Sonny Gray
Starting Pitcher
Drafted: Round 1 (#18 overall), 2011
Experience: 10.061 Years
College: Vanderbilt
Contract: 3 yr(s) / $75,000,000 Signing Bonus - Average Salary$25,000,000 Free Agent:2028 / UFA
Year   Age Status Base Salary Total Salary
2024 Contract details by year 34 $10,000,000 $10,000,000
2025 Contract details by year 35 $25,000,000 $25,000,000
2026 Contract details by year 36 $35,000,000 $35,000,000
2027 Contract details by year 37 $30,000,000 $30,000,000
Contract Notes:
  • 2027 Club Option includes a $5M buyout (deferred at $1M each of 2027-2031)
  • If the team exercises the 2027 option, the player can opt-out (forfeiting the buyout)
  • Full No Trade Clause
Sources: MLB contract specifics generally collected from Baseball Prospectus & Rotoworld.
Year Team Salary Signing Bonus Other Bonus Total Cash
2011 Player Cash Earnings - $1,800,000 - $1,800,000
2013 Player Cash Earnings $163,333 - - $163,333
2014 Player Cash Earnings $502,500 - - $502,500
2015 Player Cash Earnings $512,500 - - $512,500
2016 Player Cash Earnings $527,500 - - $527,500
2017 Player Cash Earnings $1,230,768 - - $1,230,768
2017 Player Cash Earnings $2,344,232 - - $2,344,232
2018 Player Cash Earnings $6,500,000 - - $6,500,000
2019 Player Cash Earnings $7,500,000 $500,000 - $8,300,000
2020 Player Cash Earnings $3,962,963 - - $3,999,963
2021 Player Cash Earnings $10,700,000 - - $10,700,000
2022 Player Cash Earnings $10,700,000 - - $11,700,000
2023 Player Cash Earnings $12,700,000 - - $13,300,000
2024 Player Cash Earnings $10,000,000 - - $10,000,000
14 seasons $67,343,796 $2,300,000 - $71,580,796

Cap Hit

#58
Starting Pitcher
#7
St. Louis Cardinals
#156
MLB

AAV

#49
Starting Pitcher
#32
MLB

Cash

#49
Starting Pitcher
#150
MLB
  • Nov 27 2023

    Signed a 3 year $75 million contract with St. Louis (STL), plus a club option for 2027

  • Nov 14 2023

    Declined a $20.325 million Qualifying Offer from Minnesota (MIN)

  • Nov 6 2023

    Minnesota (MIN) extended a $20.325 million Qualifying Offer

  • Nov 6 2022

    Minnesota (MIN) exercised a $12.7 million club option for 2023

  • Mar 13 2022

    Traded to Minnesota (MIN) from Cincinnati (CIN) with Francis Peguero for Chase Petty

  • Jan 21 2019

    Signed a 3 year $30.5 million contract extension with Cincinnati (CIN), including a club option for 2023

  • Jan 21 2019

    Traded to Cincinnati (CIN) from New York (NYY) with Reiver Sanmartin for Shed Long and 2019 1st round pick [Competitive Balance Round A]

  • Jan 11 2019

    Signed a 1 year $7.5 million contract with New York (NYY), avoiding arbitration

  • Jan 12 2018

    Signed a 1 year $6.5 million contract with New York (NYY), avoiding arbitration

  • Jul 31 2017

    Traded to New York (NYY) from Oakland (OAK) with International Bonus Pool Cap Space ($1,500,000) for Dustin Fowler, Jorge Mateo and James Kaprielian

  • Jan 13 2017

    Signed a 1 year $3.575 million contract with Oakland (OAK), avoiding arbitration

  • Mar 4 2016

    Signed a 1 year $527,500 contract with Oakland (OAK)

  • Mar 3 2015

    Signed a 1 year $512,500 contract with Oakland (OAK)

  • Mar 3 2014

    Signed a 1 year $505k contract with Oakland (OAK)

  • Jul 25 2011

    Signed a contract with Oakland (OAK)

  • Jun 6 2011

    Drafted by Oakland (OAK): Round 1 (#18 overall)