MLB
Cole Ragans
Cole Ragans
Kansas City Royals, Starting Pitcher
Age: 27y-2m-10d (Dec 12, 1997)
Exp: 2.029 Years
Country: US
College: Florida State
Drafted: Round 1 (#30 overall), 2016
2025 Payroll Salary
$1,083,333
2025 Cash
$1,250,000
Career Earnings
$7,094,157
2025-2027 Pre-Arbitration Extension (CURRENT)
Cole Ragans signed a 3 year, $13,250,000 contract with the Kansas City Royals, including $250,000 signing bonus, $13,250,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $4,416,667. In 2025, Ragans will earn a base salary of $1,000,000 and a signing bonus of $250,000, while carrying a total salary of $1,083,333.
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $13,250,000
Average Salary:
$4,416,667
Signing Bonus:
$250,000
| Year | Age | Status | PayrollAnnual | Luxury Tax | Tax % League Tax | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
27 |
Pre-Arb
|
$1,083,333 | $4,416,667 | 1.83% | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 |
| 2026 |
|
28 |
ARB 1
|
$4,583,333 | $4,416,667 | 1.81% | $4,500,000 | $5,750,000 |
| 2027 |
|
29 |
ARB 2
|
$7,583,333 | $4,416,667 | - | $7,500,000 | $13,250,000 |
| 2028 |
|
30 |
ARB 3
|
| Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Signing Proration | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
27 | 2.029 |
Pre-Arb
|
$1,000,000 | $83,333 | - | - | $1,083,333 | $4,416,667 |
| 2026 |
|
28 | - |
ARB 1
|
$4,500,000 | $83,333 | - | - | $4,583,333 | $4,416,667 |
| 2027 |
|
29 | - |
ARB 2
|
$7,500,000 | $83,333 | - | - | $7,583,333 | $4,416,667 |
| 2028 |
|
30 | -- |
ARB 3
|
| Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
27 |
Pre-Arb |
$1,000,000 | $250,000 | $1,250,000 | $1,250,000 | $12,000,000 | $1,250,000 | $4,416,667 |
| 2026 |
|
28 |
ARB 1 |
$4,500,000 | - | $4,500,000 | $5,750,000 | $7,500,000 | $2,875,000 | $6,000,000 |
| 2027 |
|
29 |
ARB 2 |
$7,500,000 | - | $7,500,000 | $13,250,000 | - | $4,416,667 | $7,500,000 |
Contract Notes
- 2027 salary increases to $8M if player wins Cy Young in 2025 or 2026 ($500k incentive)
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2024-2024 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $753,750
Average Salary:
$753,750
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2023-2023 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $724,145
Average Salary:
$724,145
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2022-2022 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $700,000
Average Salary:
$700,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2016-2016 Signing Bonus
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,003,400
Average Salary:
$2,003,400
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons
2.029 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$7,094,157
Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Service | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 18 |
|
- |
Signing Bonus
|
$2,003,400 |
$2,003,400 |
|
| 2022 | 24 |
|
0 |
Injured
|
$238,452 |
$2,241,852 |
|
| 2023 | 25 |
|
0.063 |
Active
Retained
|
$914,674 $295,868 |
$3,156,526 $3,452,394 |
|
| 2024 | 26 |
|
1.029 |
Active
|
$2,391,763 |
$5,844,157 |
|
| 2025 | 27 |
|
2.029 |
Active / Pre-Arbitration Bypassed
|
$1,250,000 |
$7,094,157 |
|
| Total |
$7,094,157 |
$7,094,157 |
|||||
| 2026 | 28 |
|
2.029 |
Active / Arbitration 1 Bypassed
|
$4,500,000 |
||
| 2027 | 29 |
|
2.029 |
Active / Arbitration 2 Bypassed
|
$7,500,000 |
||
| Total |
$19,094,157 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |
|
$534,320 | $2,003,400 | - | $2,537,720 |
| 3 |
|
$2,287,091 | $250,000 | $2,019,346 | $4,556,437 |
| 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
|
$1,638,013 |
$2,391,763 |
$5,844,157 |
|
| 2025 |
|
27 |
$1,000,000
|
$250,000 |
$1,250,000 |
$7,094,157 |
|
| Total |
$2,821,411 |
$2,253,400 |
$2,019,346 |
$7,094,157 |
$7,094,157 |
||
| 2026 |
|
28 |
$4,500,000
|
$4,500,000 |
|||
| 2027 |
|
29 |
$7,500,000
|
$7,500,000 |
|||
| Total |
$14,821,411 |
$2,253,400 |
$2,019,346 |
$19,094,157 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |
|
$534,320 | $2,003,400 | - | $2,537,720 |
| 3 |
|
$2,287,091 | $250,000 | $2,019,346 | $4,556,437 |
Injuries
| Year | Dates | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 |
TEX |
Oct 03, 2022 - Oct 05, 2022 | Calf |
| 2022 |
TEX |
Aug 26, 2022 - Sep 07, 2022 | Calf |
-
Feb 15, 2025
Signed a 3 year $13.25 million contract extension with Kansas City (KC)
-
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 | 2.38 |
| 2022 | TEX | 9 | 9 | 43 | 24 | 22 | 16 | 27 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40.0 | 4.95 | 1.48 | -0.11 |
