MLB
Tanner Rainey
Tanner Rainey
Washington Nationals, Relief Pitcher
Age: 31-332d (Dec 25, 1992)
Exp: 5.127 Years
Country: US
College: West Alabama
Drafted: Round 2 (#71 overall), 2015
2025 Payroll Salary
$1,500,000
2025 Cash
$1,500,000
Career Earnings
$5,412,626
2025-2025 Arbitration (CURRENT)
Tanner Rainey signed a 1 year , $1,500,000 contract with the Washington Nationals, including $1,500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,500,000. In 2025, Rainey will earn a base salary of $1,500,000, while carrying a total salary of $1,500,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,500,000
Average Salary:
$1,500,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
| Year | Age | Status | PayrollAnnual | Luxury Tax | Tax % League Tax | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
32 |
Estimate
|
$1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | 0.62% | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 |
| 2026 |
|
33 |
UFA |
| Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
32 | 5.127 |
Estimate
|
$1,500,000 | - | - | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 |
| 2026 |
|
33 | -- |
UFA |
| Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
32 |
Estimate |
$1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 | $1,500,000 |
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2024-2024 Arbitration
Tanner Rainey signed a 1 year , $1,500,000 contract with the Washington Nationals, including $1,500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,500,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,500,000
Average Salary:
$1,500,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
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2023-2023 Arbitration
Tanner Rainey signed a 1 year , $1,500,000 contract with the Washington Nationals, including $1,500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,500,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,500,000
Average Salary:
$1,500,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
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2022-2022 Arbitration
Tanner Rainey signed a 1 year , $860,000 contract with the Washington Nationals, including $860,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $860,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $860,000
Average Salary:
$860,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2021-2021 Pre-Arb
Tanner Rainey signed a 1 year , $589,000 contract with the Washington Nationals, including $589,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $589,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $589,000
Average Salary:
$589,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2020-2020 Pre-Arb
Tanner Rainey signed a 1 year , $572,200 contract with the Washington Nationals, including $572,200 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $572,200.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $572,200
Average Salary:
$572,200
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2019-2019 Pre-Arb
Tanner Rainey signed a 1 year , $555,000 contract with the Washington Nationals, including $555,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $555,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $555,000
Average Salary:
$555,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2018-2018 Pre-Arb
Tanner Rainey signed a 1 year , $545,000 contract with the Cincinnati Reds, 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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2015-2015 Signing Bonus
Tanner Rainey signed a 1 year , $432,950 contract with the Cincinnati Reds, including $432,950 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $432,950.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $432,950
Average Salary:
$432,950
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons
5.127 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$5,412,626
Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 22 |
|
Signing Bonus
|
$432,950 |
$432,950 |
|
| 2018 | 25 |
|
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$61,530 |
$494,480 |
|
| 2019 | 26 |
|
Active
|
$402,840 |
$897,320 |
Champion |
| 2020 | 27 |
|
Injured
|
$211,926 |
$1,109,246 |
|
| 2021 | 28 |
|
Active
|
$443,380 |
$1,552,626 |
|
| 2022 | 29 |
|
Injured / Arb Avoided
|
$860,000 |
$2,412,626 |
|
| 2023 | 30 |
|
Active / Arb Avoided
|
$1,500,000 |
$3,912,626 |
|
| 2024 | 31 |
|
Active / Arb Avoided
|
$1,500,000 |
$5,412,626 |
|
| Total |
$5,412,626 |
$5,412,626 |
||||
| 2025 | 32 |
|
Active / estimate-arbitration
|
$1,500,000 |
||
| Total |
$6,912,626 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |
|
$61,530 | $432,950 | - | $494,480 |
| 6 |
|
$4,918,146 | - | - | $4,918,146 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 |
|
22 |
$432,950 |
$432,950 |
$432,950 |
||
| 2018 |
|
25 |
$61,530
|
$61,530 |
$494,480 |
||
| 2019 |
|
26 |
$402,840
|
$402,840 |
$897,320 |
||
| 2020 |
|
27 |
$211,926
|
$211,926 |
$1,109,246 |
||
| 2021 |
|
28 |
$443,380
|
$443,380 |
$1,552,626 |
||
| 2022 |
|
29 |
$860,000
|
$860,000 |
$2,412,626 |
||
| 2023 |
|
30 |
$1,500,000
|
$1,500,000 |
$3,912,626 |
||
| 2024 |
|
31 |
$1,500,000
|
$1,500,000 |
$5,412,626 |
||
| Total |
$4,979,676 |
$432,950 |
$5,412,626 |
$5,412,626 |
|||
| 2025 |
|
32 |
$1,500,000
|
$1,500,000 |
|||
| Total |
$6,479,676 |
$432,950 |
$6,912,626 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |
|
$61,530 | $432,950 | - | $494,480 |
| 6 |
|
$4,918,146 | - | - | $4,918,146 |
Injuries
| Year | Dates | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
WSH |
Mar 30, 2023 - Sep 29, 2023 | Elbow (Tommy John) |
| 2022 |
WSH |
Jul 14, 2022 - Oct 05, 2022 | Elbow |
| 2021 |
WSH |
Jun 28, 2021 - Jul 29, 2021 | Leg |
| 2021 |
WSH |
May 19, 2021 - May 26, 2021 | COVID-19 |
| 2020 |
WSH |
Sep 12, 2020 - Sep 27, 2020 | Arm |
-
Nov 14, 2023
Signed a 1 year $1.5 million contract with Washington (WSH), avoiding arbitration
-
Dec 20, 2022
Signed a 1 year $1.5 million contract with Washington (WSH), avoiding arbitration
-
Mar 22, 2022
Signed a 1 year $860,000 contract with Washington (WSH), avoiding arbitration
-
Mar 01, 2021
Signed a 1 year $589,000 contract with Washington (WSH)
-
Mar 05, 2020
Signed a 1 year $572,200 contract with Washington (WSH)
-
Dec 12, 2018
Traded to Washington (WSH) from Cincinnati (CIN) for Tanner Roark
-
Jun 16, 2015
Signed a contract with Cincinnati (CIN)
-
Jun 08, 2015
Drafted by Cincinnati (CIN): Round 2 (#71 overall)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | W | L | SV | IP | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | WSH | 50 | 0 | 47 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 44 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51.0 | 4.77 | 1.49 | 0.10 |
| 2023 | WSH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.05 |
| 2022 | WSH | 29 | 0 | 26 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 36 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 30.0 | 3.30 | 1.30 | 0.29 |
| 2021 | WSH | 38 | 0 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 42 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 31.7 | 7.39 | 1.71 | -1.07 |
| 2020 | WSH | 20 | 0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20.3 | 2.66 | 0.74 | 1.01 |
| 2019 | WSH | 52 | 0 | 32 | 22 | 21 | 38 | 74 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 48.3 | 3.91 | 1.45 | 0.50 |
| 2018 | CIN | 8 | 0 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 24.43 | 3.57 | -0.99 |
Calculated Market Value
Market Value
- 3 years, $2,580,732
- Avg. Salary: $860,244
- MLB Rank: 418
- RP Rank: 116
Current Contract
- Free Agent: 2026
- Avg. Salary: $1,500,000
- MLB Rank: 372
- RP Rank: 84
Comparable Players
We've selected the following players based on their age, contract status, and statistical production to compare Tanner Rainey to.
| Player | Length | Value | Avg. Salary | Age When Signed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Hudson | 1 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | 37 |
| Andrew Kittredge | 1 | $2,630,000 | $2,630,000 | 33 |
| Seranthony Dominguez | 2 | $7,250,000 | $3,625,000 | 27 |
| Danny Coulombe | 1 | $2,300,000 | $2,300,000 | 33 |
| Averages | 1 | $3,545,000 | $2,638,750 | 32.5 |
Base Calculated Value
After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Rainey's current age (31), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.
| Length | Value | Avg. Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | $6,628,311 | $2,209,437 |
Statistical Comparisons
Now we'll compare our variables and Rainey statistically over the two seasons prior to their signing. In this case we're analyzing: GP/Yr, SV, ERA, WHIP, K/9, BB/9, FIP, WAR
| Player | GP/Yr | SV | ERA | WHIP | K/9 | BB/9 | FIP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Daniel Hudson
2022-2023
|
14.00 | 0.21 | 1.11 | 1.29 | 13.05 | 5.42 | 2.48 | 1.75 |
|
Andrew Kittredge
2022-2023
|
15.50 | 0.19 | 3.12 | 1.03 | 7.00 | 1.22 | 4.02 | 1.14 |
|
Seranthony Dominguez
2021-2022
|
27.50 | 0.16 | 1.50 | 0.57 | 9.88 | 1.94 | 2.13 | 1.72 |
|
Danny Coulombe
2022-2023
|
34.00 | 0.03 | 2.14 | 1.20 | 8.37 | 4.34 | 3.34 | 1.40 |
| Average | 22.75 | 0.15 | 1.97 | 1.02 | 9.58 | 3.23 | 2.99 | 1.50 |
|
Tanner Rainey
2024-2024
|
50.00 | 0.00 | 4.77 | 1.49 | 7.76 | 5.12 | 5.42 | 0.14 |
| Pct Change | 119.78 | -100.00 | -142.13 | -46.08 | -19.00 | -58.51 | -81.27 | -90.67 |
| Median Prime % Change | -69.89% | |||||||
| Average Prime % Change | -52.24% | |||||||
Calculated Market Value: Tanner Rainey
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 |
|---|---|
| 3 years, $2,580,732 | $860,244 |
