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Javier Baez

Detroit Tigers, Shortstop

2022-2027 Free Agent (CURRENT)

Year Age Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2022 29 $20,000,000 $23,333,333 10.14% $20,000,000 $20,000,000
2023 30 $22,000,000 $23,333,333 10.01% $22,000,000 $42,000,000
PLAYER OPT-OUT: DECLINED 2024, 4 YR, $98,000,000 REMAINING
2024 31
Opt-Out
$25,000,000 $23,333,333 9.85% $25,000,000 $67,000,000
2025 32 $25,000,000 $23,333,333 9.68% $25,000,000 $92,000,000
2026 33 $24,000,000 $23,333,333 9.56% $24,000,000 $116,000,000
2027 34 $24,000,000 $23,333,333 - $24,000,000 $140,000,000
2028 35
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2022 29 6.089 $20,000,000 - - $20,000,000 $23,333,333
2023 30 7.089 $22,000,000 - - $22,000,000 $23,333,333
PLAYER OPT-OUT: DECLINED 2024, 4 YR, $98,000,000 REMAINING
2024 31 8.089
Opt-Out
$25,000,000 - - $25,000,000 $23,333,333
2025 32 - $25,000,000 - - $25,000,000 $23,333,333
2026 33 - $24,000,000 - - $24,000,000 $23,333,333
2027 34 - $24,000,000 - - $24,000,000 $23,333,333
2028 35 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2022 29 $20,000,000 $20,000,000 $20,000,000 $20,000,000 $23,333,333
2023 30 $22,000,000 $22,000,000 $42,000,000 $21,000,000 $24,000,000
2024 31
Opt-Out
$25,000,000 $25,000,000 $67,000,000 $22,333,333 $24,500,000
2025 32 $25,000,000 $25,000,000 $92,000,000 $23,000,000 $24,333,333
2026 33 $24,000,000 $24,000,000 $116,000,000 $23,200,000 $24,000,000
2027 34 $24,000,000 $24,000,000 $140,000,000 $23,333,333 $24,000,000
Contract Notes
  • opt-out available after 2023
  • 10-team no trade clause
  • 2022-23 Bonuses
    MVP: $1M
    Hank Aaron Award: $100,000
  • 2024-27 Bonuses (max $2M annually)
    MVP: $2M
    Hank Aaron Award: $250,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2011 18
Signing Bonus
$2,625,000
$2,625,000
2014 21
Active
$150,273
$2,775,273
2015 22
Active
$91,516
$2,866,789
2016 23
Active
$521,000
$3,387,789
 Champion
2017 24
Active
$609,000
$3,996,789
2018 25
Active
$657,000
$4,653,789
 NL Silver Slugger:2B
2019 26
Active / Arb Avoided
$5,200,000
$9,853,789
2020 27
Active / Arb Avoided
$3,703,704
$13,557,493
 NL Gold Glove:SS
2021 28
Retained
Active / Arb Avoided
$11,450,645
$199,355
$25,008,138
$25,207,493
2022 29
Active
$20,000,000
$45,207,493
2023 30
Active
$22,000,000
$67,207,493
2024 31
Active / early-termination-declined
$25,000,000
$92,207,493
Total      
$92,207,493
$92,207,493
2025 32
Active
$25,000,000
2026 33
Active
$24,000,000
2027 34
Active
$24,000,000
Total
$165,207,493
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2011
18
$2,625,000
$2,625,000
$2,625,000
2014
21
$150,273
$150,273
$2,775,273
2015
22
$91,516
$91,516
$2,866,789
2016
23
$521,000
$521,000
$3,387,789
2017
24
$609,000
$609,000
$3,996,789
2018
25
$657,000
$657,000
$4,653,789
2019
26
$5,200,000
$5,200,000
$9,853,789
2020
27
$3,703,704
$3,703,704
$13,557,493
2021
28
$11,450,645
$199,355
$11,450,645
$199,355
$25,008,138
$25,207,493
2022
29
$20,000,000
$20,000,000
$45,207,493
2023
30
$22,000,000
$22,000,000
$67,207,493
2024
31
$25,000,000
$25,000,000
$92,207,493
Total
$89,582,493
$2,625,000
$92,207,493
$92,207,493
2025
32
$25,000,000
$25,000,000
2026
33
$24,000,000
$24,000,000
2027
34
$24,000,000
$24,000,000
Total
$162,582,493
$2,625,000
$165,207,493

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
9 $22,383,138 $2,625,000 - $25,008,138
1 $199,355 - - $199,355
3 $67,000,000 - - $67,000,000
Cap Hit

$25,000,000 / 33rd

Cash Total

$25,000,000 / 24th

Contract Value

$140,000,000 / 37th

Contract Average

$23,333,333 / 42nd

AAV% of Cap

10.14% / 43rd

Signing Bonus

$0 / 140th

2-Year Cash

$42,000,000 / 27th

3-Year Cash

$67,000,000 / 24th

Total Guaranteed

$140,000,000 / 37th

Guaranteed at Signing

$0 / 1st

  • Nov 06, 2023 Declined an Early Termination Option with Detroit (DET)
  • Nov 30, 2021 Signed a 6 year $140 million contract with Detroit (DET)
  • Jul 30, 2021 Traded to New York (NYM) from Chicago (CHC) with Trevor Williams for Pete Crow-Armstrong
  • Jan 15, 2021 Signed a 1 year $11.65 million contract with Chicago (CHC), avoiding arbitration
  • Jan 10, 2020 Signed a 1 year $10 million contract with Chicago (CHC), avoiding arbitration
  • Jan 11, 2019 Signed a 1 year $5.2 million contract with Chicago (CHC), avoiding arbitration
  • Mar 18, 2018 Signed a 1 year $657,000 contract with Chicago (CHC)
  • Mar 09, 2017 Signed a 1 year $609k contract with Chicago (CHC)
  • Mar 04, 2016 Signed a 1 year $521,000 contract with Chicago (CHC)
  • Mar 05, 2015 Signed a 1 year contract with Chicago (CHC)
  • Aug 05, 2014 Signed a contract with Chicago (CHC)
  • Aug 15, 2011 Signed a contract with Chicago (CHC)
  • Jun 24, 2011 Drafted by Chicago (CHC): Round 1 (#9 overall)