MLB
Spencer Torkelson
Spencer Torkelson
Detroit Tigers, 1st Base
Age: 25y-3m-27d (Aug 26, 1999)
Exp: 2.076 Years
Country: US
College: Arizona State
Drafted: Round 1 (#1 overall), 2020
2025 Payroll Salary
$800,000
2025 Cash
$800,000
Career Earnings
$10,119,443
2025-2025 Pre-Arbitration (CURRENT)
Spencer Torkelson 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, Torkelson 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 |
|
25 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 |
| 2026 |
|
26 |
ARB 1
|
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| 2027 |
|
27 |
ARB 2
|
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| 2028 |
|
28 |
ARB 3
|
| Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
25 | 2.076 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $800,000 |
| 2026 |
|
26 | -- |
ARB 1
|
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| 2027 |
|
27 | -- |
ARB 2
|
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| 2028 |
|
28 | -- |
ARB 3
|
| Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
25 |
Estimate |
$800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | $800,000 | $800,000 |
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2024-2024 Pre-Arbitration
Spencer Torkelson signed a 1 year , $765,700 contract with the Detroit Tigers, including $765,700 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $765,700.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $765,700
Average Salary:
$765,700
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2023-2023 Pre-Arbitration
Spencer Torkelson signed a 1 year , $723,100 contract with the Detroit Tigers, including $723,100 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $723,100.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $723,100
Average Salary:
$723,100
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2022-2022 Pre-Arbitration
Spencer Torkelson signed a 1 year , $700,000 contract with the Detroit Tigers, 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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2020-2020 Signing Bonus
Spencer Torkelson signed a 1 year , $8,416,300 contract with the Detroit Tigers, including $8,416,300 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $8,416,300.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $8,416,300
Average Salary:
$8,416,300
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons
2.076 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$10,119,443
Earnings w/ Different Teams
1 team
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 20 |
|
Signing Bonus
|
$8,416,300 |
$8,416,300 |
|
| 2022 | 22 |
|
Active
|
$523,056 |
$8,939,356 |
|
| 2023 | 23 |
|
Active
|
$723,100 |
$9,662,456 |
|
| 2024 | 24 |
|
Active
|
$456,987 |
$10,119,443 |
|
| Total |
$10,119,443 |
$10,119,443 |
||||
| 2025 | 25 |
|
Active / estimate-pre-arbitration
|
$800,000 |
||
| Total |
$10,919,443 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |
|
$1,703,143 | $8,416,300 | - | $10,119,443 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 |
|
20 |
$8,416,300 |
$8,416,300 |
$8,416,300 |
||
| 2022 |
|
22 |
$523,056
|
$523,056 |
$8,939,356 |
||
| 2023 |
|
23 |
$723,100
|
$723,100 |
$9,662,456 |
||
| 2024 |
|
24 |
$456,987
|
$456,987 |
$10,119,443 |
||
| Total |
$1,703,143 |
$8,416,300 |
$10,119,443 |
$10,119,443 |
|||
| 2025 |
|
25 |
$800,000
|
$800,000 |
|||
| Total |
$2,503,143 |
$8,416,300 |
$10,919,443 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |
|
$1,703,143 | $8,416,300 | - | $10,119,443 |
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Aug 17, 2024
Recalled from the Minors by Detroit (DET)
-
Jun 03, 2024
Optioned to the Minors by Detroit (DET)
-
Mar 01, 2024
Signed a 1 year $765,700 contract with Detroit (DET)
-
Mar 01, 2023
Signed a 1 year $723,100 contract with Detroit (DET)
-
Sep 01, 2022
Promoted from the Minors by Detroit (DET)
-
Jul 17, 2022
Demoted to the Minors by Detroit (DET)
-
Apr 02, 2022
Contract purchased by Detroit (DET)
-
Mar 01, 2022
Signed a 1 year $700,000 contract with Detroit (DET)
-
Jun 30, 2020
Signed a contract with Detroit (DET)
-
Jun 10, 2020
Drafted by Detroit (DET): Round 1 (#1 overall)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | BB | K | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | DET | 92 | 92 | 380 | 342 | 45 | 75 | 21 | 1 | 10 | 37 | 128 | 33 | 105 | 0 | .219 | .295 | .374 | .669 | 0.29 |
| 2023 | DET | 159 | 159 | 684 | 606 | 88 | 141 | 34 | 1 | 31 | 94 | 270 | 67 | 171 | 3 | .233 | .313 | .446 | .759 | 0.76 |
| 2022 | DET | 110 | 105 | 404 | 360 | 38 | 73 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 28 | 115 | 37 | 99 | 0 | .203 | .285 | .319 | .604 | -1.47 |
