Taylor Motter
St. Louis Cardinals, Shortstop
Age: 35y-3m-4d (Sep 18, 1989)
Exp: 2.027 Years
Country: US
College: Coastal Carolina
Drafted: Round 17 (#540 overall), 2011
INACTIVE
2023-2023 free-agent-restricted
Taylor Motter signed a 1 year , $775,000 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, including $775,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $775,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $775,000
Average Salary:
$775,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Year | Age | Status | PayrollAnnual | Luxury Tax | Tax % League Tax | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | 33 |
Buried
|
$325,026 | $325,026 | - | $325,026 | $325,026 | |
2024 | 34 |
Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | 33 | 1.113 |
Buried
|
$775,000 | - | - | $325,026 | $325,026 | |
2024 | 34 | -- |
Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | 33 |
Buried |
$325,026 | $325,026 | $325,026 | - | $325,026 | $325,026 |
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2022-2022 free-agent-restricted
Taylor Motter signed a 1 year , $700,000 contract with the Cincinnati Reds, 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
2021-2021 free-agent-restricted
Taylor Motter signed a 1 year , $570,500 contract with the Colorado Rockies, 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
2018-2018 Pre-Arbitration
Taylor Motter signed a 1 year , $545,000 contract with the Seattle Mariners, including $545,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $545,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $545,000
Average Salary:
$545,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2017-2017 Pre-Arbitration
Taylor Motter signed a 1 year , $537,200 contract with the Seattle Mariners, including $537,200 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $537,200.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $537,200
Average Salary:
$537,200
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2016-2016 Pre-Arbitration
Taylor Motter signed a 1 year , $507,500 contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, including $507,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $507,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $507,500
Average Salary:
$507,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Seasons
2.027 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$1,156,282
Earnings w/ Different Teams
7 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | 26 |
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$135,877 |
$135,877 |
||
2017 | 27 |
Active
|
$455,080 |
$590,957 |
||
2018 | 28 |
Reserve / minor-buried
Retained
|
$117,200 $41,020 |
$708,157 $749,177 |
||
2021 | 31 |
Reserve / minor-buried
Retained
|
$9,201 $61,340 |
$758,378 $819,718 |
||
2022 | 32 |
Retained
|
$11,538 |
$831,256 |
||
2023 | 33 |
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$325,026 |
$1,156,282 |
||
Total |
$1,156,282 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | $135,877 | - | - | $135,877 | |
2 | $496,100 | - | - | $496,100 | |
1 | $117,200 | - | - | $117,200 | |
1 | $9,201 | - | - | $9,201 | |
1 | $61,340 | - | - | $61,340 | |
1 | $11,538 | - | - | $11,538 | |
1 | $325,026 | - | - | $325,026 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | 26 |
$135,877
|
$135,877 |
$135,877 |
|||
2017 | 27 |
$455,080
|
$455,080 |
$590,957 |
|||
2018 | 28 |
$117,200 $41,020
|
$117,200 $41,020 |
$708,157 $749,177 |
|||
2021 | 31 |
$9,201 $61,340
|
$9,201 $61,340 |
$758,378 $819,718 |
|||
2022 | 32 |
$11,538
|
$11,538 |
$831,256 |
|||
2023 | 33 |
$325,026
|
$325,026 |
$1,156,282 |
|||
Total |
$1,156,282 |
$1,156,282 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | $135,877 | - | - | $135,877 | |
2 | $496,100 | - | - | $496,100 | |
1 | $117,200 | - | - | $117,200 | |
1 | $9,201 | - | - | $9,201 | |
1 | $61,340 | - | - | $61,340 | |
1 | $11,538 | - | - | $11,538 | |
1 | $325,026 | - | - | $325,026 |
Injuries
Year | Dates | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|
2018 | MIN | Jun 29, 2018 - Jul 20, 2018 | Concussion |
- Oct 06, 2023 Released by St. Louis (STL)
- Sep 04, 2023 Designated for Assignment by St. Louis (STL)
- Jul 23, 2023 Contract purchased by St. Louis (STL)
- May 06, 2023 Designated for Assignment by St. Louis (STL)
- Apr 26, 2023 Contract purchased by St. Louis (STL)
- Apr 23, 2023 Designated for Assignment by St. Louis (STL)
- Mar 26, 2023 Contract purchased by St. Louis (STL)
- Nov 18, 2022 Signed a 1 year $775,000 minor league contract with St. Louis (STL)
- Aug 06, 2022 Signed a minor league contract with Atlanta (ATL)
- Aug 05, 2022 Released by Cincinnati (CIN)
- May 23, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by Cincinnati (CIN)
- May 20, 2022 Contract purchased by Cincinnati (CIN)
- Apr 26, 2022 Signed a minor league contract with Cincinnati (CIN)
- Oct 07, 2021 Released by Boston (BOS)
- Sep 02, 2021 Claimed off waivers by Boston (BOS)
- Mar 06, 2019 Signed a minor league contract with Detroit (DET)
- May 28, 2018 Claimed off waivers by Minnesota (MIN)
- Feb 24, 2017 Signed a 1 year $537,200 contract with Seattle (SEA)
- Nov 18, 2016 Traded to Seattle (SEA) from Tampa Bay (TB) with Richie Shaffer for Dalton Kelly, Andrew Kittredge and Dylan Thompson
- Jun 07, 2011 Drafted by Tampa Bay (TB): Round 17 (#540 overall)
Year | Team | GP | GS | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | BB | K | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | STL | 29 | 21 | 82 | 76 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 31 | 0 | .171 | .232 | .211 | .443 | -0.58 |
2022 | CIN | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .167 | .167 | .167 | .334 | -0.17 |
2021 | BOS | 16 | 5 | 29 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 0 | .192 | .276 | .308 | .584 | -0.03 |
2018 | MIN | 17 | 9 | 38 | 34 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 1 | .147 | .237 | .235 | .472 | 0.14 |
2017 | SEA | 92 | 68 | 280 | 258 | 29 | 51 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 26 | 84 | 21 | 62 | 12 | .198 | .257 | .326 | .583 | -0.75 |
2016 | TB | 34 | 21 | 93 | 80 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 24 | 11 | 19 | 0 | .188 | .290 | .300 | .590 | 0.16 |