Josh Winckowski

Boston Red Sox, Relief Pitcher
Age: 26-146d (Jun 28, 1998)
Exp: 2.045 Years
Country: US
Drafted: Round 15 (#462 overall), 2016
2025 Payroll Salary

$800,000

2025 Cash

$800,000

Career Earnings

$1,746,921

2025-2025 Pre-Arb (CURRENT)

Josh Winckowski signed a 1 year , $800,000 contract with the Boston Red Sox, including $800,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $800,000. In 2025, Winckowski 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 2.045
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

Josh Winckowski signed a 1 year , $760,000 contract with the Boston Red Sox, including $760,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $760,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $760,000
Average Salary:
$760,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2023-2023 Pre-Arb

Josh Winckowski signed a 1 year , $722,000 contract with the Boston Red Sox, including $722,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $722,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $722,000
Average Salary:
$722,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2022-2022 Pre-Arb

Josh Winckowski signed a 1 year , $700,000 contract with the Boston Red Sox, 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
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2016-2016 Signing Bonus

Josh Winckowski signed a 1 year , $125,000 contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, including $125,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $125,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $125,000
Average Salary:
$125,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons

2.045 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$1,746,921

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2016 18
Signing Bonus
$125,000
$125,000
2022 24
Reserve / minor-buried
$276,912
$401,912
2023 25
Active
$722,000
$1,123,912
2024 26
Active
$623,009
$1,746,921
Total      
$1,746,921
$1,746,921
2025 27
Active / estimate-pre-arbitration
$800,000
Total
$2,546,921

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 - $125,000 - $125,000
3 $1,621,921 - - $1,621,921
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2016
18
$125,000
$125,000
$125,000
2022
24
$276,912
$276,912
$401,912
2023
25
$722,000
$722,000
$1,123,912
2024
26
$623,009
$623,009
$1,746,921
Total
$1,621,921
$125,000
$1,746,921
$1,746,921
2025
27
$800,000
$800,000
Total
$2,421,921
$125,000
$2,546,921

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 - $125,000 - $125,000
3 $1,621,921 - - $1,621,921

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2022 BOS Jul 14, 2022 - Jul 26, 2022 COVID-19
  • Aug 27, 2024 Recalled from the Minors by Boston (BOS)
  • Aug 26, 2024 Optioned to the Minors by Boston (BOS)
  • Jun 24, 2024 Recalled from the Minors by Boston (BOS)
  • May 12, 2024 Optioned to the Minors by Boston (BOS)
  • Mar 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $760,000 contract with Boston (BOS)
  • Mar 01, 2023 Signed a 1 year $722,000 contract with Boston (BOS)
  • Oct 03, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by Boston (BOS)
  • Oct 01, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Boston (BOS)
  • Sep 05, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by Boston (BOS)
  • Sep 04, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Boston (BOS)
  • Aug 25, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by Boston (BOS)
  • Aug 22, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Boston (BOS)
  • Aug 19, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by Boston (BOS)
  • Jun 15, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Boston (BOS)
  • May 29, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by Boston (BOS)
  • May 28, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Boston (BOS)
  • Mar 23, 2022 Optioned to the Minors by Boston (BOS)
  • Nov 19, 2021 Contract purchased by Boston (BOS)
  • Feb 10, 2021 Traded to Boston (BOS) from New York (NYM) as part of a 3-team trade: Boston (BOS) traded Andrew Benintendi to Kansas City (KC); Kansas City (KC) traded Franchy Cordero, Grant Gambrell and Luis De La Rosa to Boston (BOS); Kansas City (KC) traded Khalil Lee to New York (NYM); New York (NYM) traded Freddy Valdez to Boston (BOS)
  • Jan 27, 2021 Traded to New York (NYM) from Toronto (TOR) with Sean Reid-Foley and Yennsy Diaz for Steven Matz
  • Jul 13, 2016 Signed a contract with Toronto (TOR)
  • Jun 11, 2016 Drafted by Toronto (TOR): Round 15 (#462 overall)
Year Team GP GS H R ER BB K HR W L SV IP ERA WHIP WAR
2024 BOS 40 6 81 44 35 26 60 10 4 2 2 76.0 4.15 1.41 0.41
2023 BOS 60 1 89 34 27 31 82 9 4 4 3 84.3 2.88 1.42 1.86
2022 BOS 15 14 85 47 46 27 44 10 5 7 0 70.3 5.89 1.59 -0.36
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