MLB
José Berríos
José Berríos
Toronto Blue Jays, Starting Pitcher
Age: 30y-8m-26d (May 27, 1994)
Exp: 8.044 Years
Country: PR
Drafted: Round 1 (#32 overall), 2012
Agent(s): Wasserman
2025 Payroll Salary
$19,000,000
2025 Cash
$18,000,000
Career Earnings
$76,070,943
2022-2028 Arbitration Extension (CURRENT)
José Berríos signed a 7 year, $131,000,000 contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, including $5,000,000 signing bonus, $131,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $18,714,286. In 2025, Berríos will earn a base salary of $18,000,000, while carrying a total salary of $19,000,000.
Contract Terms:
7 yr(s) / $131,000,000
Average Salary:
$18,714,286
Signing Bonus:
$5,000,000
Free Agent:
2029 / UFA
| Year | Age | Status | PayrollAnnual | Luxury Tax | Tax % League Tax | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 |
|
28 |
Arb Avoided
|
$11,000,000 | $18,714,286 | 8.14% | $15,000,000 | $15,000,000 | |
| 2023 |
|
29 | $16,000,000 | $18,714,286 | 8.03% | $15,000,000 | $30,000,000 | ||
| 2024 |
|
30 | $18,000,000 | $18,714,286 | 7.90% | $17,000,000 | $47,000,000 | ||
| 2025 |
|
31 | $19,000,000 | $18,714,286 | 7.77% | $18,000,000 | $65,000,000 | ||
| 2026 |
|
32 | $19,000,000 | $18,714,286 | 7.67% | $18,000,000 | $83,000,000 | ||
| PLAYER OPT-OUT: AVAILABLE 2027, 2 YR, $48,000,000 REMAINING | |||||||||
| 2027 |
|
33 |
Opt-Out
|
$24,000,000 | $18,714,286 | - | $24,000,000 | $107,000,000 | |
| 2028 |
|
34 | $24,000,000 | $18,714,286 | - | $24,000,000 | $131,000,000 | ||
| 2029 |
|
35 |
UFA |
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| Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Signing Proration | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 |
|
28 | 5.044 |
Arb Avoided
|
$10,000,000 | $1,000,000 | - | - | $11,000,000 | $18,714,286 | |
| 2023 |
|
29 | 6.044 | $15,000,000 | $1,000,000 | - | - | $16,000,000 | $18,714,286 | ||
| 2024 |
|
30 | 7.044 | $17,000,000 | $1,000,000 | - | - | $18,000,000 | $18,714,286 | ||
| 2025 |
|
31 | 8.044 | $18,000,000 | $1,000,000 | - | - | $19,000,000 | $18,714,286 | ||
| 2026 |
|
32 | - | $18,000,000 | $1,000,000 | - | - | $19,000,000 | $18,714,286 | ||
| PLAYER OPT-OUT: AVAILABLE 2027, 2 YR, $48,000,000 REMAINING | |||||||||||
| 2027 |
|
33 | - |
Opt-Out
|
$24,000,000 | - | - | - | $24,000,000 | $18,714,286 | |
| 2028 |
|
34 | - | $24,000,000 | - | - | - | $24,000,000 | $18,714,286 | ||
| 2029 |
|
35 | -- |
UFA |
|||||||
| Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 |
|
28 |
Arb Avoided |
$10,000,000 | $5,000,000 | $15,000,000 | $15,000,000 | $116,000,000 | $15,000,000 | $18,714,286 |
| 2023 |
|
29 | $15,000,000 | - | $15,000,000 | $30,000,000 | $101,000,000 | $15,000,000 | $19,333,333 | |
| 2024 |
|
30 | $17,000,000 | - | $17,000,000 | $47,000,000 | $84,000,000 | $15,666,667 | $20,200,000 | |
| 2025 |
|
31 | $18,000,000 | - | $18,000,000 | $65,000,000 | $66,000,000 | $16,250,000 | $21,000,000 | |
| 2026 |
|
32 | $18,000,000 | - | $18,000,000 | $83,000,000 | $48,000,000 | $16,600,000 | $22,000,000 | |
| PLAYER OPT-OUT: AVAILABLE 2027, 2 YR, $48,000,000 REMAINING | ||||||||||
| 2027 |
|
33 |
Opt-Out |
$24,000,000 | - | $24,000,000 | $107,000,000 | $24,000,000 | $17,833,333 | $24,000,000 |
| 2028 |
|
34 | $24,000,000 | - | $24,000,000 | $131,000,000 | - | $18,714,286 | $24,000,000 | |
Contract Notes
- Opt-out available after 2026
- Limited no-trade clause
- Incentives available
2027-2028 Escalators up to $5M
$1M each for 300, 350 innings pitched across 2025-2026
$500,000 each for 375, 400 innings pitched across 2025-2026
$2M for a Cy Young in 2025-2026
$1.5M for finishing 2nd-5th in Cy Young 2025-2026
$750,000 for finishing 6th-10th in Cy Young 2025-2026
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2021-2021 Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $6,100,000
Average Salary:
$6,100,000
Signing Bonus:
$500,000
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2020-2020 Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $4,025,000
Average Salary:
$4,025,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2019-2019 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $620,000
Average Salary:
$620,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2018-2018 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $570,000
Average Salary:
$570,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2017-2017 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $535,000
Average Salary:
$535,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2016-2016 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $507,500
Average Salary:
$507,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2012-2012 Signing Bonus
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,550,000
Average Salary:
$1,550,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons
8.044 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$76,070,943
Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Service | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 18 |
|
- |
Signing Bonus
|
$1,550,000 |
$1,550,000 |
|
| 2016 | 22 |
|
0 |
Active
|
$205,202 |
$1,755,202 |
|
| 2017 | 23 |
|
0.074 |
Active
|
$535,000 |
$2,290,202 |
|
| 2018 | 24 |
|
1.044 |
Active
|
$570,000 |
$2,860,202 |
|
| 2019 | 25 |
|
2.044 |
Active
|
$620,000 |
$3,480,202 |
|
| 2020 | 26 |
|
3.044 |
Active / Arb Settled
|
$1,490,741 |
$4,970,943 |
|
| 2021 | 27 |
|
4.044 |
Active / Arb Avoided
Retained
|
$1,957,020 $4,142,980 |
$6,927,963 $11,070,943 |
|
| 2022 | 28 |
|
5.044 |
Active / Arb Avoided
|
$15,000,000 |
$26,070,943 |
|
| 2023 | 29 |
|
6.044 |
Active
|
$15,000,000 |
$41,070,943 |
AL Gold Glove:P |
| 2024 | 30 |
|
7.044 |
Active
|
$17,000,000 |
$58,070,943 |
|
| 2025 | 31 |
|
8.044 |
Active
|
$18,000,000 |
$76,070,943 |
|
| Total |
$76,070,943 |
$76,070,943 |
|||||
| 2026 | 32 |
|
8.044 |
Active
|
$18,000,000 |
||
| 2027 | 33 |
|
8.044 |
Active / early-termination
|
$24,000,000 |
||
| 2028 | 34 |
|
8.044 |
Active
|
$24,000,000 |
||
| Total |
$142,070,943 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |
|
$7,063,923 | $2,050,000 | - | $9,113,923 |
| 5 |
|
$61,957,020 | $5,000,000 | - | $66,957,020 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 |
|
18 |
$1,550,000 |
$1,550,000 |
$1,550,000 |
||
| 2016 |
|
22 |
$205,202
|
$205,202 |
$1,755,202 |
||
| 2017 |
|
23 |
$535,000
|
$535,000 |
$2,290,202 |
||
| 2018 |
|
24 |
$570,000
|
$570,000 |
$2,860,202 |
||
| 2019 |
|
25 |
$620,000
|
$620,000 |
$3,480,202 |
||
| 2020 |
|
26 |
$1,490,741
|
$1,490,741 |
$4,970,943 |
||
| 2021 |
|
27 |
$1,957,020 $3,642,980
|
$500,000 |
$1,957,020 $4,142,980 |
$6,927,963 $11,070,943 |
|
| 2022 |
|
28 |
$10,000,000
|
$5,000,000 |
$15,000,000 |
$26,070,943 |
|
| 2023 |
|
29 |
$15,000,000
|
$15,000,000 |
$41,070,943 |
||
| 2024 |
|
30 |
$17,000,000
|
$17,000,000 |
$58,070,943 |
||
| 2025 |
|
31 |
$18,000,000
|
$18,000,000 |
$76,070,943 |
||
| Total |
$69,020,943 |
$7,050,000 |
$76,070,943 |
$76,070,943 |
|||
| 2026 |
|
32 |
$18,000,000
|
$18,000,000 |
|||
| 2027 |
|
33 |
$24,000,000
|
$24,000,000 |
|||
| 2028 |
|
34 |
$24,000,000
|
$24,000,000 |
|||
| Total |
$135,020,943 |
$7,050,000 |
$142,070,943 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 |
|
$7,063,923 | $2,050,000 | - | $9,113,923 |
| 5 |
|
$61,957,020 | $5,000,000 | - | $66,957,020 |
-
Nov 16, 2021
Signed a 7 year $131 million contract extension with Toronto (TOR)
-
Jul 30, 2021
Traded to Toronto (TOR) from Minnesota (MIN) for Austin Martin and Simeon Woods-Richardson
-
Dec 02, 2020
Signed a 1 year $6.1 million contract with Minnesota (MIN), avoiding arbitration
-
Feb 06, 2020
Signed a 1 year $4.025 million contract with Minnesota (MIN), settling in arbitration
-
Mar 05, 2019
Signed a 1 year $620,000 contract with Minnesota (MIN)
-
Mar 24, 2018
Signed a 1 year $570,000 contract with Minnesota (MIN)
-
Jun 10, 2012
Signed a contract with Minnesota (MIN)
-
Jun 04, 2012
Drafted by Minnesota (MIN): Round 1 (#32 overall)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | W | L | SV | IP | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | TOR | 32 | 32 | 168 | 79 | 77 | 54 | 153 | 31 | 16 | 11 | 0 | 192.3 | 3.60 | 1.15 | 2.14 |
| 2023 | TOR | 32 | 32 | 173 | 82 | 77 | 52 | 184 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 189.7 | 3.65 | 1.19 | 2.38 |
| 2022 | TOR | 32 | 32 | 199 | 103 | 100 | 45 | 149 | 29 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 172.0 | 5.23 | 1.42 | -0.64 |
| 2021 | TOR | 32 | 32 | 159 | 83 | 75 | 45 | 204 | 22 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 192.0 | 3.52 | 1.06 | 3.35 |
| 2020 | MIN | 12 | 12 | 57 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 68 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 63.0 | 4.00 | 1.32 | 0.71 |
| 2019 | MIN | 32 | 32 | 194 | 94 | 82 | 51 | 195 | 26 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 200.3 | 3.68 | 1.22 | 3.55 |
| 2018 | MIN | 32 | 32 | 159 | 83 | 82 | 61 | 202 | 25 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 192.3 | 3.84 | 1.14 | 3.51 |
| 2017 | MIN | 26 | 25 | 131 | 71 | 63 | 48 | 139 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 145.7 | 3.89 | 1.23 | 1.92 |
| 2016 | MIN | 14 | 14 | 73 | 56 | 52 | 35 | 49 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 58.3 | 8.02 | 1.85 | -1.59 |
