MLB
Nelson Velazquez
Nelson Velazquez
Kansas City Royals, Center Field
Age: 25y-11m-27d (Dec 26, 1998)
Exp: 1.101 Years
Country: US
Drafted: Round 5 (#165 overall), 2017
2025 Payroll Salary
$800,000
2025 Cash
$800,000
Career Earnings
$1,654,701
2025-2025 Pre-Arbitration (CURRENT)
Nelson Velazquez signed a 1 year , $800,000 contract with the Kansas City Royals, including $800,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $800,000. In 2025, Velazquez 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 |
|
26 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 |
| 2026 |
|
27 |
PRE-ARB
|
|||||
| 2027 |
|
28 |
ARB 1
|
| Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
26 | 1.101 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $800,000 |
| 2026 |
|
27 | -- |
PRE-ARB
|
|||||
| 2027 |
|
28 | -- |
ARB 1
|
| Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
26 |
Estimate |
$800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | $800,000 | $800,000 |
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2024-2024 Pre-Arbitration
Nelson Velazquez signed a 1 year , $747,000 contract with the Kansas City Royals, including $747,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $747,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $747,000
Average Salary:
$747,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2024-0
Nelson Velazquez signed a 0 year contract with the Kansas City Royals.
Contract Terms:
0 yr(s)
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2023-2023 Pre-Arbitration
Nelson Velazquez signed a 1 year , $720,000 contract with the Chicago Cubs, 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
Nelson Velazquez signed a 1 year , $700,000 contract with the Chicago Cubs, 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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2017-2017 Signing Bonus
Nelson Velazquez signed a 1 year , $285,800 contract with the Chicago Cubs, including $285,800 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $285,800.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $285,800
Average Salary:
$285,800
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons
1.101 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$1,654,701
Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 18 |
|
Signing Bonus
|
$285,800 |
$285,800 |
|
| 2022 | 23 |
|
Active
|
$419,214 |
$705,014 |
|
| 2023 | 24 |
|
Retained
Active
|
$390,971 $201,292 |
$1,095,985 $1,297,277 |
|
| 2024 | 25 |
|
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$357,424 |
$1,654,701 |
|
| Total |
$1,654,701 |
$1,654,701 |
||||
| 2025 | 26 |
|
Active / estimate-pre-arbitration
|
$800,000 |
||
| Total |
$2,454,701 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |
|
$810,185 | $285,800 | - | $1,095,985 |
| 2 |
|
$558,716 | - | - | $558,716 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 |
|
18 |
$285,800 |
$285,800 |
$285,800 |
||
| 2022 |
|
23 |
$419,214
|
$419,214 |
$705,014 |
||
| 2023 |
|
24 |
$390,971 $201,292
|
$390,971 $201,292 |
$1,095,985 $1,297,277 |
||
| 2024 |
|
25 |
$357,424
|
$357,424 |
$1,654,701 |
||
| Total |
$1,368,901 |
$285,800 |
$1,654,701 |
$1,654,701 |
|||
| 2025 |
|
26 |
$800,000
|
$800,000 |
|||
| Total |
$2,168,901 |
$285,800 |
$2,454,701 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |
|
$810,185 | $285,800 | - | $1,095,985 |
| 2 |
|
$558,716 | - | - | $558,716 |
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Jun 24, 2024
Optioned to the Minors by Kansas City (KC)
-
Mar 01, 2024
Signed a 1 year $747,000 contract with Kansas City (KC)
-
Aug 10, 2023
Recalled from the Minors by Kansas City (KC)
-
Jul 31, 2023
Traded to Kansas City (KC) from Chicago (CHC) for Jose Cuas
-
Apr 25, 2023
Recalled from the Minors by Chicago (CHC)
-
Apr 15, 2023
Optioned to the Minors by Chicago (CHC)
-
Apr 10, 2023
Recalled from the Minors by Chicago (CHC)
-
Jun 20, 2022
Promoted from the Minors by Chicago (CHC)
-
Jun 01, 2022
Demoted to the Minors by Chicago (CHC)
-
May 30, 2022
Promoted from the Minors by Chicago (CHC)
-
Mar 18, 2022
Optioned to the Minors by Chicago (CHC)
-
Nov 19, 2021
Contract purchased by Chicago (CHC)
-
Nov 19, 2021
Contract purchased by Chicago (CHC)
-
Jul 07, 2017
Signed a contract with Chicago (CHC)
-
Jun 18, 2017
Drafted by Chicago (CHC): Round 5 (#165 overall)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | BB | K | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | KC | 64 | 55 | 230 | 205 | 31 | 41 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 27 | 75 | 19 | 61 | 2 | .200 | .274 | .366 | .640 | -0.54 |
| 2023 | KC | 53 | 43 | 179 | 162 | 35 | 38 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 34 | 95 | 14 | 51 | 0 | .235 | .302 | .586 | .888 | 0.11 |
| 2022 | CHC | 77 | 47 | 206 | 185 | 20 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 26 | 69 | 19 | 65 | 5 | .205 | .286 | .373 | .659 | -0.59 |
