Brendan Donovan

St. Louis Cardinals, Left Field
Age: 27-319d (Jan 16, 1997)
Exp: 3 Years
Country: US
College: South Alabama
Drafted: Round 7 (#213 overall), 2018
2025 Payroll Salary

$4,000,000

2025 Cash

$4,000,000

Career Earnings

$2,316,844

2025-2025 Arbitration (CURRENT)

Brendan Donovan signed a 1 year , $4,000,000 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, including $4,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $4,000,000. In 2025, Donovan will earn a base salary of $4,000,000, while carrying a total salary of $4,000,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $4,000,000
Average Salary:
$4,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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
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
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
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2024-2024 Pre-Arb

Brendan Donovan signed a 1 year , $757,200 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, including $757,200 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $757,200.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $757,200
Average Salary:
$757,200
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2023-2023 Pre-Arb

Brendan Donovan signed a 1 year , $728,600 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, including $728,600 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $728,600.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $728,600
Average Salary:
$728,600
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2022-2022 Pre-Arb

Brendan Donovan signed a 1 year , $700,000 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, 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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2018-2018 Signing Bonus

Brendan Donovan signed a 1 year , $200,300 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, including $200,300 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $200,300.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $200,300
Average Salary:
$200,300
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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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
2022 25
Active
$630,744
$831,044
 NL Gold Glove:UTIL
2023 26
Injured
$728,600
$1,559,644
2024 27
Active
$757,200
$2,316,844
Total      
$2,316,844
$2,316,844
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
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

$20.3M Avg. Annual Salary

Market Value

  • 6 years, $122,076,378
  • Avg. Salary: $20,346,063
  • MLB Rank: 48
  • LF Rank: 1

Current Contract

  • Free Agent: 0
  • Avg. Salary: $4,000,000
  • MLB Rank: 230
  • LF Rank: 11

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
6 years, $122,076,378 $20,346,063

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TRANSACTIONS

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)

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