Lucas Erceg

Kansas City Royals, Relief Pitcher
Age: 29y-11m-1d (May 01, 1995)
Exp: 1.136 Years
Country: US
College: Menlo College
Drafted: Round 2 (#46 overall), 2016
Agent(s): Apex Baseball
2025 Payroll Salary

$776,750

2025 Cash

$776,750

Career Earnings

$3,707,367

2025-2025 Pre-Arbitration (CURRENT)

Lucas Erceg signed a 1 year, $776,750 contract with the Kansas City Royals, including $776,750 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $776,750. In 2025, Erceg will earn a base salary of $776,750, while carrying a total salary of $776,750.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $776,750
Average Salary:
$776,750
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Year Age PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2025 30 $776,750 $776,750 0.32% $776,750 $776,750
2026 31
ARB 1 (S2)
2027 32
ARB 2
2028 33
ARB 3
2029 34
Year Age Service Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2025 30 1.136 $776,750 - - $776,750 $776,750
2026 31 --
ARB 1 (S2)
2027 32 --
ARB 2
2028 33 --
ARB 3
2029 34 --
Year Age Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2025 30 $776,750 $776,750 $776,750 - $776,750 $776,750
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2024-2024 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $750,000
Average Salary:
$750,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2023-2023 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $720,000
Average Salary:
$720,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2016-2016 Signing Bonus

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,150,000
Average Salary:
$1,150,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons

1.136 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$3,707,367

Earnings w/ Different Teams

3 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Service Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2016 21
-
Signing Bonus
$1,150,000
$1,150,000
2023 28
0
Active
$522,585
$1,672,585
2024 29
0.136
Active
Retained
$750,000
$508,032
$2,422,585
$2,930,617
2025 30
1.136
Active
$776,750
$3,707,367
Total      
$3,707,367
$3,707,367
Total
$3,707,367

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 - $1,150,000 - $1,150,000
2 $1,030,617 - - $1,030,617
2 $1,018,670 - - $1,526,750
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2016
21
$1,150,000
$1,150,000
$1,150,000
2023
28
$522,585
$522,585
$1,672,585
2024
29
$241,920
$508,032
$750,000
$508,032
$2,422,585
$2,930,617
2025
30
$776,750
$776,750
$3,707,367
Total
$2,049,287
$1,150,000
$3,707,367
$3,707,367
Total
$2,049,287
$1,150,000
$3,707,367

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 - $1,150,000 - $1,150,000
2 $1,030,617 - - $1,030,617
2 $1,018,670 - - $1,526,750

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2024 OAK May 26, 2024 - Jun 12, 2024 Arm
  • Jul 30, 2024 Traded to Kansas City (KC) from Oakland (OAK) for Mason Barnett, Will Klein and Jared Dickey
  • Mar 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $750,000 contract with Oakland (OAK)
  • May 19, 2023 Contract purchased by Oakland (OAK)
  • May 17, 2023 Traded to Oakland (OAK) from Milwaukee (MIL) for cash considerations, 0
  • Oct 25, 2022 Signed a minor league contract with Milwaukee (MIL)
  • Jun 15, 2016 Signed a contract with Milwaukee (MIL)
  • Jun 09, 2016 Drafted by Milwaukee (MIL): Round 2 (#46 overall)
Year Team GP GS H R ER BB K HR W L SV IP ERA WHIP WAR
2025 KC 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.7 0.00 0.60
2024 KC 61 0 49 26 23 16 72 3 2 6 14 61.7 3.36 1.05 1.24
2023 OAK 49 0 51 33 29 36 68 1 4 4 0 55.0 4.75 1.58 -0.13

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TRANSACTIONS

Jul 30, 2024
Traded to Kansas City (KC) from Oakland (OAK) for Mason Barnett, Will Klein and Jared Dickey
Mar 01, 2024
Signed a 1 year $750,000 contract with Oakland (OAK)
May 19, 2023
Contract purchased by Oakland (OAK)
May 17, 2023
Traded to Oakland (OAK) from Milwaukee (MIL) for cash considerations, 0
Oct 25, 2022
Signed a minor league contract with Milwaukee (MIL)
Jun 15, 2016
Signed a contract with Milwaukee (MIL)
Jun 09, 2016
Drafted by Milwaukee (MIL): Round 2 (#46 overall)

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