Ernie Clement

Toronto Blue Jays, 2nd Base
Age: 28y-9m-0d (Mar 22, 1996)
Exp: 2.168 Years
Country: US
College: Virginia
Drafted: Round 4 (#132 overall), 2017
2025 Payroll Salary

$2,550,000

2025 Cash

$2,550,000

Career Earnings

$2,492,646

2025-2025 Arbitration (CURRENT)

Ernie Clement signed a 1 year , $2,550,000 contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, including $2,550,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,550,000. In 2025, Clement will earn a base salary of $2,550,000, while carrying a total salary of $2,550,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,550,000
Average Salary:
$2,550,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2029 / UFA
Year Age Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2025 29
Estimate
 $2,550,000 $2,550,000 1.06% $2,550,000 $2,550,000
2026 30
ARB 2
2027 31
ARB 3
2028 32
ARB 4
2029 33
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2025 29 2.168
Estimate
 $2,550,000 - - $2,550,000 $2,550,000
2026 30 --
ARB 2
2027 31 --
ARB 3
2028 32 --
ARB 4
2029 33 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2025 29
Estimate
 $2,550,000 $2,550,000 $2,550,000 - $2,550,000 $2,550,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2024-2024
Pre-Arbitration

Ernie Clement signed a 1 year , $757,700 contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, including $757,700 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $757,700.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $757,700
Average Salary:
$757,700
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2023-2023
Pre-Arbitration

Ernie Clement signed a 1 year , $720,000 contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, including $720,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $720,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $720,000
Average Salary:
$720,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2022-2022
Pre-Arbitration

Ernie Clement signed a 1 year , $700,800 contract with the Cleveland Guardians, including $700,800 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $700,800.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $700,800
Average Salary:
$700,800
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2021-2021
Pre-Arbitration

Ernie Clement signed a 1 year , $570,500 contract with the Cleveland Indians, including $570,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $570,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $570,500
Average Salary:
$570,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2017-2017 Signing Bonus

Ernie Clement signed a 1 year , $350,000 contract with the Cleveland Indians, including $350,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $350,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $350,000
Average Salary:
$350,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons

2.168 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$2,492,646

Earnings w/ Different Teams

3 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2017 21
Signing Bonus
$350,000
$350,000
2021 25
Reserve / minor-buried
$294,432
$644,432
2022 26
Retained
Active
$539,140
$46,212
$1,183,572
$1,229,784
2023 27
Reserve / minor-buried
$259,357
$1,489,141
2024 28
Active
$1,003,505
$2,492,646
Total      
$2,492,646
$2,492,646
2025 29
Active / estimate-arbitration
$2,550,000
Total
$5,042,646

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
3 $833,572 $350,000 - $1,183,572
1 $46,212 - - $46,212
2 $1,017,057 - $245,805 $1,262,862
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2017
21
$350,000
$350,000
$350,000
2021
25
$294,432
$294,432
$644,432
2022
26
$539,140
$46,212
$539,140
$46,212
$1,183,572
$1,229,784
2023
27
$259,357
$259,357
$1,489,141
2024
28
$757,700
$245,805
$1,003,505
$2,492,646
Total
$1,896,841
$350,000
$245,805
$2,492,646
$2,492,646
2025
29
$2,550,000
$2,550,000
Total
$4,446,841
$350,000
$245,805
$5,042,646

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
3 $833,572 $350,000 - $1,183,572
1 $46,212 - - $46,212
2 $1,017,057 - $245,805 $1,262,862

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2021 CLE Aug 26, 2021 - Sep 07, 2021 Undisclosed
  • Mar 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $757,700 contract with Toronto (TOR)
  • Sep 20, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
  • Aug 28, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
  • Aug 04, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
  • Aug 01, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
  • Jul 10, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
  • Jun 13, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
  • Jun 06, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
  • May 23, 2023 Contract purchased by Toronto (TOR)
  • Mar 14, 2023 Signed a minor league contract with Toronto (TOR)
  • Dec 13, 2022 Designated for Assignment by Oakland (OAK)
  • Sep 23, 2022 Claimed off waivers by Oakland (OAK)
  • Sep 21, 2022 Designated for Assignment by Cleveland (CLE)
  • Sep 01, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Cleveland (CLE)
  • Aug 03, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by Cleveland (CLE)
  • Mar 01, 2022 Signed a 1 year $700,800 contract with Cleveland (CLE)
  • Jun 22, 2017 Signed a contract with Cleveland (CLE)
  • Jun 17, 2017 Drafted by Cleveland (CLE): Round 4 (#132 overall)
Year Team GP GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
2024 TOR 139 109 450 434 48 114 21 3 12 51 177 11 41 12 .263 .284 .408 .692 3.53
2023 TOR 30 13 52 50 7 19 1 1 1 10 25 1 4 1 .380 .385 .500 .885 0.99
2022 OAK 70 40 177 163 19 30 4 0 0 6 34 11 26 0 .184 .243 .209 .452 -0.36
2021 CLE 40 36 130 121 16 28 4 0 3 9 41 7 19 0 .231 .285 .339 .624 0.03

Calculated Market Value

$12.8M Avg. Annual Salary

Market Value

  • 4 years, $51,107,844
  • Avg. Salary: $12,776,961
  • MLB Rank: 124
  • 2B Rank: 7

Current Contract

  • Free Agent: 2029
  • Avg. Salary: $2,550,000
  • MLB Rank: 319
  • 2B Rank: 19

Comparable Players

We've selected the following players based on their age, contract status, and statistical production to compare Ernie Clement to.

Player Length Value Avg. Salary Age When Signed
Ke'Bryan Hayes 8 $70,000,000 $8,750,000 24
Luis Urias 1 $5,000,000 $5,000,000 26
Ryan McMahon 6 $70,000,000 $11,666,667 27
Chris Taylor 4 $60,000,000 $15,000,000 31
Averages 5 $51,250,000 $10,104,167 27.0

Base Calculated Value

After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Clement's current age (28), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.

Length Value Avg. Salary
4 $51,501,832 $12,875,458

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and Clement statistically over the two seasons prior to their signing. In this case we're analyzing: GP%, H/Gm, RBI/Gm, K/Gm, AVG/Yr, OPS, WOBP, ISO, WAR

Player GP% H/Gm RBI/Gm K/Gm AVG/Yr OPS WOBP ISO WAR
Ke'Bryan Hayes
2020-2021
 54.05 1.04 0.41 0.89 0.32 0.91 0.39 0.21 5.55
Luis Urias
2022-2023
 52.62 0.73 0.38 0.82 0.22 0.69 0.33 0.14 2.64
Ryan McMahon
2020-2021
 92.31 0.84 0.55 1.04 0.24 0.75 0.33 0.20 3.67
Chris Taylor
2020-2021
 91.89 0.88 0.51 1.09 0.26 0.81 0.38 0.20 3.68
Average 72.72 0.87 0.46 0.96 0.26 0.79 0.36 0.19 3.89
Ernie Clement
2024-2024
 85.80 0.82 0.37 0.29 0.26 0.69 0.30 0.14 5.08
Pct Change 17.99 -5.75 -19.57 69.79 1.15 -12.41 -17.50 -26.32 30.59
Median Prime % Change -5.75%
Average Prime % Change 4.22%

Calculated Market Value: Ernie Clement

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
4 years, $51,107,844 $12,776,961

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TRANSACTIONS

Mar 01, 2024
Signed a 1 year $757,700 contract with Toronto (TOR)
Sep 20, 2023
Optioned to the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
Aug 28, 2023
Recalled from the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
Aug 04, 2023
Optioned to the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
Aug 01, 2023
Recalled from the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
Jul 10, 2023
Optioned to the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
Jun 13, 2023
Recalled from the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
Jun 06, 2023
Optioned to the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
May 23, 2023
Contract purchased by Toronto (TOR)
Mar 14, 2023
Signed a minor league contract with Toronto (TOR)
Dec 13, 2022
Designated for Assignment by Oakland (OAK)
Sep 23, 2022
Claimed off waivers by Oakland (OAK)
Sep 21, 2022
Designated for Assignment by Cleveland (CLE)
Sep 01, 2022
Promoted from the Minors by Cleveland (CLE)
Aug 03, 2022
Demoted to the Minors by Cleveland (CLE)
Mar 01, 2022
Signed a 1 year $700,800 contract with Cleveland (CLE)
Jun 22, 2017
Signed a contract with Cleveland (CLE)
Jun 17, 2017
Drafted by Cleveland (CLE): Round 4 (#132 overall)

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