michael Ginnitti ■ Oct 31, 2024
MLB Offseason Trade Candidates With the MLB offseason now officially here, Spotrac takes a look at players across the league who could be on the trade block in the coming weeks & months. Michael Ginnitti ■ Oct 31, 2024
MLB Offseason Primer: AL East Spotrac's MLB Offseason series continues with a look at notable free agents, projected payroll, & outlooks thoughts for each AL East team. Michael Ginnitti ■ Oct 28, 2024
MLB Offseason Primer: NL Central Spotrac's MLB Offseason series continues with a look at notable free agents, projected payroll, & outlooks thoughts for each NL Central team. Michael Ginnitti ■ Oct 28, 2024
MLB Offseason Primer: AL Central Spotrac's MLB Offseason series continues with a look at notable free agents, projected payroll, & outlooks thoughts for each AL Central team. Michael Ginnitti ■ Oct 28, 2024
MLB Offseason Primer: NL East Spotrac's MLB Offseason series continues with a look at notable free agents, projected payroll, & outlooks thoughts for each NL East team. Michael Ginnitti ■ Oct 28, 2024
2024 NFL Trade Deadline Candidates The November 5th trade deadline is quickly approaching, and the list of names hitting the hypothetical trade block is growing by the hour. We’ve attempted to pull together a candidate list that makes sense both from a football & contract standpoint, including the financial ramifications for each player going forward. Michael Ginnitti ■ Oct 27, 2024
MLB Offseason Primer: NL West Spotrac's MLB Offseason series continues with a look at notable free agents, projected payroll, & outlooks thoughts for each NL West team. Michael Ginnitti ■ Oct 25, 2024
MLB Offseason Primer: AL West Spotrac's MLB Offseason series begins with a look at notable free agents, projected payroll, & future thoughts for each AL West team. Michael Ginnitti ■ Oct 24, 2024
7 World Series Players We're Watching 7 players of note set to take the World Series stage, including two of MLB's highest-paid, a player vying to be next in line, and a few pending free agents who can further their financials over the next two weeks. Michael Ginnitti ■ Oct 22, 2024
A 2025 WNBA Offseason Primer As the 2024 WNBA season comes to a close, Spotrac is flipping the switch to the 2025 offseason, highlighting current roster details and pending free agents for each team heading toward the winter months. Michael Ginnitti ■ Oct 18, 2024
Amari Cooper to the Bills The Bills began the process or bulking up for another postseason run by adding WR Amari Cooper from the Cleveland Browns. Spotrac dives into the financials of the trade, including future outlooks for both the Bills & Browns. READ MORE Michael Ginnitti ■ Oct 16, 2024
Davante Adams to the Jets The Jets made the first big move as the NFL Trade Deadline approaches, acquiring WR Davante Adams from the Raiders. Spotrac dives into the trade, including future outlooks for both NY & LV. READ MORE Michael Ginnitti ■ Oct 16, 2024
Predicting Notable MLB Option Decisions A look at notable MLB players who have the ability to exercise an early opt-out, hold a player option, or carry a club/mutual option for the 2025 season, including predictions for each outcome. READ MORE Michael Ginnitti ■ Oct 15, 2024
5 Looming NFL Extension Candidates With the NFL season now a quarter through, Spotrac has identified 5 players who are trending toward major rookie extensions after the 2024 season. Michael Ginnitti ■ Oct 07, 2024
5 Early NFL Trade Deadline Candidates With the November 5th NFL trade deadline just a month away, the hot stoves are already burning strong with potential candidates. We’ll dive into five players being discussed early on, including their contract statuses now and in the future. Michael Ginnitti ■ Oct 03, 2024
Postseason Payrolls, Top Paid Outlooks & Top Free Agent Valuations Spotrac's first dive into the MLB offseason details the finances for each playoff team, a look at how the top-paid players & largest offseason signings fared in 2024, & a few notable valuations for 2025. Michael Ginnitti ■ Oct 02, 2024
Breaking Down Dak Prescott's $240M Extension At the final hour of the offseason, Dak Prescott & the Dallas Cowboys agreed to an historic 4 year, $240M contract extension that includes $231M practically guaranteed. Here are the facts, figures, rankings, & future outlook: READ MORE Michael Ginnitti ■ Sep 09, 2024
Breaking Down Brandon Aiyuk's $120M Extension After a 6-month standoff that may not have gotten anyone anywhere in the long run, the San Francisco 49ers & WR Brandon Aiyuk agreed to a 4 year, $120M contract extension this week, keeping the 26-year-old on the books through the 2028 season. READ MORE Michael Ginnitti ■ Aug 31, 2024
Breaking Down CeeDee Lamb's $136M Extension The Cowboys checked off one of their three big contract extension boxes, signing WR CeeDee Lamb to a 4 year, $136M extension. We dive into the facts, figures, rankings & future outlook here. READ MORE Michael Ginnitti ■ Aug 30, 2024
Starting QB Future Contract Outlooks With Week 1 of the 2024 regular season nearly upon us, it’s a good time to take one last offseason look at the practical contract outlook for every starting QB based on guarantee structure. Michael Ginnitti ■ Aug 27, 2024
Valuing Top 2025 MLB Free Agents Spotrac takes an early look at the big MLB names currently slated for free agency this winter, including calculated valuations & analysis for each. READ MORE Michael Ginnitti ■ Aug 23, 2024
Notable 2025 NFL Free Agents With the 2024 regular season just a few weeks out, teams are taking one last crack at locking in notable expiring contracts before the threat of free agency creeps in. While a few extensions are sure to get done, we’ll take an extra early look at which players who could be headed to the open market when the 2025 league year begins. Michael Ginnitti ■ Aug 14, 2024
Josh Allen is Underpaid, Now What? Once a top of the market deal, Josh Allen's 6 year, $258M contract with the Buffalo Bills has been nearly deprecated by a dozen or so new extensions in the past 3 seasons. Will one of the NFL's best soon request a redo? Michael Ginnitti ■ Jul 30, 2024
Breaking Down Tua Tagovailoa's $212.4M Extension Tua Tagovailoa & the Miami Dolphins came to terms on a 4 year, $212.4M extension that includes $93.1M fully guaranteed at signing. Our deep dive into all of the facts, figures, rankings, & future thoughts. Michael Ginnitti ■ Jul 27, 2024
Breaking Down Jordan Love's $220M Extension The Packers did right by their new QB1, extending Jordan Love to a 4 year, $220M contract that includes $160M guaranteed for practical purposes. Our deep dive into all of the facts, figures, rankings, & future thoughts. Michael Ginnitti ■ Jul 27, 2024
The 2024 MLB Trade Deadline Primer With the July 30th trade deadline approaching, Spotrac has identified dozens of players rumored as potential moves this week, including deadline salary, future contract status, & a team tax update. Michael Ginnitti ■ Jul 25, 2024
The 2024 NFL Offseason Financial Recap Spotrac takes a look at current financial figures, notable free agent additions & subtractions, contract extensions, trades & future thoughts for each NFL franchise from the 2024 league year to date. Michael Ginnitti ■ Jul 15, 2024
Projecting a Paul Skenes Extension With an historic start to his career & an All-Star nod already under his belt, the sky is the limit for Pirates ace Paul Skenes. Will a contract extension be next in line? Michael Ginnitti ■ Jul 12, 2024
The 2024 MLB All-Stars Financially MLB announced its full 2024 All-Star cast this week, including a record 32 first timers across the board. We’ve detailed each starter below, including current compensation and positional pay rank, plus future contract financials for each. Michael Ginnitti ■ Jul 08, 2024
Valuing Top NHL Free Agents With the Stanley Cup finals now in the books, the focus now turns to full offseason mode in the NHL, beginning with the upcoming draft (June 28-29), and free agency (July 1st). We’ve identified a few notable pending unrestricted free agents, including projected pricepoints for each. Michael Ginnitti ■ Jun 25, 2024
Breaking Down Trevor Lawrence's Jaguars Extension Breaking down the facts, figures, & rankings for Trevor Lawrence's 5 year, $275M contract extension in Jacksonville that includes $200M practically guaranteed through 2028. Michael Ginnitti ■ Jun 14, 2024
NFL Free Agency's Top, Value, & Best Available The 2024 NFL offseason is now three months old, prompting Spotrac to reflect on the top free agent signings at each position, a newly signed player who may hold significant value for the upcoming season, and a few notable players still available on the open market through the middle of June. Michael Ginnitti ■ Jun 12, 2024
Breaking Down Christian McCaffrey's $38M Extension The 49ers did right by their dynamic offensive weapon, locking in Christian McCaffrey to a 2 year, $38M contract extension that includes $24M fully guaranteed. Our dive into all of the new deal's details. Michael Ginnitti ■ Jun 04, 2024
Breaking Down Justin Jefferson's $140M Contract Extension The inevitable has finally occurred: The Minnesota Vikings have made Justin Jefferson the highest average paid non-QB in NFL history this spring, signing their WR1 to an historic 4 year, $140M extension through the 2028 season. We’ll dive into all of the details here. Michael Ginnitti ■ Jun 03, 2024
NFL Post June 1st Salary Cap Updates 13 NFL players were designated Post June 1st releases this past March, setting up 12 teams to pick up additional cap space this coming weekend. Spotrac details each of the unique scenarios, include financial ramifications for this and next season respectively. Michael Ginnitti ■ May 31, 2024
10 NFL OTA Holdouts A look at 10 NFL players who are skipping out on organized team activities as they seek a new contract, including projected outcomes for each. Michael Ginnitti ■ May 23, 2024
Notable Quarterback Conversations With offseason activities now under way for NFL teams, a few QB1 competitions across the league officially kick off as well. Spotrac has identified a few notable quarterback conversations to watch in the coming weeks & months. Michael Ginnitti ■ May 22, 2024
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