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J.T. Realmuto

2021-2025 Free Agent (CURRENT)

Year Age PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2021 30 $10,000,000 $23,100,000 - $10,000,000 $10,000,000
2022 31 $23,875,000 $23,100,000 10.04% $23,875,000 $33,875,000
2023 32 $23,875,000 $23,100,000 9.91% $23,875,000 $57,750,000
2024 33 $23,875,000 $23,100,000 9.75% $23,875,000 $81,625,000
2025 34 $23,875,000 $23,100,000 9.59% $23,875,000 $105,500,000
2026 35
UFA
Deferred Money
2026 35 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 - $5,000,000 $110,500,000
2027 36 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 - $5,000,000 $115,500,000
Year Age Service Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2021 30 6.038 $20,000,000 - - $10,000,000 $23,100,000
2022 31 7.038 $23,875,000 - - $23,875,000 $23,100,000
2023 32 8.038 $23,875,000 - - $23,875,000 $23,100,000
2024 33 9.038 $23,875,000 - - $23,875,000 $23,100,000
2025 34 - $23,875,000 - - $23,875,000 $23,100,000
2026 35 --
UFA
Deferred Money
2026 35 $5,000,000 - - $5,000,000
2027 36 $5,000,000 - - $5,000,000
Year Age Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2021 30 $10,000,000 $10,000,000 $10,000,000 $10,000,000 $21,100,000
2022 31 $23,875,000 $23,875,000 $33,875,000 $16,937,500 $23,875,000
2023 32 $23,875,000 $23,875,000 $57,750,000 $19,250,000 $23,875,000
2024 33 $23,875,000 $23,875,000 $81,625,000 $20,406,250 $23,875,000
2025 34 $23,875,000 $23,875,000 $105,500,000 $21,100,000 $23,875,000
Deferred Cash
2026 35 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $110,500,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000
2027 36 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 $115,500,000 $5,000,000 $5,000,000
Contract Notes
  • $10M of 2021 salary deferred, $5M in 2026, $5M in 2027
  • $1M trade assignment bonus
  • MVP
    $500,000 ($50,000 for 2nd, $25,000 for 3rd)
  • WS MVP: $100,000
  • $50,000 each for LCS MVP, All-Star, Gold Glove, Silver Slugger
  • Highest average salary for a catcher at the time of signing
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2010 19
Signing Bonus
$600,000
$600,000
2014 23
Active
$95,620
$695,620
2015 24
Active
$482,540
$1,178,160
2016 25
Active
$532,500
$1,710,660
2017 26
Active
$562,500
$2,273,160
2018 27
Active / arbitration-settlement
$2,900,000
$5,173,160
NL Silver Slugger:C
2019 28
Active / Arb Avoided
$5,900,000
$11,073,160
All MLB (1st) NL Gold Glove:C NL Silver Slugger:C
2020 29
Active / arbitration-settlement
$3,703,704
$14,776,864
All MLB (2nd)
2021 30
Reserve
$10,000,000
$24,776,864
2022 31
Active
$23,875,000
$48,651,864
NL Gold Glove:C NL Silver Slugger:C All MLB (1st)
2023 32
Active
$23,875,000
$72,526,864
2024 33
Active
$23,875,000
$96,401,864
Total      
$96,401,864
$96,401,864
2025 34
Active
$23,875,000
2026 35
Deferred
$5,000,000
2027 36
Deferred
$5,000,000
Total
$130,276,864
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2010
19
$600,000
$600,000
$600,000
2014
23
$95,620
$95,620
$695,620
2015
24
$482,540
$482,540
$1,178,160
2016
25
$532,500
$532,500
$1,710,660
2017
26
$562,500
$562,500
$2,273,160
2018
27
$2,900,000
$2,900,000
$5,173,160
2019
28
$5,900,000
$5,900,000
$11,073,160
2020
29
$3,703,704
$3,703,704
$14,776,864
2021
30
$10,000,000
$10,000,000
$24,776,864
2022
31
$23,875,000
$23,875,000
$48,651,864
2023
32
$23,875,000
$23,875,000
$72,526,864
2024
33
$23,875,000
$23,875,000
$96,401,864
Total
$95,801,864
$600,000
$96,401,864
$96,401,864
2025
34
$23,875,000
$23,875,000
2026
35
$5,000,000
$5,000,000
2027
36
$5,000,000
$5,000,000
Total
$129,676,864
$600,000
$130,276,864

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
6 $4,573,160 $600,000 - $5,173,160
6 $91,228,704 - - $91,228,704
Cap Hit

$23,875,000 / 41st

Cash Total

$23,875,000 / 36th

Contract Value

$115,500,000 / 46th

Contract Average

$23,100,000 / 45th

AAV% of Cap

11% / 36th

Signing Bonus

$0 / 173rd

2-Year Cash

$33,875,000 / 65th

3-Year Cash

$57,750,000 / 44th

Total Guaranteed

$115,500,000 / 46th

Guaranteed at Signing

$0 / 1st

  • Jan 26, 2021 Signed a 5 year $115.5 million contract with Philadelphia (PHI)
  • Nov 01, 2020 Philadelphia (PHI) extended an $18.9 million Qualifying Offer
  • Feb 20, 2020 Signed a 1 year $10 million contract with Philadelphia (PHI), settling in arbitration
  • Feb 07, 2019 Traded to Philadelphia (PHI) from Miami (MIA) for Jorge Alfaro, Sixto Sanchez, Will Stewart and International Bonus Pool Cap Space ($250,000)
  • Jan 11, 2019 Signed a 1 year $5.9 million contract with Miami (MIA), avoiding arbitration
  • Feb 03, 2018 Signed a 1 year $2.9 million contract with Miami (MIA), settling in arbitration
  • Mar 11, 2017 Signed a 1 year $562,500 contract with Miami (MIA)
  • Mar 04, 2016 Signed a 1 year $532,500 contract with Miami (MIA)
  • Mar 03, 2015 Signed a 1 year contract with Miami (MIA)
  • Mar 01, 2014 Signed a 1 year $500k contract with Miami (MIA)
  • Aug 15, 2010 Signed a contract with Florida (FLA)
  • Jun 08, 2010 Drafted by Florida (FLA): Round 3 (#104 overall)