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José Berríos

Toronto Blue Jays, Starting Pitcher

2022-2028 Arbitration Extension (CURRENT)

Year Age Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2022 28
Arb Avoided
 $10,714,285 $18,714,286 8.14% $15,000,000 $15,000,000
2023 29 $15,714,285 $18,714,286 8.03% $15,000,000 $30,000,000
2024 30 $17,714,285 $18,714,286 7.90% $17,000,000 $47,000,000
2025 31 $18,714,285 $18,714,286 7.77% $18,000,000 $65,000,000
2026 32 $18,714,285 $18,714,286 7.67% $18,000,000 $83,000,000
PLAYER OPT-OUT: AVAILABLE 2027, 2 YR, $48,000,000 REMAINING
2027 33
ETO
 $24,714,285 $18,714,286 - $24,000,000 $107,000,000
2028 34 $24,714,285 $18,714,286 - $24,000,000 $131,000,000
2029 35
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Signing Proration Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2022 28 5.044
Arb Avoided
 $10,000,000 $714,286 - - $10,714,285 $18,714,286
2023 29 6.044 $15,000,000 $714,286 - - $15,714,285 $18,714,286
2024 30 7.044 $17,000,000 $714,286 - - $17,714,285 $18,714,286
2025 31 - $18,000,000 $714,286 - - $18,714,285 $18,714,286
2026 32 - $18,000,000 $714,286 - - $18,714,285 $18,714,286
PLAYER OPT-OUT: AVAILABLE 2027, 2 YR, $48,000,000 REMAINING
2027 33 -
ETO
 $24,000,000 $714,286 - - $24,714,285 $18,714,286
2028 34 - $24,000,000 $714,286 - - $24,714,285 $18,714,286
2029 35 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Signing Bonus Cash Total Cash Cumulative AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2022 28
Arb Avoided
 $10,000,000 $5,000,000 $15,000,000 $15,000,000 $15,000,000 $18,714,286
2023 29 $15,000,000 - $15,000,000 $30,000,000 $15,000,000 $19,333,333
2024 30 $17,000,000 - $17,000,000 $47,000,000 $15,666,667 $20,200,000
2025 31 $18,000,000 - $18,000,000 $65,000,000 $16,250,000 $21,000,000
2026 32 $18,000,000 - $18,000,000 $83,000,000 $16,600,000 $22,000,000
2027 33
ETO
 $24,000,000 - $24,000,000 $107,000,000 $17,833,333 $24,000,000
2028 34 $24,000,000 - $24,000,000 $131,000,000 $18,714,286 $24,000,000
Contract Notes
  • Opt-out available after 2026
  • Limited no-trade clause
  • Incentives available
    2027-2028 Escalators up to $5M
    $1M each for 300, 350 innings pitched across 2025-2026
    $500,000 each for 375, 400 innings pitched across 2025-2026
    $2M for a Cy Young in 2025-2026
    $1.5M for finishing 2nd-5th in Cy Young 2025-2026
    $750,000 for finishing 6th-10th in Cy Young 2025-2026
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2012 18
Signing Bonus
$1,550,000
$1,550,000
2016 22
Active
$205,202
$1,755,202
2017 23
Active
$535,000
$2,290,202
2018 24
Active
$570,000
$2,860,202
2019 25
Active
$620,000
$3,480,202
2020 26
Active / arbitration-settlement
$1,490,741
$4,970,943
2021 27
Retained
Active / Arb Avoided
$4,142,980
$1,957,020
$9,113,923
$11,070,943
2022 28
Active / Arb Avoided
$15,000,000
$26,070,943
2023 29
Active
$15,000,000
$41,070,943
 AL Gold Glove:P
2024 30
Active
$17,000,000
$58,070,943
Total      
$58,070,943
$58,070,943
2025 31
Active
$18,000,000
2026 32
Active
$18,000,000
2027 33
Active / early-termination
$24,000,000
2028 34
Active
$24,000,000
Total
$142,070,943
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2012
18
$1,550,000
$1,550,000
$1,550,000
2016
22
$205,202
$205,202
$1,755,202
2017
23
$535,000
$535,000
$2,290,202
2018
24
$570,000
$570,000
$2,860,202
2019
25
$620,000
$620,000
$3,480,202
2020
26
$1,490,741
$1,490,741
$4,970,943
2021
27
$3,642,980
$1,957,020
$500,000
$4,142,980
$1,957,020
$9,113,923
$11,070,943
2022
28
$10,000,000
$5,000,000
$15,000,000
$26,070,943
2023
29
$15,000,000
$15,000,000
$41,070,943
2024
30
$17,000,000
$17,000,000
$58,070,943
Total
$51,020,943
$7,050,000
$58,070,943
$58,070,943
2025
31
$18,000,000
$18,000,000
2026
32
$18,000,000
$18,000,000
2027
33
$24,000,000
$24,000,000
2028
34
$24,000,000
$24,000,000
Total
$135,020,943
$7,050,000
$142,070,943

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
7 $7,063,923 $2,050,000 - $9,113,923
4 $43,957,020 $5,000,000 - $48,957,020
Cap Hit

$17,714,285 / 72nd

Cash Total

$17,000,000 / 72nd

Contract Value

$131,000,000 / 42nd

Contract Average

$18,714,286 / 73rd

AAV% of Cap

8.14% / 69th

Signing Bonus

$5,000,000 / 29th

2-Year Cash

$30,000,000 / 85th

3-Year Cash

$47,000,000 / 65th

Total Guaranteed

$131,000,000 / 42nd

Guaranteed at Signing

$0 / 163rd

  • Nov 16, 2021 Signed a 7 year $131 million contract extension with Toronto (TOR)
  • Jul 30, 2021 Traded to Toronto (TOR) from Minnesota (MIN) for Austin Martin and Simeon Woods-Richardson
  • Dec 02, 2020 Signed a 1 year $6.1 million contract with Minnesota (MIN), avoiding arbitration
  • Feb 06, 2020 Signed a 1 year $4.025 million contract with Minnesota (MIN), settling in arbitration
  • Mar 05, 2019 Signed a 1 year $620,000 contract with Minnesota (MIN)
  • Mar 24, 2018 Signed a 1 year $570,000 contract with Minnesota (MIN)
  • Jun 10, 2012 Signed a contract with Minnesota (MIN)
  • Jun 04, 2012 Drafted by Minnesota (MIN): Round 1 (#32 overall)