Nicky Lopez
Chicago White Sox, Shortstop
Age: 29-193d (Mar 13, 1995)
Exp: 4.139 Years
Country: US
College: Creighton (NE)
Drafted: Round 5 (#163 overall), 2016
Agent(s): Octagon
2024 Payroll Salary
$4,300,000
2024 Cash
$4,300,000
Career Earnings
$12,017,150
2024-2024 Arbitration (CURRENT)
Nicky Lopez signed a 1 year , $4,300,000 contract with the Chicago White Sox, including $4,300,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $4,300,000. In 2024, Lopez will earn a base salary of $4,300,000, while carrying a total salary of $4,300,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $4,300,000
Average Salary:
$4,300,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
Year | Age | Status | PayrollAnnual | Luxury Tax | Tax % League Tax | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | 29 |
Arb Avoided
|
$4,300,000 | $4,300,000 | 1.81% | $4,300,000 | $4,300,000 | |
2025 | 30 |
ARB 4
|
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2026 | 31 |
UFA |
Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | 29 | 4.139 |
Arb Avoided
|
$4,300,000 | - | - | $4,300,000 | $4,300,000 | |
2025 | 30 | -- |
ARB 4
|
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2026 | 31 | -- |
UFA |
Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | 29 |
Arb Avoided |
$4,300,000 | $4,300,000 | $4,300,000 | $4,300,000 | $4,300,000 |
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2023-2023 Arbitration
Nicky Lopez signed a 1 year , $3,700,000 contract with the Kansas City Royals, including $3,700,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,700,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $3,700,000
Average Salary:
$3,700,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
2022-2022 Arbitration
Nicky Lopez signed a 1 year , $2,550,000 contract with the Kansas City Royals, including $2,550,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,550,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,550,000
Average Salary:
$2,550,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2021-2021 Pre-Arb
Nicky Lopez signed a 1 year , $597,500 contract with the Kansas City Royals, including $597,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $597,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $597,500
Average Salary:
$597,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2020-2020 Pre-Arb
Nicky Lopez signed a 1 year , $571,250 contract with the Kansas City Royals, including $571,250 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $571,250.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $571,250
Average Salary:
$571,250
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2019-2019 Pre-Arb
Nicky Lopez signed a 1 year , $555,000 contract with the Kansas City Royals, including $555,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $555,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $555,000
Average Salary:
$555,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2016-2016 Signing Bonus
Nicky Lopez signed a 1 year , $243,300 contract with the Kansas City Royals, including $243,300 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $243,300.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $243,300
Average Salary:
$243,300
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Career Earnings thru 2024
$12,017,150
Career Earnings w/ Different Teams
3 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | 21 |
Signing Bonus
|
$243,300 |
$243,300 |
||
2019 | 24 |
Active
|
$414,776 |
$658,076 |
||
2020 | 25 |
Active
|
$211,574 |
$869,650 |
||
2021 | 26 |
Active
|
$597,500 |
$1,467,150 |
||
2022 | 27 |
Active / arbitration-settlement
|
$2,550,000 |
$4,017,150 |
||
2023 | 28 |
Active / Arb Avoided
Retained
|
$1,233,304 $2,466,696 |
$5,250,454 $7,717,150 |
||
2024 | 29 |
Active / Arb Avoided
|
$4,300,000 |
$12,017,150 |
||
Total |
$12,017,150 |
$12,017,150 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | 21 |
$243,300 |
$243,300 |
$243,300 |
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2019 | 24 |
$414,776
|
$414,776 |
$658,076 |
|||
2020 | 25 |
$211,574
|
$211,574 |
$869,650 |
|||
2021 | 26 |
$597,500
|
$597,500 |
$1,467,150 |
|||
2022 | 27 |
$2,550,000
|
$2,550,000 |
$4,017,150 |
|||
2023 | 28 |
$1,233,304 $2,466,696
|
$1,233,304 $2,466,696 |
$5,250,454 $7,717,150 |
|||
2024 | 29 |
$4,300,000
|
$4,300,000 |
$12,017,150 |
|||
Total |
$11,773,850 |
$243,300 |
$12,017,150 |
$12,017,150 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
6 | $6,240,546 | $243,300 | - | $6,483,846 | |
1 | $1,233,304 | - | - | $1,233,304 | |
1 | $4,300,000 | - | - | $4,300,000 |
Injuries
Year | Dates | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|
2023 | KC | May 02, 2023 - May 22, 2023 | Appendix |
- Jan 11, 2024 Signed a 1 year $4.3 million contract with Chicago (CHW), avoiding arbitration
- Nov 17, 2023 Traded to Chicago (CHW) from Atlanta (ATL) with Michael Soroka , Jared Shuster , Braden Shewmake and Riley Gowens for Aaron Bummer
- Jul 31, 2023 Traded to Atlanta (ATL) from Kansas City (KC) for Taylor Hearn
- Jan 13, 2023 Signed a 1 year $3.7 million contract with Kansas City (KC), avoiding arbitration
- Jun 17, 2022 Signed a 1 year $2.55 million contract with Kansas City (KC), settling in arbitration
- Mar 01, 2021 Signed a 1 year $597,500 contract with Kansas City (KC)
- Mar 05, 2020 Signed a 1 year $571,250 contract with Kansas City (KC)
- Jun 17, 2016 Signed a contract with Kansas City (KC)
- Jun 10, 2016 Drafted by Kansas City (KC): Round 5 (#163 overall)
Year | Team | GP | GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | BB | K | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | CHW | 117 | 105 | 374 | 39 | 90 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 111 | 34 | 63 | 5 | .241 | .311 | .297 | .608 | -0.02 |
2023 | ATL | 94 | 70 | 225 | 32 | 52 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 69 | 26 | 40 | 6 | .231 | .326 | .307 | .633 | 1.04 |
2022 | KC | 142 | 127 | 436 | 51 | 100 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 120 | 29 | 63 | 13 | .229 | .283 | .275 | .558 | -0.26 |
2021 | KC | 151 | 144 | 497 | 78 | 149 | 21 | 6 | 2 | 43 | 188 | 49 | 74 | 22 | .300 | .365 | .378 | .743 | 4.38 |
2020 | KC | 56 | 51 | 169 | 15 | 34 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 45 | 18 | 41 | 0 | .201 | .286 | .266 | .552 | 0.29 |
2019 | KC | 103 | 100 | 379 | 44 | 91 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 30 | 123 | 18 | 51 | 1 | .240 | .276 | .325 | .601 | -0.24 |