Yainer Diaz

Houston Astros, Catcher
Age: 26-61d (Sep 21, 1998)
Exp: 2.035 Years
Country: DO
2025 Payroll Salary

$800,000

2025 Cash

$800,000

Career Earnings

$1,958,842

2025-2025 Pre-Arb (CURRENT)

Yainer Diaz signed a 1 year , $800,000 contract with the Houston Astros, including $800,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $800,000. In 2025, Diaz 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 26
Estimate
$800,000 $800,000 0.33% $800,000 $800,000
2026 27
ARB 1
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2025 26 2.035
Estimate
$800,000 - - $800,000 $800,000
2026 27 --
ARB 1
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2025 26
Estimate
$800,000 $800,000 $800,000 $800,000 $800,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2024-2024 Pre-Arb

Yainer Diaz signed a 1 year , $1 contract with the Houston Astros, including $1 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1
Average Salary:
$1
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2024-2024 Pre-Arb

Yainer Diaz signed a 1 year , $768,900 contract with the Houston Astros, including $768,900 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $768,900.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $768,900
Average Salary:
$768,900
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2023-2023 Pre-Arb

Yainer Diaz signed a 1 year , $720,300 contract with the Houston Astros, including $720,300 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $720,300.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $720,300
Average Salary:
$720,300
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2022-2022 Pre-Arb

Yainer Diaz signed a 1 year , $700,000 contract with the Houston Astros, 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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2016-2016 Signing Bonus

Yainer Diaz signed a 1 year , $25,000 contract with the Cleveland Indians, including $25,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $25,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $25,000
Average Salary:
$25,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons

2.035 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$1,958,842

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2016 17
Signing Bonus
$25,000
$25,000
2022 23
Reserve / minor-buried
$111,534
$136,534
Champion
2023 24
Active
$1,053,408
$1,189,942
2024 25
Active
$768,900
$1,958,842
Total      
$1,958,842
$1,958,842
2025 26
Active / estimate-pre-arbitration
$800,000
Total
$2,758,842

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 - $25,000 - $25,000
3 $1,600,734 - $333,108 $1,933,842
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2016
17
$25,000
$25,000
$25,000
2022
23
$111,534
$111,534
$136,534
2023
24
$720,300
$333,108
$1,053,408
$1,189,942
2024
25
$768,900
$768,900
$1,958,842
Total
$1,600,734
$25,000
$333,108
$1,958,842
$1,958,842
2025
26
$800,000
$800,000
Total
$2,400,734
$25,000
$333,108
$2,758,842

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 - $25,000 - $25,000
3 $1,600,734 - $333,108 $1,933,842
  • Mar 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $768,900 contract with Houston (HOU)
  • Mar 01, 2023 Signed a 1 year $720,300 contract with Houston (HOU)
  • Sep 29, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by Houston (HOU)
  • Sep 01, 2022 Contract purchased by Houston (HOU)
  • Jul 30, 2021 Traded to Houston (HOU) from Cleveland (CLE) with Phil Maton for Myles Straw
  • Dec 07, 2016 Signed a contract with Cleveland (CLE)
Year Team GP GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
2024 HOU 148 146 619 585 70 175 29 3 16 84 258 24 107 2 .299 .325 .441 .766 3.24
2023 HOU 104 85 377 355 51 100 22 0 23 60 191 11 74 0 .282 .308 .538 .846 3.18
2022 HOU 6 2 9 8 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 1 2 0 .125 .222 .250 .472 -0.06
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