Sawyer Gipson-Long

Detroit Tigers, Starting Pitcher
Age: 26-351d (Dec 12, 1997)
Exp: 1.022 Years
Country: US
College: Mercer
Drafted: Round 6 (#179 overall), 2019
2025 Payroll Salary

$800,000

2025 Cash

$800,000

Career Earnings

$1,032,149

2025-2025 Pre-Arb (CURRENT)

Sawyer Gipson-Long signed a 1 year , $800,000 contract with the Detroit Tigers, including $800,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $800,000. In 2025, Gipson-Long will earn a base salary of $800,000, while carrying a total salary of $800,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $800,000
Average Salary:
$800,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Year Age Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2025 27
Estimate
$800,000 $800,000 0.33% $800,000 $800,000
2026 28
PRE-ARB
2027 29
PRE-ARB
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2025 27 1.022
Estimate
$800,000 - - $800,000 $800,000
2026 28 --
PRE-ARB
2027 29 --
PRE-ARB
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2025 27
Estimate
$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 $800,000 $800,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2024-2024 Pre-Arb

Sawyer Gipson-Long signed a 1 year , $743,600 contract with the Detroit Tigers, including $743,600 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $743,600.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $743,600
Average Salary:
$743,600
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2023-2023 Pre-Arb

Sawyer Gipson-Long signed a 1 year , $720,000 contract with the Detroit Tigers, including $720,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $720,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $720,000
Average Salary:
$720,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2019-2019 Signing Bonus

Sawyer Gipson-Long signed a 1 year , $215,000 contract with the Minnesota Twins, including $215,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $215,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $215,000
Average Salary:
$215,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons

1.022 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$1,032,149

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2019 21
Signing Bonus
$215,000
$215,000
2023 25
Reserve / minor-buried
$73,549
$288,549
2024 26
Injured
$743,600
$1,032,149
Total      
$1,032,149
$1,032,149
2025 27
Active / estimate-pre-arbitration
$800,000
Total
$1,832,149

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 - $215,000 - $215,000
2 $817,149 - - $817,149
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2019
21
$215,000
$215,000
$215,000
2023
25
$73,549
$73,549
$288,549
2024
26
$743,600
$743,600
$1,032,149
Total
$817,149
$215,000
$1,032,149
$1,032,149
2025
27
$800,000
$800,000
Total
$1,617,149
$215,000
$1,832,149

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 - $215,000 - $215,000
2 $817,149 - - $817,149

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2024 DET Mar 28, 2024 - Sep 29, 2024 Groin
  • Mar 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $743,600 contract with Detroit (DET)
  • Sep 29, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Detroit (DET)
  • Sep 10, 2023 Contract purchased by Detroit (DET)
  • Aug 02, 2022 Traded to Detroit (DET) from Minnesota (MIN) for Michael Fulmer
  • Jun 16, 2019 Signed a contract with Minnesota (MIN)
  • Jun 06, 2019 Drafted by Minnesota (MIN): Round 6 (#179 overall)
Year Team GP GS H R ER BB K HR W L SV IP ERA WHIP WAR
2024 DET 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.00 0.00
2023 DET 4 4 14 7 6 8 26 2 1 0 0 20.0 2.70 1.10 0.39
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