José Berríos

Toronto Blue Jays, Starting Pitcher
Age: 30y-6m-27d (May 27, 1994)
Exp: 8.044 Years
Country: PR
Drafted: Round 1 (#32 overall), 2012
Agent(s): Wasserman
2025 Payroll Salary

$18,714,285

2025 Cash

$18,000,000

Career Earnings

$58,070,943

2022-2028 Arbitration Extension (CURRENT)

José Berríos signed a 7 year , $131,000,000 contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, including $5,000,000 signing bonus, $131,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $18,714,286. In 2025, Berríos will earn a base salary of $18,000,000, while carrying a total salary of $18,714,285.
Contract Terms:
7 yr(s) / $131,000,000
Average Salary:
$18,714,286
Signing Bonus:
$5,000,000
Free Agent:
2029 / UFA
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
Opt-Out
 $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 8.044 $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 -
Opt-Out
 $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 Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2022 28
Arb Avoided
 $10,000,000 $5,000,000 $15,000,000 $15,000,000 $116,000,000 $15,000,000 $18,714,286
2023 29 $15,000,000 - $15,000,000 $30,000,000 $101,000,000 $15,000,000 $19,333,333
2024 30 $17,000,000 - $17,000,000 $47,000,000 $84,000,000 $15,666,667 $20,200,000
2025 31 $18,000,000 - $18,000,000 $65,000,000 $66,000,000 $16,250,000 $21,000,000
2026 32 $18,000,000 - $18,000,000 $83,000,000 $48,000,000 $16,600,000 $22,000,000
PLAYER OPT-OUT: AVAILABLE 2027, 2 YR, $48,000,000 REMAINING
2027 33
Opt-Out
 $24,000,000 - $24,000,000 $107,000,000 $24,000,000 $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.

2021-2021 Arbitration

José Berríos signed a 1 year , $6,100,000 contract with the Minnesota Twins, including $500,000 signing bonus, $6,100,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $6,100,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $6,100,000
Average Salary:
$6,100,000
Signing Bonus:
$500,000
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2020-2020 Arbitration

José Berríos signed a 1 year , $4,025,000 contract with the Minnesota Twins, including $4,025,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $4,025,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $4,025,000
Average Salary:
$4,025,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2019-2019
Pre-Arbitration

José Berríos signed a 1 year , $620,000 contract with the Minnesota Twins, including $620,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $620,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $620,000
Average Salary:
$620,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2018-2018
Pre-Arbitration

José Berríos signed a 1 year , $570,000 contract with the Minnesota Twins, including $570,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $570,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $570,000
Average Salary:
$570,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2017-2017
Pre-Arbitration

José Berríos signed a 1 year , $535,000 contract with the Minnesota Twins, 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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2016-2016
Pre-Arbitration

José Berríos signed a 1 year , $507,500 contract with the Minnesota Twins, including $507,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $507,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $507,500
Average Salary:
$507,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2012-2012 Signing Bonus

José Berríos signed a 1 year , $1,550,000 contract with the Minnesota Twins, including $1,550,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,550,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,550,000
Average Salary:
$1,550,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons

8.044 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$58,070,943

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

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-team
$1,490,741
$4,970,943
2021 27
Active / Arb Avoided
Retained
$1,957,020
$4,142,980
$6,927,963
$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

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
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
$1,957,020
$3,642,980
$500,000
$1,957,020
$4,142,980
$6,927,963
$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
  • 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)
Year Team GP GS H R ER BB K HR W L SV IP ERA WHIP WAR
2024 TOR 32 32 168 79 77 54 153 31 16 11 0 192.3 3.60 1.15 2.14
2023 TOR 32 32 173 82 77 52 184 25 11 12 0 189.7 3.65 1.19 2.38
2022 TOR 32 32 199 103 100 45 149 29 12 7 0 172.0 5.23 1.42 -0.64
2021 TOR 32 32 159 83 75 45 204 22 12 9 0 192.0 3.52 1.06 1.88
2020 MIN 12 12 57 28 28 26 68 8 5 4 0 63.0 4.00 1.32 0.71
2019 MIN 32 32 194 94 82 51 195 26 14 8 0 200.3 3.68 1.22 3.55
2018 MIN 32 32 159 83 82 61 202 25 12 11 0 192.3 3.84 1.14 3.51
2017 MIN 26 25 131 71 63 48 139 15 14 8 0 145.7 3.89 1.23 1.92
2016 MIN 14 14 73 56 52 35 49 12 3 7 0 58.3 8.02 1.85 -1.59

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TRANSACTIONS

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)

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