MLB
Forrest Whitley
Forrest Whitley
Houston Astros, Relief Pitcher
Age: 27-71d (Sep 15, 1997)
Exp: .006 Years
Country: US
College: Florida State
Drafted: Round 1 (#17 overall), 2016
2025 Payroll Salary
$800,000
2025 Cash
$800,000
Career Earnings
$3,171,868
2025-2025 Pre-Arb (CURRENT)
Forrest Whitley signed a 1 year , $800,000 contract with the Houston Astros, including $800,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $800,000. In 2025, Whitley will earn a base salary of $800,000, while carrying a total salary of $800,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $800,000
Average Salary:
$800,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
| Year | Age | Status | PayrollAnnual | Luxury Tax | Tax % League Tax | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
27 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 |
| 2026 |
|
28 |
PRE-ARB
|
|||||
| 2027 |
|
29 |
PRE-ARB
|
| Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
27 | .006 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $800,000 |
| 2026 |
|
28 | -- |
PRE-ARB
|
|||||
| 2027 |
|
29 | -- |
PRE-ARB
|
| Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
27 |
Estimate |
$800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 |
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2024-2024 Pre-Arb
Forrest Whitley signed a 1 year , $740,000 contract with the Houston Astros, including $740,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $740,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $740,000
Average Salary:
$740,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2023-2023 Pre-Arb
Forrest Whitley signed a 1 year contract with the Houston Astros.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s)
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2022-2022 Pre-Arb
Forrest Whitley signed a 1 year contract with the Houston Astros.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s)
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2021-2021 Pre-Arb
Forrest Whitley signed a 1 year contract with the Houston Astros.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s)
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2016-2016 Signing Bonus
Forrest Whitley signed a 1 year , $3,148,000 contract with the Houston Astros, including $3,148,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,148,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $3,148,000
Average Salary:
$3,148,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons
.006 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$3,171,868
Earnings w/ Different Teams
1 team
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 18 |
|
Signing Bonus
|
$3,148,000 |
$3,148,000 |
|
| 2024 | 26 |
|
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$23,868 |
$3,171,868 |
|
| Total |
$3,171,868 |
$3,171,868 |
||||
| 2025 | 27 |
|
Active / estimate-pre-arbitration
|
$800,000 |
||
| Total |
$3,971,868 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |
|
$23,868 | $3,148,000 | - | $3,171,868 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 |
|
18 |
$3,148,000 |
$3,148,000 |
$3,148,000 |
||
| 2024 |
|
26 |
$23,868
|
$23,868 |
$3,171,868 |
||
| Total |
$23,868 |
$3,148,000 |
$3,171,868 |
$3,171,868 |
|||
| 2025 |
|
27 |
$800,000
|
$800,000 |
|||
| Total |
$823,868 |
$3,148,000 |
$3,971,868 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |
|
$23,868 | $3,148,000 | - | $3,171,868 |
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Sep 05, 2024
Optioned to the Minors by Houston (HOU)
-
Aug 31, 2024
Recalled from the Minors by Houston (HOU)
-
Apr 17, 2024
Optioned to the Minors by Houston (HOU)
-
Apr 16, 2024
Recalled from the Minors by Houston (HOU)
-
Mar 27, 2022
Optioned to the Minors by Houston (HOU)
-
Feb 21, 2018
Suspended 50 games for violating the league's PED policy
-
Jun 22, 2016
Signed a contract with Houston (HOU)
-
Jun 09, 2016
Drafted by Houston (HOU): Round 1 (#17 overall)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | W | L | SV | IP | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | HOU | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 0.00 | 2.40 | -0.01 |
| 2023 | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
