Tommy Kahnle

New York Yankees, Relief Pitcher
Age: 35-40d (Aug 07, 1989)
Exp: 8.131 Years
Country: US
College: Lynn
Drafted: Round 5 (#175 overall), 2010
Agent(s): Ballengee Group
2024 Payroll Salary

$5,750,000

2024 Cash

$5,750,000

Career Earnings

$21,625,891

2023-2024 free-agent-xxb (CURRENT)

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Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $11,500,000
Average Salary:
$5,750,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
Year Age PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2023 33 $5,750,000 $5,750,000 2.47% $5,750,000 $5,750,000
2024 34 $5,750,000 $5,750,000 2.43% $5,750,000 $11,500,000
2025 35
UFA
Year Age Service Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2023 33 7.130 $5,750,000 - - $5,750,000 $5,750,000
2024 34 8.131 $5,750,000 - - $5,750,000 $5,750,000
2025 35 --
UFA
Year Age Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2023 33 $5,750,000 $5,750,000 $5,750,000 $5,750,000 $5,750,000
2024 34 $5,750,000 $5,750,000 $11,500,000 $5,750,000 $5,750,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2021-2022 free-agent-restricted

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Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $5,250,000
Average Salary:
$2,625,000
Signing Bonus:
$550,000
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2020-2020 Arbitration

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Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,650,000
Average Salary:
$2,650,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2019-2019 Arbitration

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Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,387,500
Average Salary:
$1,387,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2018-2018 Arbitration

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Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,312,500
Average Salary:
$1,312,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2017-2017 Pre-Arb

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Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $535,000
Average Salary:
$535,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2016-2016 Pre-Arb

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Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $507,500
Average Salary:
$507,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2015-2015 Pre-Arb

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Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $507,500
Average Salary:
$507,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2014-2014 Pre-Arb

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Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $500,000
Average Salary:
$500,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2010-2010 Signing Bonus

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Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $150,000
Average Salary:
$150,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Career Earnings thru 2024

$21,625,891

Career Earnings w/ Different Teams

4 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2010 20
Signing Bonus
$150,000
$150,000
2014 24
Active
$500,000
$650,000
2015 25
Active
$244,043
$894,043
2016 26
Active
$280,073
$1,174,116
2017 27
Active
Retained
$222,148
$298,146
$1,396,264
$1,694,410
2018 28
Active / Arb Avoided
$1,312,500
$3,006,910
2019 29
Active / Arb Avoided
$1,387,500
$4,394,410
2020 30
Injured / Arb Avoided
$981,481
$5,375,891
2021 31
Injured
$1,300,000
$6,675,891
2022 32
Active
$3,450,000
$10,125,891
2023 33
Active
$5,750,000
$15,875,891
2024 34
Active
$5,750,000
$21,625,891
Total      
$21,625,891
$21,625,891
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2010
20
$150,000
$150,000
$150,000
2014
24
$500,000
$500,000
$650,000
2015
25
$244,043
$244,043
$894,043
2016
26
$280,073
$280,073
$1,174,116
2017
27
$222,148
$298,146
$222,148
$298,146
$1,396,264
$1,694,410
2018
28
$1,312,500
$1,312,500
$3,006,910
2019
29
$1,387,500
$1,387,500
$4,394,410
2020
30
$981,481
$981,481
$5,375,891
2021
31
$750,000
$550,000
$1,300,000
$6,675,891
2022
32
$3,450,000
$3,450,000
$10,125,891
2023
33
$5,750,000
$5,750,000
$15,875,891
2024
34
$5,750,000
$5,750,000
$21,625,891
Total
$20,925,891
$700,000
$21,625,891
$21,625,891

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
3 $744,043 $150,000 - $894,043
2 $578,219 - - $578,219
6 $15,403,629 - - $15,403,629
2 $4,200,000 $550,000 - $4,750,000

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2018 NYY Apr 17, 2018 - May 25, 2018 Shoulder
2020 NYY Aug 01, 2020 - Sep 27, 2020 Elbow (Tommy John)
2021 LAD Apr 01, 2021 - Oct 03, 2021 Elbow (Tommy John)
2022 LAD Apr 04, 2022 - May 01, 2022 Elbow (Tommy John)
2022 LAD May 17, 2022 - Sep 13, 2022 Arm
2023 NYY Mar 30, 2023 - Jun 01, 2023 Biceps
2023 NYY Sep 25, 2023 - Oct 01, 2023 Shoulder
2024 NYY Mar 28, 2024 - May 22, 2024 Shoulder
  • Dec 06, 2022 Signed a 2 year $11.5 million contract with New York (NYY)
  • Dec 23, 2020 Signed a 2 year $5.25 million contract with Los Angeles (LAD)
  • Jan 10, 2020 Signed a 1 year $2.65 million contract with New York (NYY), avoiding arbitration
  • Jan 11, 2019 Signed a 1 year $1.3875 million contract with New York (NYY), avoiding arbitration
  • Jan 11, 2018 Signed a 1 year $1.3125 million contract with New York (NYY), avoiding arbitration
  • Jul 18, 2017 Traded to New York (NYY) from Chicago (CHW) with Todd Frazier and David Robertson for Tyler Clippard, Blake Rutherford, Ian Clarkin and Tito Polo
  • Nov 24, 2015 Traded to Chicago (CHW) from Colorado (COL) for Yency Almonte
  • Mar 06, 2015 Signed a 1 year contract with Colorado (COL)
  • Mar 03, 2014 Signed a 1 year $500k contract with Colorado (COL)
  • Dec 12, 2013 Rule 5 Drafted by Colorado (COL) from New York (NYY)
  • Aug 07, 2010 Signed a contract with New York (NYY)
  • Jun 08, 2010 Drafted by New York (NYY): Round 5 (#175 overall)
Year Team GP GS H R ER BB K HR W L SV IP ERA WHIP WAR
2024 NYY 43 0 26 14 8 16 40 4 0 1 0 37.0 1.95 1.14 0.64
2023 NYY 41 0 26 14 12 19 48 5 1 3 2 40.7 2.66 1.11 1.12
2022 LAD 13 0 5 4 4 3 14 2 0 0 1 12.7 2.84 0.63 0.27
2020 NYY 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 0 0 0 0 1.0 0.00 2.00 0.10
2019 NYY 72 0 45 27 25 20 88 9 3 2 0 61.3 3.67 1.06 0.82
2018 NYY 24 0 23 22 17 15 30 3 2 0 1 23.3 6.56 1.63 -0.91
2017 NYY 69 0 53 20 18 17 96 4 2 4 0 62.7 2.59 1.12 0.94
2016 CHW 29 0 21 8 8 20 25 2 0 1 1 27.3 2.63 1.50 0.67
2015 COL 36 0 31 22 18 28 39 3 0 1 2 33.3 4.86 1.77 -0.28
2014 COL 54 0 51 39 32 31 63 7 2 1 0 68.7 4.19 1.19 -0.12

Calculated Market Value

Market Value

  • 2 years, $10,664,438
  • Avg. Salary: $5,332,219
  • MLB Rank: 267
  • RP Rank: 44

Current Contract

  • Free Agent: 2025
  • Avg. Salary: $5,750,000
  • MLB Rank: 257
  • RP Rank: 40

Comparable Players

We've selected the following players based on their age, contract status, and statistical production to compare Tommy Kahnle to.

Player Length Value Avg. Salary Age When Signed
Matt Moore 1 $9,000,000 $9,000,000 34
Chris Martin 2 $13,500,000 $6,750,000 36
Hector Neris 1 $9,000,000 $9,000,000 34
Ryan Brasier 2 $9,000,000 $4,500,000 36
Averages 2 $10,125,000 $7,312,500 35.0

Base Calculated Value

After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Kahnle's current age (35), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.

Length Value Avg. Salary
2 $11,250,000 $5,625,000

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and Kahnle statistically over the two seasons prior to their signing. In this case we're analyzing: GP/Yr, SV, ERA, WHIP, K/9, BB/9, FIP, WAR

Player GP/Yr SV ERA WHIP K/9 BB/9 FIP WAR
Matt Moore
2022-2023
56.00 0.04 2.26 1.17 10.17 3.59 3.36 2.56
Chris Martin
2021-2022
53.00 0.03 3.50 1.13 9.37 1.02 2.82 0.88
Hector Neris
2022-2023
70.00 0.04 2.72 1.03 10.51 3.21 3.09 1.44
Ryan Brasier
2022-2023
63.50 0.02 4.40 1.16 8.84 2.38 3.38 0.27
Average 60.63 0.03 3.22 1.12 9.72 2.55 3.16 1.29
Tommy Kahnle
2023-2024
38.00 0.03 2.23 1.14 10.26 4.20 4.14 1.58
Pct Change -37.32 0.00 30.75 -1.79 5.56 -64.71 -31.01 22.48
Median Prime % Change -0.90%
Average Prime % Change -9.51%

Calculated Market Value: Tommy Kahnle

After applying our Prime % figures into our base calculated value, we're given two values. The average of these values becomes our current calculated market value.

Terms Avg. Salary
2 years, $10,664,438 $5,332,219
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