Joey Wentz

Pittsburgh Pirates, Relief Pitcher
Age: 27y-4m-28d (Oct 06, 1997)
Exp: 1.166 Years
Country: US
College: Virginia
Drafted: Round 1 (#40 overall), 2016
Agent(s): ACES
2025 Payroll Salary
$800,000
2025 Cash
$800,000
Career Earnings
$5,255,582
2025-2025 Pre-Arbitration (CURRENT)
Joey Wentz signed a 1 year, $800,000 contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, including $800,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $800,000. In 2025, Wentz 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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27 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 |
2026 |
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28 |
ARB 1 (S2)
|
Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 |
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27 | 1.166 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $800,000 |
2026 |
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28 | -- |
ARB 1 (S2)
|
Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 |
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27 |
Estimate |
$800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | $800,000 | $800,000 |
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2024-2024 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $746,700
Average Salary:
$746,700
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2023-2023 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $723,500
Average Salary:
$723,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2022-2022 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $700,000
Average Salary:
$700,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2021-2021 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s)
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2016-2016 Signing Bonus
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $3,050,000
Average Salary:
$3,050,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Seasons
1.166 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$4,455,582
Earnings w/ Different Teams
3 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Service | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | 18 |
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- |
Signing Bonus
|
$3,050,000 |
$3,050,000 |
|
2022 | 24 |
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0 |
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$103,842 |
$3,153,842 |
|
2023 | 25 |
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0.03 |
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$529,040 |
$3,682,882 |
|
2024 | 26 |
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0.166 |
Retained
Active
Retained
|
$626,340 $96,360 $50,000 |
$4,309,222 $4,405,582 $4,455,582 |
|
Total |
$4,455,582 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
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- | $3,050,000 | - | $3,050,000 |
3 |
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$1,259,222 | - | - | $1,259,222 |
1 |
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$146,360 | - | - | $146,360 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 |
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18 |
$3,050,000 |
$3,050,000 |
$3,050,000 |
||
2022 |
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24 |
$103,842
|
$103,842 |
$3,153,842 |
||
2023 |
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25 |
$529,040
|
$529,040 |
$3,682,882 |
||
2024 |
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26 |
$626,340 $96,360 $50,000
|
$626,340 $96,360 $50,000 |
$4,309,222 $4,405,582 $4,455,582 |
||
Total |
$1,405,582 |
$3,050,000 |
$4,455,582 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
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- | $3,050,000 | - | $3,050,000 |
3 |
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$1,259,222 | - | - | $1,259,222 |
1 |
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$146,360 | - | - | $146,360 |
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Sep 05, 2024 Recalled from the Minors by Pittsburgh (PIT)
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Sep 03, 2024 Claimed off waivers by Pittsburgh (PIT)
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Aug 30, 2024 Designated for Assignment by Detroit (DET)
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Mar 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $746,700 contract with Detroit (DET)
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Sep 30, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Detroit (DET)
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Aug 30, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Detroit (DET)
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Aug 08, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Detroit (DET)
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Jul 29, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Detroit (DET)
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Jun 29, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Detroit (DET)
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Mar 01, 2023 Signed a 1 year $723,500 contract with Detroit (DET)
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Oct 03, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by Detroit (DET)
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Sep 08, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Detroit (DET)
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Jun 01, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by Detroit (DET)
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May 31, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Detroit (DET)
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May 12, 2022 Optioned to the Minors by Detroit (DET)
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May 11, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Detroit (DET)
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Mar 23, 2022 Optioned to the Minors by Detroit (DET)
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Jul 31, 2019 Traded to Detroit (DET) from Atlanta (ATL) with Travis Demeritte for Shane Greene
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Jun 15, 2016 Signed a contract with Atlanta (ATL)
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Jun 09, 2016 Drafted by Atlanta (ATL): Round 1 (#40 overall)
Year | Team | GP | GS | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | W | L | SV | IP | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
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2024 | PIT | 46 | 0 | 66 | 37 | 35 | 33 | 73 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 67.3 | 4.68 | 1.47 | 0.08 |
2023 | DET | 25 | 19 | 131 | 87 | 81 | 47 | 98 | 25 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 105.7 | 6.90 | 1.69 | -1.90 |
2022 | DET | 7 | 7 | 23 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 32.7 | 3.03 | 1.10 | 0.58 |