Taylor Walls

Tampa Bay Rays, Shortstop
Age: 28y-5m-12d (Jul 10, 1996)
Exp: 3.092 Years
Country: US
College: Florida State
Drafted: Round 3 (#79 overall), 0217
Agent(s): ACES
2025 Payroll Salary

$1,100,000

2025 Cash

$1,100,000

Career Earnings

$3,059,028

2025-2025 Arbitration (CURRENT)

Taylor Walls signed a 1 year , $1,100,000 contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, including $1,100,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,100,000. In 2025, Walls will earn a base salary of $1,100,000, while carrying a total salary of $1,100,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,100,000
Average Salary:
$1,100,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2028 / UFA
Year Age Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2025 28
Estimate
 $1,100,000 $1,100,000 0.46% $1,100,000 $1,100,000
2026 29
ARB 2
2027 30
ARB 3
2028 31
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2025 28 3.092
Estimate
 $1,100,000 - - $1,100,000 $1,100,000
2026 29 --
ARB 2
2027 30 --
ARB 3
2028 31 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2025 28
Estimate
 $1,100,000 $1,100,000 $1,100,000 - $1,100,000 $1,100,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2024-2024
Pre-Arbitration

Taylor Walls signed a 1 year , $757,300 contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, including $757,300 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $757,300.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $757,300
Average Salary:
$757,300
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Spotrac Premium Tools
To see the rest of the Taylor Walls's contract breakdowns, & gain access to all of Spotrac's Premium tools, sign up today. Already Subscribed? Login Here

2023-2023
Pre-Arbitration

Taylor Walls signed a 1 year , $727,600 contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, including $727,600 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $727,600.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $727,600
Average Salary:
$727,600
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Spotrac Premium Tools
To see the rest of the Taylor Walls's contract breakdowns, & gain access to all of Spotrac's Premium tools, sign up today. Already Subscribed? Login Here

2022-2022
Pre-Arbitration

Taylor Walls signed a 1 year , $704,000 contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, including $704,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $704,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $704,000
Average Salary:
$704,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Spotrac Premium Tools
To see the rest of the Taylor Walls's contract breakdowns, & gain access to all of Spotrac's Premium tools, sign up today. Already Subscribed? Login Here

2021-2021
Pre-Arbitration

Taylor Walls signed a 1 year , $570,500 contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, including $570,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $570,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $570,500
Average Salary:
$570,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Spotrac Premium Tools
To see the rest of the Taylor Walls's contract breakdowns, & gain access to all of Spotrac's Premium tools, sign up today. Already Subscribed? Login Here

2017-2017 Signing Bonus

Taylor Walls signed a 1 year , $612,500 contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, including $612,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $612,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $612,500
Average Salary:
$612,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Spotrac Premium Tools
To see the rest of the Taylor Walls's contract breakdowns, & gain access to all of Spotrac's Premium tools, sign up today. Already Subscribed? Login Here
Seasons

3.092 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$3,059,028

Earnings w/ Different Teams

1 team

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2017 20
Signing Bonus
$612,500
$612,500
2021 24
Reserve / minor-buried
$257,628
$870,128
2022 25
Active
$704,000
$1,574,128
2023 26
Active
$727,600
$2,301,728
2024 27
Active
$757,300
$3,059,028
Total      
$3,059,028
$3,059,028
2025 28
Active / estimate-arbitration
$1,100,000
Total
$4,159,028

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
5 $2,446,528 $612,500 - $3,059,028
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2017
20
$612,500
$612,500
$612,500
2021
24
$257,628
$257,628
$870,128
2022
25
$704,000
$704,000
$1,574,128
2023
26
$727,600
$727,600
$2,301,728
2024
27
$757,300
$757,300
$3,059,028
Total
$2,446,528
$612,500
$3,059,028
$3,059,028
2025
28
$1,100,000
$1,100,000
Total
$3,546,528
$612,500
$4,159,028

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
5 $2,446,528 $612,500 - $3,059,028

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2024 TB Mar 28, 2024 - Jun 07, 2024 Hip
2023 TB Jul 22, 2023 - Sep 01, 2023 Oblique
2021 TB Jun 23, 2021 - Jul 03, 2021 Wrist
  • Mar 20, 2024 Signed a 1 year $757,300 contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
  • Mar 01, 2023 Signed a 1 year $727,600 contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
  • Mar 01, 2022 Signed a 1 year $704,000 contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
  • Jun 19, 2017 Signed a contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
  • Jun 13, 0217 Drafted by Tampa Bay (TB): Round 3 (#79 overall)
Year Team GP GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
2024 TB 84 68 252 218 27 40 5 3 1 14 54 31 67 16 .183 .282 .248 .530 1.42
2023 TB 99 87 348 303 50 61 12 2 8 36 101 44 92 22 .201 .305 .333 .638 2.01
2022 TB 142 122 463 407 53 71 19 2 8 33 118 52 120 10 .174 .270 .290 .560 2.27
2021 TB 54 44 175 152 15 32 10 0 1 15 45 23 49 4 .211 .314 .296 .610 1.48

Calculated Market Value

$5.2M Avg. Annual Salary

Market Value

  • 3 years, $15,495,327
  • Avg. Salary: $5,165,109
  • MLB Rank: 231
  • SS Rank: 17

Current Contract

  • Free Agent: 2028
  • Avg. Salary: $1,100,000
  • MLB Rank: 402
  • SS Rank: 24

Comparable Players

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

Player Length Value Avg. Salary Age When Signed
Ezequiel Tovar 7 $63,500,000 $9,071,429 22
Isiah Kiner-Falefa 2 $15,000,000 $7,500,000 28
J.P. Crawford 5 $51,000,000 $10,200,000 26
Miguel Rojas 2 $11,000,000 $5,500,000 33
Averages 4 $35,125,000 $8,067,857 27.3

Base Calculated Value

After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Walls's current age (28), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.

Length Value Avg. Salary
3 $19,065,306 $6,355,102

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and Walls 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
Ezequiel Tovar
2022-2023
 50.00 0.95 0.46 1.08 0.23 0.64 0.29 0.14 2.05
Isiah Kiner-Falefa
2022-2023
 79.08 0.80 0.33 0.55 0.25 0.64 0.30 0.08 2.08
J.P. Crawford
2020-2021
 95.95 1.04 0.37 0.72 0.26 0.69 0.32 0.09 3.81
Miguel Rojas
2021-2022
 83.95 0.89 0.31 0.50 0.25 0.66 0.30 0.11 3.24
Average 77.25 0.92 0.37 0.71 0.25 0.66 0.30 0.11 2.80
Taylor Walls
2023-2024
 56.31 0.55 0.27 0.87 0.19 0.58 0.28 0.10 3.71
Pct Change -27.11 -40.22 -27.03 -22.54 -23.20 -11.52 -6.00 -9.09 32.50
Median Prime % Change -22.54%
Average Prime % Change -14.91%

Calculated Market Value: Taylor Walls

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
3 years, $15,495,327 $5,165,109

FEATURED PLAYER NEWS

News image
2025 MLB Offseason Contract Breakdowns

Spotrac details the largest free agent signings and contract extensions across MLB throughout the 2025 offseason. READ MORE

TRANSACTIONS

Mar 20, 2024
Signed a 1 year $757,300 contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
Mar 01, 2023
Signed a 1 year $727,600 contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
Mar 01, 2022
Signed a 1 year $704,000 contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
Jun 19, 2017
Signed a contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
Jun 13, 0217
Drafted by Tampa Bay (TB): Round 3 (#79 overall)

TRENDING PLAYERS

  • 1 Nolan Arenado (3B, STL)
  • 2 Josh Naylor (1B, ARI)
  • 3 Juan Soto (RF, NYM)
  • 4 Paul Goldschmidt (1B, NYY)
  • 5 Carlos Santana (1B, CLE)

TRENDING PAGES

  • 1 MLB Free Agents
  • 2 MLB Transactions
  • 3 MLB Cap Tracker
  • 4 New York Yankees Payroll
  • 5 MLB Salary Rankings
Top