Joel Payamps

Milwaukee Brewers, Relief Pitcher
Age: 30-229d (Apr 07, 1994)
Exp: 4.027 Years
Country: DO
2025 Payroll Salary

$4,670,000

2025 Cash

$4,670,000

Career Earnings

$3,846,181

2025-2025 Arbitration (CURRENT)

Joel Payamps signed a 1 year , $4,670,000 contract with the Milwaukee Brewers, including $4,670,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $4,670,000. In 2025, Payamps will earn a base salary of $4,670,000, while carrying a total salary of $4,670,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $4,670,000
Average Salary:
$4,670,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2027 / UFA
Year Age Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2025 31
Estimate
 $4,670,000 $4,670,000 1.94% $4,670,000 $4,670,000
2026 32
ARB 3
2027 33
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2025 31 4.027
Estimate
 $4,670,000 - - $4,670,000 $4,670,000
2026 32 --
ARB 3
2027 33 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2025 31
Estimate
 $4,670,000 $4,670,000 $4,670,000 $4,670,000 $4,670,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2024-2024 Arbitration

Joel Payamps signed a 1 year , $1,650,000 contract with the Milwaukee Brewers, including $1,650,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,650,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,650,000
Average Salary:
$1,650,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2027 / UFA
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2023-2023 Pre-Arb

Joel Payamps signed a 1 year , $730,500 contract with the Milwaukee Brewers, including $730,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $730,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $730,500
Average Salary:
$730,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2022-2022 Pre-Arb

Joel Payamps signed a 1 year , $708,750 contract with the Kansas City Royals, including $708,750 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $708,750.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $708,750
Average Salary:
$708,750
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2021-2021 Pre-Arb

Joel Payamps signed a 1 year , $580,000 contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, including $580,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $580,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $580,000
Average Salary:
$580,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2020-2020 Pre-Arb

Joel Payamps signed a 1 year , $563,500 contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks, including $563,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $563,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $563,500
Average Salary:
$563,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2019-2019 Pre-Arb

Joel Payamps signed a 1 year , $555,000 contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks, including $555,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $555,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $555,000
Average Salary:
$555,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons

4.027 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$3,846,181

Earnings w/ Different Teams

5 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2019 25
Reserve / minor-buried
$23,872
$23,872
2020 26
Reserve / minor-buried
$62,300
$86,172
2021 27
Active
Retained
$155,900
$255,676
$242,072
$497,748
2022 28
Injured
Retained
$179,124
$521,796
$676,872
$1,198,668
2023 29
Active
$997,513
$2,196,181
2024 30
Active / Arb Avoided
$1,650,000
$3,846,181
Total      
$3,846,181
$3,846,181
2025 31
Active / estimate-arbitration
$4,670,000
Total
$8,516,181

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
2 $86,172 - - $86,172
2 $677,696 - - $677,696
1 $255,676 - - $255,676
1 $179,124 - - $179,124
2 $2,380,500 - $267,013 $2,647,513
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2019
25
$23,872
$23,872
$23,872
2020
26
$62,300
$62,300
$86,172
2021
27
$155,900
$255,676
$155,900
$255,676
$242,072
$497,748
2022
28
$179,124
$521,796
$179,124
$521,796
$676,872
$1,198,668
2023
29
$730,500
$267,013
$997,513
$2,196,181
2024
30
$1,650,000
$1,650,000
$3,846,181
Total
$3,579,168
$267,013
$3,846,181
$3,846,181
2025
31
$4,670,000
$4,670,000
Total
$8,249,168
$267,013
$8,516,181

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
2 $86,172 - - $86,172
2 $677,696 - - $677,696
1 $255,676 - - $255,676
1 $179,124 - - $179,124
2 $2,380,500 - $267,013 $2,647,513

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2022 OAK Sep 23, 2022 - Oct 05, 2022 Back
2022 KC Jun 13, 2022 - Jul 02, 2022 COVID-19
2021 KC Sep 11, 2021 - Sep 13, 2021 Undisclosed
  • Jan 11, 2024 Signed a 1 year $1.65 million contract with Milwaukee (MIL), avoiding arbitration
  • Mar 01, 2023 Signed a 1 year $730,500 contract with Milwaukee (MIL)
  • Dec 12, 2022 Traded to Milwaukee (MIL) from Oakland (OAK) as part of a 3-team trade: Oakland (OAK) traded Sean Murphy to Atlanta (ATL); Atlanta (ATL) traded Manuel Pina, Kyle Muller, Freddy Tarnok and Royber Salinas to Oakland (OAK); Atlanta (ATL) traded William Contreras and Justin Yeager to Milwaukee (MIL); Milwaukee (MIL) traded Esteury Ruiz to Oakland (OAK)
  • Aug 20, 2022 Claimed off waivers by Oakland (OAK)
  • Aug 18, 2022 Designated for Assignment by Kansas City (KC)
  • Mar 01, 2022 Signed a 1 year $708,750 contract with Kansas City (KC)
  • Jul 21, 2021 Traded to Kansas City (KC) from Toronto (TOR) for cash considerations
  • Mar 07, 2021 Claimed off waivers by Toronto (TOR)
  • Feb 22, 2021 Claimed off waivers by Boston (BOS)
  • Feb 10, 2021 Claimed off waivers by Toronto (TOR)
  • Nov 25, 2020 Claimed off waivers by Boston (BOS)
  • Jul 20, 2010 Signed a contract with Colorado (COL)
Year Team GP GS H R ER BB K HR W L SV IP ERA WHIP WAR
2024 MIL 68 0 39 23 20 18 59 7 3 7 6 59.0 3.05 0.97 1.09
2023 MIL 69 0 57 24 20 17 77 8 7 5 3 70.7 2.55 1.05 1.61
2022 OAK 41 0 60 24 20 16 41 7 3 6 0 55.7 3.23 1.37 0.79
2021 KC 37 1 44 22 19 14 38 6 1 3 0 50.3 3.40 1.15 0.91
2020 ARI 2 0 2 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 3.0 3.00 1.67 0.00
2019 ARI 2 0 4 2 2 3 3 0 0 0 0 4.0 4.50 1.75 0.01

Calculated Market Value

$11.7M Avg. Annual Salary

Market Value

  • 2 years, $23,389,260
  • Avg. Salary: $11,694,630
  • MLB Rank: 114
  • RP Rank: 6

Current Contract

  • Free Agent: 2027
  • Avg. Salary: $4,670,000
  • MLB Rank: 224
  • RP Rank: 29

Comparable Players

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

Player Length Value Avg. Salary Age When Signed
Joe Jimenez 3 $26,000,000 $8,666,667 28
Robert Stephenson 3 $33,000,000 $11,000,000 30
Phil Maton 1 $6,500,000 $6,500,000 30
Jake Junis 1 $7,000,000 $7,000,000 31
Averages 2 $18,125,000 $8,291,667 29.8

Base Calculated Value

After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Payamps's current age (30), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.

Length Value Avg. Salary
2 $18,955,556 $9,477,778

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and Payamps statistically over the two seasons prior to their signing. In this case we're analyzing: GP/Yr, SV, ERA, WHIP, K/9, BB/9, FIP, WAR

Player GP/Yr SV ERA WHIP K/9 BB/9 FIP WAR
Joe Jimenez
2022-2023
 60.50 0.02 3.27 1.12 11.94 2.15 2.80 0.80
Robert Stephenson
2022-2023
 58.50 0.01 4.27 1.10 10.88 2.46 3.73 0.48
Phil Maton
2022-2023
 67.00 0.01 3.42 1.19 10.05 3.35 4.04 0.38
Jake Junis
2022-2023
 31.50 0.02 4.15 1.29 8.96 2.10 3.70 2.45
Average 54.38 0.02 3.78 1.18 10.46 2.52 3.57 1.03
Joel Payamps
2023-2024
 68.50 0.07 2.80 1.01 9.41 2.46 3.60 1.34
Pct Change 25.97 250.00 25.93 14.41 -10.04 2.38 -0.84 30.10
Median Prime % Change 20.17%
Average Prime % Change 26.61%

Calculated Market Value: Joel Payamps

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
2 years, $23,389,260 $11,694,630

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TRANSACTIONS

Jan 11, 2024
Signed a 1 year $1.65 million contract with Milwaukee (MIL), avoiding arbitration
Mar 01, 2023
Signed a 1 year $730,500 contract with Milwaukee (MIL)
Dec 12, 2022
Traded to Milwaukee (MIL) from Oakland (OAK) as part of a 3-team trade: Oakland (OAK) traded Sean Murphy to Atlanta (ATL); Atlanta (ATL) traded Manuel Pina, Kyle Muller, Freddy Tarnok and Royber Salinas to Oakland (OAK); Atlanta (ATL) traded William Contreras and Justin Yeager to Milwaukee (MIL); Milwaukee (MIL) traded Esteury Ruiz to Oakland (OAK)
Aug 20, 2022
Claimed off waivers by Oakland (OAK)
Aug 18, 2022
Designated for Assignment by Kansas City (KC)
Mar 01, 2022
Signed a 1 year $708,750 contract with Kansas City (KC)
Jul 21, 2021
Traded to Kansas City (KC) from Toronto (TOR) for cash considerations
Mar 07, 2021
Claimed off waivers by Toronto (TOR)
Feb 22, 2021
Claimed off waivers by Boston (BOS)
Feb 10, 2021
Claimed off waivers by Toronto (TOR)
Nov 25, 2020
Claimed off waivers by Boston (BOS)
Jul 20, 2010
Signed a contract with Colorado (COL)

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