Jordan Montgomery

Arizona Diamondbacks, Starting Pitcher
Age: 31-129d (Dec 27, 1992)
Exp: 6.153 Years
Country: US
College: South Carolina
Drafted: Round 4 (#122 overall), 2014
Agent(s): Joel Wolfe, Nick Chanock (Wasserman)
2024 Payroll Salary

$25,000,000

2024 Cash

$25,000,000

Career Earnings

$45,424,671

2024-2025 Free Agent (CURRENT)

Jordan Montgomery signed a 1 year , $25,000,000 contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks, including $25,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $25,000,000. In 2024, Montgomery will earn a base salary of $25,000,000, while carrying a total salary of $25,000,000.

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $25,000,000
Average Salary:
$25,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
Year Age Service Option/Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Luxury Tax
2024 31 6.153 $25,000,000 - - $25,000,000 $25,000,000
2025 32 -
Vested
 $25,000,000 - - $25,000,000 $25,000,000
2026 33 -
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2024 31 $25,000,000 $25,000,000 $25,000,000 $25,000,000 $25,000,000
2025 32
Vested
 $25,000,000 $25,000,000 $50,000,000 $25,000,000 $25,000,000
Contract Notes
  • Player can opt-out of 2025 with 10 starts in 2024
  • 2025 Option Vests at:
    $20M with 10 2024 starts
    $22.5M with 18 2024 starts
    $25M with 23 2024 starts
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2023-2023 Arbitration

Jordan Montgomery signed a 1 year , $10,000,000 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, including $10,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $10,000,000.

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $10,000,000
Average Salary:
$10,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
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2022-2022 Arbitration

Jordan Montgomery signed a 1 year , $6,000,000 contract with the New York Yankees, including $6,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $6,000,000.

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $6,000,000
Average Salary:
$6,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2021-2021 Arbitration

Jordan Montgomery signed a 1 year , $2,130,000 contract with the New York Yankees, including $2,130,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,130,000.

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,130,000
Average Salary:
$2,130,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2020-2020 Arbitration

Jordan Montgomery signed a 1 year , $805,000 contract with the New York Yankees, including $805,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $805,000.

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $805,000
Average Salary:
$805,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2019-2019 Pre-Arb

Jordan Montgomery signed a 1 year , $596,600 contract with the New York Yankees, including $596,600 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $596,600.

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $596,600
Average Salary:
$596,600
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2018-2018 Pre-Arb

Jordan Montgomery signed a 1 year , $580,450 contract with the New York Yankees, including $580,450 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $580,450.

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $580,450
Average Salary:
$580,450
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2017-2017 Pre-Arb

Jordan Montgomery signed a 1 year , $535,000 contract with the New York Yankees, including $535,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $535,000.

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $535,000
Average Salary:
$535,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2014-2014 Signing Bonus

Jordan Montgomery signed a 1 year , $424,000 contract with the New York Yankees, including $424,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $424,000.

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $424,000
Average Salary:
$424,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Career Earnings thru 2024

$45,424,671

Career Earnings w/ Different Teams

3 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2014 21
Signing Bonus
$424,000
$424,000
2017 24
Active
$435,527
$859,527
2018 25
Injured
$580,450
$1,439,977
2019 26
Active
$596,600
$2,036,577
2020 27
Active / Arb Avoided
$258,100
$2,294,677
2021 28
Active / Arb Avoided
$2,130,000
$4,424,677
2022 29
Active / Arb Avoided
Retained
$2,109,888
$3,890,106
$6,534,565
$10,424,671
2023 30
Active / Arb Avoided
Retained
$3,387,069
$6,612,931
$13,811,740
$20,424,671
 Champion All MLB (2nd)
2024 31
Active
$25,000,000
$45,424,671
Total      
$45,424,671
$45,424,671
2025 32
Active / Vested
$25,000,000
$70,424,671
Total
$70,424,671
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2014
21
$424,000
$424,000
$424,000
2017
24
$435,527
$435,527
$859,527
2018
25
$580,450
$580,450
$1,439,977
2019
26
$596,600
$596,600
$2,036,577
2020
27
$258,100
$258,100
$2,294,677
2021
28
$2,130,000
$2,130,000
$4,424,677
2022
29
$2,109,888
$3,890,106
$2,109,888
$3,890,106
$6,534,565
$10,424,671
2023
30
$3,387,069
$6,612,931
$3,387,069
$6,612,931
$13,811,740
$20,424,671
2024
31
$25,000,000
$25,000,000
$45,424,671
Total
$45,000,671
$424,000
$45,424,671
$45,424,671
2025
32
$25,000,000
$25,000,000
$70,424,671
Total
$70,000,671
$424,000
$70,424,671

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
7 $7,890,783 $424,000 - $8,314,783
2 $8,722,819 - - $8,722,819
1 $3,387,069 - - $3,387,069
  • Mar 26, 2024 Signed a 1 year $25 million contract with Arizona (ARI), plus a $25M vesting option for 2025
  • Jul 30, 2023 Traded to Texas (TEX) from St. Louis (STL) with Chris Stratton and International Bonus Pool Cap Space ($250,000) for John King, Thomas Saggese and Tekoah Roby
  • Jan 13, 2023 Signed a 1 year $10 million contract with St. Louis (STL), avoiding arbitration
  • Aug 02, 2022 Traded to St. Louis (STL) from New York (NYY) for Harrison Bader
  • Mar 22, 2022 Signed a 1 year $6 million contract with New York (NYY), avoiding arbitration
  • Jan 15, 2021 Signed a 1 year $2.13 million contract with New York (NYY), avoiding arbitration
  • Jan 10, 2020 Signed a 1 year $805,000 contract with New York (NYY), avoiding arbitration
  • Mar 09, 2019 Signed a 1 year $596,600 contract with New York (NYY)
  • Mar 18, 2018 Signed a 1 year $580,450 contract with New York (NYY)
  • Jun 19, 2014 Signed a contract with New York (NYY)
  • Jun 06, 2014 Drafted by New York (NYY): Round 4 (#122 overall)
Year Team GP GS H R ER BB K HR W L SV IP ERA WHIP WAR
2024 ARI 2 2 11 4 4 1 7 1 1 1 0 13.0 2.77 0.69
2023 TEX 32 32 177 75 67 48 166 18 10 11 0 188.7 3.20 2.29 2.06
2022 STL 32 32 159 72 69 36 158 21 9 6 0 178.3 3.48 1.82 0.86
2021 NYY 30 30 150 73 67 51 162 19 6 7 0 157.3 3.83 2.92 3.35
2020 NYY 10 10 48 27 25 9 47 7 2 3 0 44.0 5.11 1.84 0.17
2019 NYY 2 1 7 3 3 0 5 1 0 0 0 4.0 6.75 -0.06
2018 NYY 6 6 25 11 11 12 23 3 2 0 0 27.3 3.62 3.95 0.45
2017 NYY 29 29 140 72 67 51 144 21 9 7 0 155.3 3.88 0.34 2.81

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