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James Paxton

Boston Red Sox, Starting Pitcher

2024-2024 Free Agent (CURRENT)

Year Age PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2024 35 $1,397,825 $1,397,825 0.59% $1,397,825 $1,397,825
2025 36
UFA
Retained Salary
2024 35 $5,602,175 - - $5,602,175 $5,602,175
Year Age Service Base Salary Signing Proration Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2024 35 9.151 $4,000,000 $3,000,000 - - $1,397,825 $1,397,825
2025 36 --
UFA
Retained Salary
2024 35 $2,602,175 $3,000,000 - - $5,602,175 -
Year Age Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2024 35 $1,397,825 $1,397,825 $1,397,825 $1,397,825 $1,397,825
Retained/Dead Cash
2024 35 $2,602,175 $5,602,175 $5,602,175 $5,602,175 -
Contract Notes
  • Signing Bonus: $3M

  • Games Started
    $600,000 each for 6, 8, 10, 12, 16
    $1M each for 18, 20

  • Opening Day (3/20 or 3/28) Bonus: $2M 
    or
    Active Roster by 4/15: $1M
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2010 21
Signing Bonus
$942,500
$942,500
2013 24
Active
$13,230
$955,730
2014 25
Active
$74,286
$1,030,016
2015 26
Active
$519,000
$1,549,016
2016 27
Active
$507,500
$2,056,516
2017 28
Active / Arb Avoided
$2,350,000
$4,406,516
2018 29
Active / Arb Avoided
$4,900,000
$9,306,516
2019 30
Active / Arb Avoided
$8,575,000
$17,881,516
2020 31
Injured / Arb Avoided
$4,629,630
$22,511,146
2021 32
Injured
$8,500,000
$31,011,146
2022 33
Injured
$6,000,000
$37,011,146
2023 34
Injured / Player Exercised
$4,000,000
$41,011,146
2024 35
Active
Retained
$1,397,825
$5,602,175
$42,408,971
$48,011,146
Total      
$48,011,146
$42,408,971
$48,011,146
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2010
21
$942,500
$942,500
$942,500
2013
24
$13,230
$13,230
$955,730
2014
25
$74,286
$74,286
$1,030,016
2015
26
$519,000
$519,000
$1,549,016
2016
27
$507,500
$507,500
$2,056,516
2017
28
$2,350,000
$2,350,000
$4,406,516
2018
29
$4,900,000
$4,900,000
$9,306,516
2019
30
$8,575,000
$8,575,000
$17,881,516
2020
31
$4,629,630
$4,629,630
$22,511,146
2021
32
$8,500,000
$8,500,000
$31,011,146
2022
33
$6,000,000
$6,000,000
$37,011,146
2023
34
$4,000,000
$4,000,000
$41,011,146
2024
35
$1,397,825
$2,602,175
$3,000,000
$1,397,825
$5,602,175
$42,408,971
$48,011,146
Total
$44,068,646
$3,942,500
$48,011,146
$42,408,971
$48,011,146

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
8 $16,864,016 $942,500 - $17,806,516
2 $13,204,630 - - $13,204,630
3 $11,397,825 - - $11,397,825
1 $2,602,175 $3,000,000 - $5,602,175
Cap Hit

$7,000,000 / 232nd

Cash Total

$5,602,175 / 263rd

Contract Value

$7,000,000 / 297th

Contract Average

$7,000,000 / 246th

AAV% of Cap

2.95% / 249th

Signing Bonus

$3,000,000 / 47th

2-Year Cash

$5,602,175 / 305th

3-Year Cash

$5,602,175 / 318th

Total Guaranteed

$7,000,000 / 297th

Guaranteed at Signing

$0 / 29th

  • Jul 26, 2024 Traded to Boston (BOS) from Los Angeles (LAD) for Moises Bolivar
  • Jul 22, 2024 Designated for Assignment by Los Angeles (LAD)
  • Jan 23, 2024 Signed a 1 year $7 million contract with Los Angeles (LAD)
  • Nov 09, 2022 Exercised a $4 million player option for 2023
  • Nov 08, 2022 Boston (BOS) declined a 2 year, $26 million option for 2023-2024, conveying a $4M player option
  • Dec 01, 2021 Signed a 1 year $10 million contract with Boston (BOS)
  • Feb 14, 2021 Signed a 1 year $8.5 million contract with Seattle (SEA)
  • Jan 10, 2020 Signed a 1 year $12.5 million contract with New York (NYY), avoiding arbitration
  • Jan 11, 2019 Signed a 1 year $8.575 million contract with New York (NYY), avoiding arbitration
  • Nov 19, 2018 Traded to New York (NYY) from Seattle (SEA) for Justus Sheffield, Dom Thompson-Williams and Erik Swanson
  • Jan 12, 2018 Signed a 1 year $4.9 million contract with Seattle (SEA), avoiding arbitration
  • Jan 13, 2017 Signed a 1 year $2.35 million contract with Seattle (SEA), avoiding arbitration
  • Mar 03, 2015 Signed a 1 year $519,000 contract with Seattle (SEA)
  • Mar 03, 2014 Signed a 1 year $503,500 contract with Seattle (SEA)
  • Sep 03, 2013 Contract purchased by Seattle (SEA)
  • Jun 15, 2010 Signed a contract with Seattle (SEA)
  • Jun 08, 2010 Drafted by Seattle (SEA): Round 4 (#132 overall)