Brendan Donovan
2025 Payroll Salary
$4,000,000
2025 Cash
$4,000,000
Career Earnings
$2,316,844
2025-2025 Arbitration (CURRENT)
Year | Age | Status | PayrollAnnual | Luxury Tax | Tax % League Tax | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 | 28 |
Estimate
|
$4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | 1.66% | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | |
2026 | 29 |
ARB 2
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2027 | 30 |
ARB 3
|
Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 | 28 | 3 |
Estimate
|
$4,000,000 | - | - | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | |
2026 | 29 | -- |
ARB 2
|
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2027 | 30 | -- |
ARB 3
|
Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 | 28 |
Estimate |
$4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 |
2024-2024 Pre-Arb
2023-2023 Pre-Arb
2022-2022 Pre-Arb
2018-2018 Signing Bonus
Seasons
3 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$2,316,844
Earnings w/ Different Teams
1 team
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | 21 |
Signing Bonus
|
$200,300 |
$200,300 |
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2022 | 25 |
Active
|
$630,744 |
$831,044 |
NL Gold Glove:UTIL | |
2023 | 26 |
Injured
|
$728,600 |
$1,559,644 |
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2024 | 27 |
Active
|
$757,200 |
$2,316,844 |
||
Total |
$2,316,844 |
$2,316,844 |
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2025 | 28 |
Active / estimate-arbitration
|
$4,000,000 |
|||
Total |
$6,316,844 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | $2,116,544 | $200,300 | - | $2,316,844 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | 21 |
$200,300 |
$200,300 |
$200,300 |
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2022 | 25 |
$630,744
|
$630,744 |
$831,044 |
|||
2023 | 26 |
$728,600
|
$728,600 |
$1,559,644 |
|||
2024 | 27 |
$757,200
|
$757,200 |
$2,316,844 |
|||
Total |
$2,116,544 |
$200,300 |
$2,316,844 |
$2,316,844 |
|||
2025 | 28 |
$4,000,000
|
$4,000,000 |
||||
Total |
$6,116,544 |
$200,300 |
$6,316,844 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 | $2,116,544 | $200,300 | - | $2,316,844 |
Injuries
Year | Dates | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|
2023 | STL | Aug 01, 2023 - Oct 01, 2023 | Arm |
- Mar 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $757,200 contract with St. Louis (STL)
- Mar 01, 2023 Signed a 1 year $728,600 contract with St. Louis (STL)
- Apr 25, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by St. Louis (STL)
- Apr 03, 2022 Optioned to the Minors by St. Louis (STL)
- Nov 19, 2021 Contract purchased by St. Louis (STL)
- Jun 13, 2018 Signed a contract with St. Louis (STL)
- Jun 04, 2018 Drafted by St. Louis (STL): Round 7 (#213 overall)
Year | Team | GP | GS | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | BB | K | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | STL | 153 | 150 | 652 | 587 | 65 | 163 | 34 | 3 | 14 | 73 | 245 | 47 | 81 | 5 | .278 | .342 | .417 | .759 | 2.48 |
2023 | STL | 95 | 81 | 370 | 327 | 48 | 93 | 10 | 1 | 11 | 34 | 138 | 33 | 53 | 5 | .284 | .365 | .422 | .787 | 1.89 |
2022 | STL | 126 | 108 | 467 | 391 | 64 | 110 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 45 | 148 | 60 | 70 | 2 | .281 | .394 | .379 | .773 | 4.10 |
Calculated Market Value
Market Value
- 6 years, $122,076,378
- Avg. Salary: $20,346,063
- MLB Rank: 47
- LF Rank: 1
Current Contract
- Free Agent: 0
- Avg. Salary: $4,000,000
- MLB Rank: 239
- LF Rank: 13
Comparable Players
We've selected the following players based on their age, contract status, and statistical production to compare Brendan Donovan to.
Player | Length | Value | Avg. Salary | Age When Signed |
---|---|---|---|---|
Brandon Nimmo | 8 | $162,000,000 | $20,250,000 | 29 |
Andrew Benintendi | 5 | $75,000,000 | $15,000,000 | 28 |
Michael Conforto | 2 | $36,000,000 | $18,000,000 | 29 |
Ian Happ | 3 | $61,000,000 | $20,333,333 | 28 |
Averages | 5 | $83,500,000 | $18,395,833 | 28.5 |
Base Calculated Value
After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Donovan's current age (27), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.
Length | Value | Avg. Salary |
---|---|---|
6 | $113,511,906 | $18,918,651 |
Statistical Comparisons
Now we'll compare our variables and Donovan 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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brandon Nimmo
2021-2022
|
75.00 | 1.05 | 0.38 | 0.80 | 0.28 | 0.82 | 0.37 | 0.15 | 5.27 |
Andrew Benintendi
2021-2022
|
80.25 | 1.06 | 0.48 | 0.67 | 0.29 | 0.77 | 0.34 | 0.13 | 3.50 |
Michael Conforto
2021-2022
|
77.16 | 0.75 | 0.44 | 0.83 | 0.12 | 0.36 | 0.16 | 0.08 | 1.06 |
Ian Happ
2022-2023
|
97.53 | 0.95 | 0.49 | 0.96 | 0.26 | 0.79 | 0.36 | 0.18 | 3.53 |
Average | 82.49 | 0.95 | 0.45 | 0.82 | 0.24 | 0.68 | 0.31 | 0.14 | 3.34 |
Brendan Donovan
2023-2024
|
76.54 | 1.03 | 0.43 | 0.54 | 0.28 | 0.77 | 0.36 | 0.14 | 2.78 |
Pct Change | -7.21 | 8.42 | -4.44 | 34.15 | 17.08 | 13.68 | 15.16 | 0.00 | -16.77 |
Median Prime % Change | 8.42% | ||||||||
Average Prime % Change | 6.67% |
Calculated Market Value: Brendan Donovan
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 |
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6 years, $122,076,378 | $20,346,063 |