Alex Verdugo

New York Yankees, Left Field
Age: 28y-7m-7d (May 15, 1996)
Exp: 6.078 Years
Country: US
Drafted: Round 2 (#62 overall), 2014
Agent(s): MVP Sports Group
INACTIVE

2024-2024 Arbitration

Alex Verdugo signed a 1 year , $8,700,000 contract with the New York Yankees, including $8,700,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $8,700,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $8,700,000
Average Salary:
$8,700,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
Year Age Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2024 28
Arb Avoided
 $9,200,000 $8,700,000 3.67% $9,200,000 $9,200,000
2025 29
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2024 28 5.078
Arb Avoided
 $8,700,000 $500,000 - $9,200,000 $8,700,000
2025 29 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2024 28
Arb Avoided
 $8,700,000 $9,200,000 $9,200,000 - $9,200,000 $9,200,000
Contract Notes
  • Plate Appearances ($500,000 earned)
    $250,000 each for 350, 450
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2023-2023 Arbitration

Alex Verdugo signed a 1 year , $6,300,000 contract with the Boston Red Sox, including $6,300,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $6,300,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $6,300,000
Average Salary:
$6,300,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
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2022-2022 Arbitration

Alex Verdugo signed a 1 year , $3,550,000 contract with the Boston Red Sox, including $3,550,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,550,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $3,550,000
Average Salary:
$3,550,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2021-2021
Pre-Arbitration

Alex Verdugo signed a 1 year , $649,500 contract with the Boston Red Sox, including $649,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $649,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $649,500
Average Salary:
$649,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2020-2020
Pre-Arbitration

Alex Verdugo signed a 1 year , $601,500 contract with the Boston Red Sox, including $601,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $601,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $601,500
Average Salary:
$601,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2019-2019
Pre-Arbitration

Alex Verdugo signed a 1 year , $560,000 contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, including $560,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $560,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $560,000
Average Salary:
$560,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2018-2018
Pre-Arbitration

Alex Verdugo signed a 1 year , $545,000 contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, including $545,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $545,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $545,000
Average Salary:
$545,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2017-2017
Pre-Arbitration

Alex Verdugo signed a 1 year , $535,000 contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, including $535,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $535,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $535,000
Average Salary:
$535,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2014-2014 Signing Bonus

Alex Verdugo signed a 1 year , $914,600 contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, including $914,600 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $914,600.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $914,600
Average Salary:
$914,600
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons

6.078 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$21,625,201

Earnings w/ Different Teams

3 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2014 18
Signing Bonus
$914,600
$914,600
2017 21
Active
$90,613
$1,005,213
2018 22
Active
$137,710
$1,142,923
2019 23
Injured
$560,000
$1,702,923
2020 24
Active
$222,778
$1,925,701
2021 25
Active
$649,500
$2,575,201
2022 26
Active / Arb Avoided
$3,550,000
$6,125,201
2023 27
Active / Arb Avoided
$6,300,000
$12,425,201
2024 28
Active / Arb Avoided
$9,200,000
$21,625,201
Total      
$21,625,201
$21,625,201
Total
$21,625,201

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
4 $788,323 $914,600 - $1,702,923
4 $10,722,278 - - $10,722,278
1 $8,700,000 - $500,000 $9,200,000
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2014
18
$914,600
$914,600
$914,600
2017
21
$90,613
$90,613
$1,005,213
2018
22
$137,710
$137,710
$1,142,923
2019
23
$560,000
$560,000
$1,702,923
2020
24
$222,778
$222,778
$1,925,701
2021
25
$649,500
$649,500
$2,575,201
2022
26
$3,550,000
$3,550,000
$6,125,201
2023
27
$6,300,000
$6,300,000
$12,425,201
2024
28
$8,700,000
$500,000
$9,200,000
$21,625,201
Total
$20,210,601
$914,600
$500,000
$21,625,201
$21,625,201
Total
$20,210,601
$914,600
$500,000
$21,625,201

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
4 $788,323 $914,600 - $1,702,923
4 $10,722,278 - - $10,722,278
1 $8,700,000 - $500,000 $9,200,000

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2019 LAD Aug 06, 2019 - Sep 29, 2019 Oblique
  • Jan 11, 2024 Signed a 1 year $8.7 million contract with New York (NYY), avoiding arbitration
  • Dec 05, 2023 Traded to New York (NYY) from Boston (BOS) for Richard Fitts, Greg Weissert and Nicholas Judice
  • Jan 13, 2023 Signed a 1 year $6.3 million contract with Boston (BOS), avoiding arbitration
  • Mar 22, 2022 Signed a 1 year $3.55 million contract with Boston (BOS), avoiding arbitration
  • Mar 18, 2021 Signed a 1 year $649,500 contract with Boston (BOS)
  • Mar 10, 2020 Signed a 1 year $601,500 contract with Boston (BOS)
  • Feb 09, 2020 Traded to Boston (BOS) from Los Angeles (LAD) with Jeter Downs and Connor Wong for Mookie Betts and David Price
  • Sep 01, 2017 Contract purchased by Los Angeles (LAD)
  • Jun 10, 2014 Signed a contract with Los Angeles (LAD)
  • Jun 07, 2014 Drafted by Los Angeles (LAD): Round 2 (#62 overall)
Year Team GP GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
2024 NYY 149 145 619 559 74 130 28 1 13 61 199 49 93 2 .233 .291 .356 .647 0.68
2023 BOS 142 135 602 546 81 144 37 5 13 54 230 45 93 5 .264 .324 .421 .745 2.62
2022 BOS 152 150 644 593 75 166 39 1 11 74 240 42 86 1 .280 .328 .405 .733 1.34
2021 BOS 146 137 604 544 88 157 32 2 13 63 232 51 96 6 .289 .351 .426 .777 2.16
2020 BOS 53 50 221 201 36 62 16 0 6 15 96 17 45 4 .308 .367 .478 .845 2.11
2019 LAD 108 82 377 343 43 101 22 2 12 44 163 26 49 4 .294 .342 .475 .817 2.95
2018 LAD 37 16 85 77 11 20 6 0 1 4 29 8 14 0 .260 .329 .377 .706 0.41
2017 LAD 15 4 25 23 1 4 0 0 1 1 7 2 4 0 .174 .240 .304 .544 -0.37

Calculated Market Value

$15.2M Avg. Annual Salary

Market Value

  • 4 years, $60,819,916
  • Avg. Salary: $15,204,979
  • MLB Rank: 93
  • LF Rank: 5

Current Contract

  • Free Agent: 2025
  • Avg. Salary: $8,700,000

Comparable Players

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

Player Length Value Avg. Salary Age When Signed
Andrew Benintendi 5 $75,000,000 $15,000,000 28
Brandon Nimmo 8 $162,000,000 $20,250,000 29
Bryan Reynolds 8 $106,750,000 $13,343,750 28
Ian Happ 3 $61,000,000 $20,333,333 28
Averages 6 $101,187,500 $17,231,771 28.3

Base Calculated Value

After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Verdugo's current age (28), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.

Length Value Avg. Salary
6 $102,310,056 $17,051,676

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and Verdugo statistically over the two seasons prior to their signing. In this case we're analyzing: GP%, H/Gm, RBI/Gm, K/Gm, AVG/Yr, OPS, WOBP, ISO, WAR

Player GP% H/Gm RBI/Gm K/Gm AVG/Yr OPS WOBP ISO WAR
Andrew Benintendi
2021-2022
 80.25 1.06 0.48 0.67 0.29 0.77 0.34 0.13 3.50
Brandon Nimmo
2021-2022
 75.00 1.05 0.38 0.80 0.28 0.82 0.37 0.15 4.88
Bryan Reynolds
2021-2022
 93.83 1.02 0.50 0.86 0.28 0.86 0.37 0.21 4.57
Ian Happ
2022-2023
 97.53 0.95 0.49 0.96 0.26 0.79 0.36 0.18 3.61
Average 86.65 1.02 0.46 0.82 0.28 0.81 0.36 0.17 4.14
Alex Verdugo
2023-2024
 90.85 0.97 0.40 0.65 0.25 0.71 0.32 0.14 1.89
Pct Change 4.85 -4.90 -13.04 20.73 -10.71 -12.96 -10.56 -17.65 -54.35
Median Prime % Change -10.71%
Average Prime % Change -10.95%

Calculated Market Value: Alex Verdugo

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
4 years, $60,819,916 $15,204,979

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TRANSACTIONS

Jan 11, 2024
Signed a 1 year $8.7 million contract with New York (NYY), avoiding arbitration
Dec 05, 2023
Traded to New York (NYY) from Boston (BOS) for Richard Fitts, Greg Weissert and Nicholas Judice
Jan 13, 2023
Signed a 1 year $6.3 million contract with Boston (BOS), avoiding arbitration
Mar 22, 2022
Signed a 1 year $3.55 million contract with Boston (BOS), avoiding arbitration
Mar 18, 2021
Signed a 1 year $649,500 contract with Boston (BOS)
Mar 10, 2020
Signed a 1 year $601,500 contract with Boston (BOS)
Feb 09, 2020
Traded to Boston (BOS) from Los Angeles (LAD) with Jeter Downs and Connor Wong for Mookie Betts and David Price
Sep 01, 2017
Contract purchased by Los Angeles (LAD)
Jun 10, 2014
Signed a contract with Los Angeles (LAD)
Jun 07, 2014
Drafted by Los Angeles (LAD): Round 2 (#62 overall)

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