Cole Ragans
Kansas City Royals, Starting Pitcher
Age: 26-344d (Dec 12, 1997)
Exp: 2.029 Years
Country: US
College: Florida State
Drafted: Round 1 (#30 overall), 2016
2025 Payroll Salary
$800,000
2025 Cash
$800,000
Career Earnings
$4,206,144
2025-2025 Pre-Arb (CURRENT)
Cole Ragans signed a 1 year , $800,000 contract with the Kansas City Royals, including $800,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $800,000. In 2025, Ragans 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 |
ARB 1
|
Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 | 27 | 2.029 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
2026 | 28 | -- |
ARB 1
|
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
Cole Ragans signed a 1 year , $753,750 contract with the Kansas City Royals, including $753,750 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $753,750.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $753,750
Average Salary:
$753,750
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2023-2023 Pre-Arb
Cole Ragans signed a 1 year , $724,145 contract with the Texas Rangers, including $724,145 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $724,145.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $724,145
Average Salary:
$724,145
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2022-2022 Pre-Arb
Cole Ragans signed a 1 year , $700,000 contract with the Texas Rangers, including $700,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $700,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $700,000
Average Salary:
$700,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2016-2016 Signing Bonus
Cole Ragans signed a 1 year , $2,003,400 contract with the Texas Rangers, including $2,003,400 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,003,400.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,003,400
Average Salary:
$2,003,400
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Seasons
2.029 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$4,206,144
Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | 18 |
Signing Bonus
|
$2,003,400 |
$2,003,400 |
||
2022 | 24 |
Injured
|
$238,452 |
$2,241,852 |
||
2023 | 25 |
Active
Retained
|
$914,674 $295,868 |
$3,156,526 $3,452,394 |
||
2024 | 26 |
Active
|
$753,750 |
$4,206,144 |
||
Total |
$4,206,144 |
$4,206,144 |
||||
2025 | 27 |
Active / estimate-pre-arbitration
|
$800,000 |
|||
Total |
$5,006,144 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | $534,320 | $2,003,400 | - | $2,537,720 | |
2 | $1,287,091 | - | $381,333 | $1,668,424 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | 18 |
$2,003,400 |
$2,003,400 |
$2,003,400 |
|||
2022 | 24 |
$238,452
|
$238,452 |
$2,241,852 |
|||
2023 | 25 |
$533,341 $295,868
|
$381,333 |
$914,674 $295,868 |
$3,156,526 $3,452,394 |
||
2024 | 26 |
$753,750
|
$753,750 |
$4,206,144 |
|||
Total |
$1,821,411 |
$2,003,400 |
$381,333 |
$4,206,144 |
$4,206,144 |
||
2025 | 27 |
$800,000
|
$800,000 |
||||
Total |
$2,621,411 |
$2,003,400 |
$381,333 |
$5,006,144 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | $534,320 | $2,003,400 | - | $2,537,720 | |
2 | $1,287,091 | - | $381,333 | $1,668,424 |
Injuries
Year | Dates | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|
2022 | TEX | Oct 03, 2022 - Oct 05, 2022 | Calf |
2022 | TEX | Aug 26, 2022 - Sep 07, 2022 | Calf |
- Mar 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $753,750 contract with Kansas City (KC)
- Aug 02, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Kansas City (KC)
- Jun 30, 2023 Traded to Kansas City (KC) from Texas (TEX) with Roni Cabrera for Aroldis Chapman
- Jun 13, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Texas (TEX)
- Mar 01, 2023 Signed a 1 year $724,145 contract with Texas (TEX)
- Aug 04, 2022 Contract purchased by Texas (TEX)
- Jun 15, 2016 Signed a contract with Texas (TEX)
- Jun 09, 2016 Drafted by Texas (TEX): Round 1 (#30 overall)
Year | Team | GP | GS | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | W | L | SV | IP | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | KC | 32 | 32 | 146 | 71 | 65 | 67 | 223 | 15 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 186.3 | 3.14 | 1.14 | 4.97 |
2023 | KC | 29 | 12 | 70 | 40 | 37 | 41 | 113 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 96.0 | 3.47 | 1.16 | -0.20 |
2022 | TEX | 9 | 9 | 43 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40.0 | 4.95 | 1.48 | -0.11 |