Forrest Whitley

Houston Astros, Relief Pitcher
Age: 27y-5m-7d (Sep 15, 1997)
Exp: .006 Years
Country: US
College: Florida State
Drafted: Round 1 (#17 overall), 2016
2025 Payroll Salary
$800,000
2025 Cash
$800,000
Career Earnings
$3,971,868
2025-2025 Pre-Arbitration (CURRENT)
Forrest Whitley 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, Whitley 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 |
PRE-ARB
|
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2027 |
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29 |
PRE-ARB
|
Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 |
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27 | 0.006 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $800,000 |
2026 |
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28 | -- |
PRE-ARB
|
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2027 |
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29 | -- |
PRE-ARB
|
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) / $740,000
Average Salary:
$740,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2023-2023 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s)
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2022-2022 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s)
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) / $3,148,000
Average Salary:
$3,148,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Seasons
.006 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$3,171,868
Earnings w/ Different Teams
1 team
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Service | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | 18 |
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- |
Signing Bonus
|
$3,148,000 |
$3,148,000 |
|
2024 | 26 |
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0 |
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$23,868 |
$3,171,868 |
|
Total |
$3,171,868 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 |
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$23,868 | $3,148,000 | - | $3,171,868 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 |
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18 |
$3,148,000 |
$3,148,000 |
$3,148,000 |
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2024 |
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26 |
$23,868
|
$23,868 |
$3,171,868 |
||
Total |
$23,868 |
$3,148,000 |
$3,171,868 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 |
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$23,868 | $3,148,000 | - | $3,171,868 |
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Sep 05, 2024 Optioned to the Minors by Houston (HOU)
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Aug 31, 2024 Recalled from the Minors by Houston (HOU)
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Apr 17, 2024 Optioned to the Minors by Houston (HOU)
-
Apr 16, 2024 Recalled from the Minors by Houston (HOU)
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Mar 27, 2022 Optioned to the Minors by Houston (HOU)
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Feb 21, 2018 Suspended 50 games for violating the league's PED policy
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Jun 22, 2016 Signed a contract with Houston (HOU)
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Jun 09, 2016 Drafted by Houston (HOU): Round 1 (#17 overall)
Year | Team | GP | GS | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | W | L | SV | IP | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | HOU | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.3 | 0.00 | 2.40 | -0.01 |
2023 | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 |