Jarred Kelenic

Atlanta Braves, Left Field
Age: 25-128d (Jul 16, 1999)
Exp: 2.169 Years
Country: US
Drafted: Round 1 (#6 overall), 2018
Agent(s): Nick Chanock (Wasserman)
2025 Payroll Salary

$2,600,000

2025 Cash

$2,600,000

Career Earnings

$6,568,328

2025-2025 Arbitration (CURRENT)

Jarred Kelenic signed a 1 year , $2,600,000 contract with the Atlanta Braves, including $2,600,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,600,000. In 2025, Kelenic will earn a base salary of $2,600,000, while carrying a total salary of $2,600,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,600,000
Average Salary:
$2,600,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2029 / UFA
Year Age Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2025 25
Estimate
 $2,600,000 $2,600,000 1.08% $2,600,000 $2,600,000
2026 26
ARB 2
2027 27
ARB 3
2028 28
ARB 4
2029 29
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2025 25 2.169
Estimate
 $2,600,000 - - $2,600,000 $2,600,000
2026 26 --
ARB 2
2027 27 --
ARB 3
2028 28 --
ARB 4
2029 29 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2025 25
Estimate
 $2,600,000 $2,600,000 $2,600,000 $2,600,000 $2,600,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2024-2024 Pre-Arb

Jarred Kelenic signed a 1 year , $760,000 contract with the Atlanta Braves, 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

Jarred Kelenic signed a 1 year , $729,400 contract with the Seattle Mariners, including $729,400 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $729,400.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $729,400
Average Salary:
$729,400
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2022-2022 Pre-Arb

Jarred Kelenic signed a 1 year , $706,200 contract with the Seattle Mariners, including $706,200 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $706,200.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $706,200
Average Salary:
$706,200
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2021-2021 Pre-Arb

Jarred Kelenic signed a 1 year , $570,500 contract with the Seattle Mariners, 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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2018-2018 Signing Bonus

Jarred Kelenic signed a 1 year , $4,500,000 contract with the New York Mets, including $4,500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $4,500,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $4,500,000
Average Salary:
$4,500,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons

2.169 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$6,568,328

Earnings w/ Different Teams

3 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2018 18
Signing Bonus
$4,500,000
$4,500,000
2021 21
Active
$318,968
$4,818,968
2022 22
Active
$259,960
$5,078,928
2023 23
Active
$729,400
$5,808,328
2024 24
Active
$760,000
$6,568,328
Total      
$6,568,328
$6,568,328
2025 25
Active / estimate-arbitration
$2,600,000
Total
$9,168,328

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 - $4,500,000 - $4,500,000
3 $1,308,328 - - $1,308,328
1 $760,000 - - $760,000
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2018
18
$4,500,000
$4,500,000
$4,500,000
2021
21
$318,968
$318,968
$4,818,968
2022
22
$259,960
$259,960
$5,078,928
2023
23
$729,400
$729,400
$5,808,328
2024
24
$760,000
$760,000
$6,568,328
Total
$2,068,328
$4,500,000
$6,568,328
$6,568,328
2025
25
$2,600,000
$2,600,000
Total
$4,668,328
$4,500,000
$9,168,328

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 - $4,500,000 - $4,500,000
3 $1,308,328 - - $1,308,328
1 $760,000 - - $760,000

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2023 SEA Jul 20, 2023 - Sep 11, 2023 Foot
  • Mar 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $760,000 contract with Atlanta (ATL)
  • Dec 03, 2023 Traded to Atlanta (ATL) from Seattle (SEA) with Marco Gonzales and Evan White for Jackson Kowar and Cole Phillips
  • Mar 01, 2023 Signed a 1 year $729,400 contract with Seattle (SEA)
  • Sep 21, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Seattle (SEA)
  • Aug 11, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by Seattle (SEA)
  • Jul 31, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Seattle (SEA)
  • May 13, 2022 Optioned to the Minors by Seattle (SEA)
  • Mar 01, 2022 Signed a 1 year $706,200 contract with Seattle (SEA)
  • Dec 01, 2018 Traded to Seattle (SEA) from New York (NYM) with Jay Bruce , Anthony Swarzak , Justin Dunn and Gerson Bautista for Robinson Cano, Edwin Diaz and $20 million
  • Jun 09, 2018 Signed a contract with New York (NYM)
  • Jun 04, 2018 Drafted by New York (NYM): Round 1 (#6 overall)
Year Team GP GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
2024 ATL 131 110 448 412 49 95 18 2 15 45 162 32 133 7 .231 .286 .393 .679 0.52
2023 SEA 105 98 416 372 44 94 25 2 11 49 156 41 132 13 .253 .327 .419 .746 2.01
2022 SEA 54 44 181 163 20 23 5 1 7 17 51 16 61 5 .141 .221 .313 .534 -0.18
2021 SEA 93 91 377 337 41 61 13 1 14 43 118 36 106 6 .181 .265 .350 .615 -1.80

Calculated Market Value

$13.0M Avg. Annual Salary

Market Value

  • 7 years, $91,292,446
  • Avg. Salary: $13,041,778
  • MLB Rank: 103
  • LF Rank: 6

Current Contract

  • Free Agent: 2029
  • Avg. Salary: $2,600,000
  • MLB Rank: 302
  • LF Rank: 17

Comparable Players

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

Player Length Value Avg. Salary Age When Signed
Mark Canha 2 $26,500,000 $13,250,000 32
Michael Conforto 2 $36,000,000 $18,000,000 29
Andrew Benintendi 5 $75,000,000 $15,000,000 28
Alex Verdugo 1 $8,700,000 $8,700,000 27
Averages 3 $36,550,000 $13,737,500 29.0

Base Calculated Value

After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Kelenic's current age (25), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.

Length Value Avg. Salary
7 $101,667,629 $14,523,947

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and Kelenic 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
Mark Canha
2020-2021
 90.09 0.84 0.47 0.91 0.24 0.77 0.36 0.16 3.09
Michael Conforto
2021-2022
 77.16 0.75 0.44 0.83 0.12 0.36 0.16 0.08 1.06
Andrew Benintendi
2021-2022
 80.25 1.06 0.48 0.67 0.29 0.77 0.34 0.13 3.50
Alex Verdugo
2022-2023
 90.46 1.05 0.44 0.61 0.27 0.74 0.34 0.14 2.08
Average 84.49 0.93 0.46 0.76 0.23 0.66 0.30 0.13 2.43
Jarred Kelenic
2023-2024
 72.84 0.80 0.40 1.12 0.24 0.71 0.32 0.16 1.90
Pct Change -13.79 -13.98 -13.04 -47.37 5.22 8.03 7.33 23.08 -21.81
Median Prime % Change -13.04%
Average Prime % Change -7.37%

Calculated Market Value: Jarred Kelenic

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
7 years, $91,292,446 $13,041,778

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TRANSACTIONS

Mar 01, 2024
Signed a 1 year $760,000 contract with Atlanta (ATL)
Dec 03, 2023
Traded to Atlanta (ATL) from Seattle (SEA) with Marco Gonzales and Evan White for Jackson Kowar and Cole Phillips
Mar 01, 2023
Signed a 1 year $729,400 contract with Seattle (SEA)
Sep 21, 2022
Promoted from the Minors by Seattle (SEA)
Aug 11, 2022
Demoted to the Minors by Seattle (SEA)
Jul 31, 2022
Promoted from the Minors by Seattle (SEA)
May 13, 2022
Optioned to the Minors by Seattle (SEA)
Mar 01, 2022
Signed a 1 year $706,200 contract with Seattle (SEA)
Dec 01, 2018
Traded to Seattle (SEA) from New York (NYM) with Jay Bruce , Anthony Swarzak , Justin Dunn and Gerson Bautista for Robinson Cano, Edwin Diaz and $20 million
Jun 09, 2018
Signed a contract with New York (NYM)
Jun 04, 2018
Drafted by New York (NYM): Round 1 (#6 overall)

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