Nick Hernandez

Houston Astros, Relief Pitcher
Age: 30y-1m-22d (Dec 30, 1994)
Exp: .061 Years
Country: US
College: Houston
Drafted: Round 8 (#247 overall), 2016
2025 Payroll Salary
$800,000
2025 Cash
$800,000
Career Earnings
$1,055,097
2025-2025 Pre-Arbitration (CURRENT)
Nick Hernandez 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, Hernandez 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 |
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30 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 |
2026 |
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31 |
PRE-ARB
|
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2027 |
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32 |
PRE-ARB
|
Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 |
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30 | 0.061 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $800,000 |
2026 |
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31 | -- |
PRE-ARB
|
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2027 |
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32 | -- |
PRE-ARB
|
Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 |
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30 |
Estimate |
$800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | $800,000 | $800,000 |
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2024-2024 free-agent-restricted
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $740,000
Average Salary:
$740,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2023-2023 free-agent-restricted
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $720,000
Average Salary:
$720,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2016-2016 Signing Bonus
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $125,000
Average Salary:
$125,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Seasons
.061 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$255,097
Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Service | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | 21 |
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- |
Signing Bonus
|
$125,000 |
$125,000 |
|
2023 | 28 |
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0 |
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$42,581 |
$167,581 |
|
2024 | 29 |
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0.021 |
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$87,516 |
$255,097 |
|
Total |
$255,097 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 |
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$87,516 | $125,000 | - | $212,516 |
1 |
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$42,581 | - | - | $42,581 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 |
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21 |
$125,000 |
$125,000 |
$125,000 |
||
2023 |
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28 |
$42,581
|
$42,581 |
$167,581 |
||
2024 |
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29 |
$87,516
|
$87,516 |
$255,097 |
||
Total |
$130,097 |
$125,000 |
$255,097 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 |
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$87,516 | $125,000 | - | $212,516 |
1 |
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$42,581 | - | - | $42,581 |
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Sep 12, 2024 Optioned to the Minors by Houston (HOU)
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Sep 05, 2024 Recalled from the Minors by Houston (HOU)
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Jun 22, 2024 Optioned to the Minors by Houston (HOU)
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Jun 18, 2024 Recalled from the Minors by Houston (HOU)
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Jun 16, 2024 Optioned to the Minors by Houston (HOU)
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Jun 05, 2024 Contract purchased by Houston (HOU)
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Jun 04, 2024 Traded to Houston (HOU) from San Diego (SD) for cash considerations, 0
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Jan 26, 2024 Signed a minor league contract with San Diego (SD)
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Nov 06, 2023 Outrighted by San Diego (SD)
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Sep 22, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by San Diego (SD)
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Sep 11, 2023 Contract purchased by San Diego (SD)
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Feb 04, 2023 Signed a minor league contract with San Diego (SD)
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Nov 13, 2022 Released by Houston (HOU)
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Jun 13, 2016 Signed a contract with Houston (HOU)
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Jun 10, 2016 Drafted by Houston (HOU): Round 8 (#247 overall)
Year | Team | GP | GS | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | W | L | SV | IP | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | HOU | 5 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 7.88 | 1.38 | |
2023 | SD | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 12.00 | 2.33 |