Aaron Ashby

Milwaukee Brewers, Starting Pitcher
Age: 26y-6m-30d (May 24, 1998)
Exp: 2.088 Years
Country: US
Drafted: Round 4 (#125 overall), 2018
2025 Payroll Salary

$3,450,000

2025 Cash

$3,250,000

Career Earnings

$4,612,515

2023-2029 Pre-Arbitration Extension (CURRENT)

Aaron Ashby signed a 5 year , $20,500,000 contract with the Milwaukee Brewers, including $1,000,000 signing bonus, $20,500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $4,100,000. In 2025, Ashby will earn a base salary of $3,250,000, while carrying a total salary of $3,450,000.
Contract Terms:
5 yr(s) / $20,500,000
Average Salary:
$4,100,000
Signing Bonus:
$1,000,000
Free Agent:
2030 / UFA
Year Age Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2023 25
Pre-Arb
$1,200,000 $4,100,000 - $2,000,000 $2,000,000
2024 26
Pre-Arb
$1,450,000 $4,100,000 1.73% $1,250,000 $3,250,000
2025 27
ARB 1
$3,450,000 $4,100,000 1.70% $3,250,000 $6,500,000
2026 28
ARB 2
$5,700,000 $4,100,000 1.68% $5,500,000 $12,000,000
2027 29
ARB 3
$7,700,000 $4,100,000 - $7,500,000 $19,500,000
2028 30
Club
$9,000,000 $4,100,000 - $1,000,000 $20,500,000
2029 31
Club
$13,000,000 $4,100,000 - - $20,500,000
2030 32
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Signing Proration Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2023 25 1.046
Pre-Arb
$1,000,000 $200,000 - - $1,200,000 $4,100,000
2024 26 2.046
Pre-Arb
$1,250,000 $200,000 - - $1,450,000 $4,100,000
2025 27 2.088
ARB 1
$3,250,000 $200,000 - - $3,450,000 $4,100,000
2026 28 -
ARB 2
$5,500,000 $200,000 - - $5,700,000 $4,100,000
2027 29 -
ARB 3
$7,500,000 $200,000 - - $7,700,000 $4,100,000
2028 30 -
Club
$9,000,000 - - - $9,000,000 $4,100,000
2029 31 -
Club
$13,000,000 - - - $13,000,000 $4,100,000
2030 32 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Signing Bonus Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2023 25
Pre-Arb
$1,000,000 $1,000,000 $2,000,000 $2,000,000 $18,500,000 $2,000,000 $2,928,571
2024 26
Pre-Arb
$1,250,000 - $1,250,000 $3,250,000 $17,250,000 $1,625,000 $3,083,333
2025 27
ARB 1
$3,250,000 - $3,250,000 $6,500,000 $14,000,000 $2,166,667 $3,450,000
2026 28
ARB 2
$5,500,000 - $5,500,000 $12,000,000 $8,500,000 $3,000,000 $3,500,000
2027 29
ARB 3
$7,500,000 - $7,500,000 $19,500,000 $1,000,000 $3,900,000 $2,833,333
2028 30
Club
$1,000,000 - $1,000,000 $20,500,000 - $3,416,667 $500,000
2029 31
Club
- - - $20,500,000 - - -
Contract Notes
  • 2028 Club Option includes a $1M buyout
  • 2028 Option Escalator
    $250,000 each for 450, 480 IP (2025-27)
    $500,000 each for 510, 540 (2025-27)
    $1.5M for a Cy Young
    $750,000 for 2nd-5th place Cy Young finish
    $500,000 for a 6th-10th place Cy Young finish
  • 2029 Option Escalator
    $250,000 each for 150, 160 innings in 2028
    $500,000 for 170,180 innings in 2028
    $2M for winning the 2028 Cy Young
  • Trade Assignment Bonus: $500,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2022-2022
Pre-Arbitration

Aaron Ashby signed a 1 year , $704,500 contract with the Milwaukee Brewers, including $704,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $704,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $704,500
Average Salary:
$704,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2021-2021
Pre-Arbitration

Aaron Ashby signed a 1 year , $570,500 contract with the Milwaukee Brewers, 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

Aaron Ashby signed a 1 year , $520,000 contract with the Milwaukee Brewers, including $520,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $520,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $520,000
Average Salary:
$520,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons

2.088 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$4,612,515

Earnings w/ Different Teams

1 team

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2018 20
Signing Bonus
$520,000
$520,000
2021 23
Active
$138,015
$658,015
2022 24
Active
$704,500
$1,362,515
2023 25
Injured /
Pre-Arbitration
Bypassed
$2,000,000
$3,362,515
2024 26
Active /
Pre-Arbitration
Bypassed
$1,250,000
$4,612,515
Total      
$4,612,515
$4,612,515
2025 27
Active /
Arbitration 1
Bypassed
$3,250,000
2026 28
Active /
Arbitration 2
Bypassed
$5,500,000
2027 29
Active /
Arbitration 3
Bypassed
$7,500,000
2028 30
Active / Club
$1,000,000
Total
$21,862,515

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
5 $3,092,515 $1,520,000 - $4,612,515
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2018
20
$520,000
$520,000
$520,000
2021
23
$138,015
$138,015
$658,015
2022
24
$704,500
$704,500
$1,362,515
2023
25
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$2,000,000
$3,362,515
2024
26
$1,250,000
$1,250,000
$4,612,515
Total
$3,092,515
$1,520,000
$4,612,515
$4,612,515
2025
27
$3,250,000
$3,250,000
2026
28
$5,500,000
$5,500,000
2027
29
$7,500,000
$7,500,000
2028
30
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
Total
$20,342,515
$1,520,000
$21,862,515

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
5 $3,092,515 $1,520,000 - $4,612,515

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2023 MIL Mar 30, 2023 - Oct 01, 2023 Shoulder
2022 MIL Aug 22, 2022 - Sep 20, 2022 Shoulder
2022 MIL Jun 17, 2022 - Jul 02, 2022 Arm
  • Jun 07, 2024 Optioned to the Minors by Milwaukee (MIL)
  • Jul 24, 2022 Signed a 5 year $20.5 million contract extension with Milwaukee (MIL)
  • Mar 01, 2022 Signed a 1 year $704,500 contract with Milwaukee (MIL)
  • Jun 15, 2018 Signed a contract with Milwaukee (MIL)
  • Jun 06, 2018 Drafted by Milwaukee (MIL): Round 4 (#125 overall)
  • Jul 07, 2017 Unsigned by Texas (TEX)
  • Jun 14, 2017 Drafted by Texas (TEX): Round 25 (#764 overall)
Year Team GP GS H R ER BB K HR W L SV IP ERA WHIP WAR
2024 MIL 14 2 20 13 9 10 33 2 1 2 0 28.3 2.86 1.06 0.21
2023 MIL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.00 0.00
2022 MIL 27 19 106 62 53 47 126 15 2 10 1 107.3 4.44 1.43 -0.48
2021 MIL 14 4 25 20 16 12 39 4 3 2 1 31.7 4.55 1.17 -0.33
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