Royce Lewis

Minnesota Twins, 3rd Base
Age: 25-176d (Jun 05, 1999)
Exp: 2.142 Years
Country: US
Drafted: Round 1 (#1 overall), 2017
Agent(s): Boras Corporation
2025 Payroll Salary

$1,925,000

2025 Cash

$1,925,000

Career Earnings

$9,081,276

2025-2025 Arbitration (CURRENT)

Royce Lewis signed a 1 year , $1,925,000 contract with the Minnesota Twins, including $1,925,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,925,000. In 2025, Lewis will earn a base salary of $1,925,000, while carrying a total salary of $1,925,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,925,000
Average Salary:
$1,925,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2029 / UFA
Year Age Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2025 26
Estimate
 $1,925,000 $1,925,000 0.80% $1,925,000 $1,925,000
2026 27
ARB 2
2027 28
ARB 3
2028 29
ARB 4
2029 30
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2025 26 2.142
Estimate
 $1,925,000 - - $1,925,000 $1,925,000
2026 27 --
ARB 2
2027 28 --
ARB 3
2028 29 --
ARB 4
2029 30 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2025 26
Estimate
 $1,925,000 $1,925,000 $1,925,000 $1,925,000 $1,925,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2024-2024 Pre-Arb

Royce Lewis signed a 1 year , $745,700 contract with the Minnesota Twins, including $745,700 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $745,700.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $745,700
Average Salary:
$745,700
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2023-2023 Pre-Arb

Royce Lewis signed a 1 year , $727,100 contract with the Minnesota Twins, including $727,100 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $727,100.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $727,100
Average Salary:
$727,100
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2022-2022 Pre-Arb

Royce Lewis signed a 1 year , $700,000 contract with the Minnesota Twins, 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
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2017-2017 Signing Bonus

Royce Lewis signed a 1 year , $6,725,000 contract with the Minnesota Twins, including $6,725,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $6,725,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $6,725,000
Average Salary:
$6,725,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons

2.142 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$9,081,276

Earnings w/ Different Teams

1 team

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2017 18
Signing Bonus
$6,725,000
$6,725,000
2022 23
Injured
$542,286
$7,267,286
2023 24
Injured
$1,068,290
$8,335,576
2024 25
Active
$745,700
$9,081,276
Total      
$9,081,276
$9,081,276
2025 26
Active / estimate-arbitration
$1,925,000
Total
$11,006,276

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
4 $2,015,086 $6,725,000 $341,190 $9,081,276
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2017
18
$6,725,000
$6,725,000
$6,725,000
2022
23
$542,286
$542,286
$7,267,286
2023
24
$727,100
$341,190
$1,068,290
$8,335,576
2024
25
$745,700
$745,700
$9,081,276
Total
$2,015,086
$6,725,000
$341,190
$9,081,276
$9,081,276
2025
26
$1,925,000
$1,925,000
Total
$3,940,086
$6,725,000
$341,190
$11,006,276

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
4 $2,015,086 $6,725,000 $341,190 $9,081,276

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2024 MIN Jul 03, 2024 - Jul 26, 2024 Abdominal
2024 MIN Mar 29, 2024 - Jun 04, 2024 Quad
2023 MIN Sep 22, 2023 - Oct 01, 2023 Hamstring
2023 MIN Jul 02, 2023 - Aug 15, 2023 Oblique
2023 MIN Mar 30, 2023 - May 29, 2023 Knee
2022 MIN May 30, 2022 - Oct 05, 2022 Knee
  • Mar 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $745,700 contract with Minnesota (MIN)
  • Mar 01, 2023 Signed a 1 year $727,100 contract with Minnesota (MIN)
  • May 29, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Minnesota (MIN)
  • May 18, 2022 Optioned to the Minors by Minnesota (MIN)
  • May 06, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Minnesota (MIN)
  • Mar 26, 2022 Optioned to the Minors by Minnesota (MIN)
  • Nov 19, 2021 Contract purchased by Minnesota (MIN)
  • Jun 17, 2017 Signed a contract with Minnesota (MIN)
  • Jun 15, 2017 Drafted by Minnesota (MIN): Round 1 (#1 overall)
Year Team GP GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
2024 MIN 82 76 325 292 40 68 16 0 16 47 132 28 74 0 .233 .295 .452 .747 0.66
2023 MIN 57 56 239 217 36 67 7 0 15 52 119 20 55 6 .309 .372 .548 .920 2.44
2022 MIN 12 12 41 40 5 12 4 0 2 5 22 1 5 0 .300 .317 .550 .867 0.31

Calculated Market Value

$9.6M Avg. Annual Salary

Market Value

  • 8 years, $77,013,456
  • Avg. Salary: $9,626,682
  • MLB Rank: 138
  • 3B Rank: 10

Current Contract

  • Free Agent: 2029
  • Avg. Salary: $1,925,000
  • MLB Rank: 347
  • 3B Rank: 25

Comparable Players

We've selected the following players based on their age, contract status, and statistical production to compare Royce Lewis to.

Player Length Value Avg. Salary Age When Signed
Byron Buxton 7 $100,000,000 $14,285,714 28
Ke'Bryan Hayes 8 $70,000,000 $8,750,000 24
Max Stassi 3 $17,500,000 $5,833,333 30
Keibert Ruiz 8 $50,000,000 $6,250,000 24
Averages 7 $59,375,000 $8,779,762 26.5

Base Calculated Value

After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Lewis's current age (25), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.

Length Value Avg. Salary
8 $77,462,736 $9,682,842

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and Lewis statistically over the two seasons prior to their signing. In this case we're analyzing: GP%, H/Gm, RBI/Gm, K/Gm, AVG/Yr, OPS, WOBP, ISO, WAR

Player GP% H/Gm RBI/Gm K/Gm AVG/Yr OPS WOBP ISO WAR
Byron Buxton
2020-2021
 45.05 1.05 0.59 0.98 0.28 0.92 0.38 0.33 11.04
Ke'Bryan Hayes
2020-2021
 54.05 1.04 0.41 0.89 0.32 0.91 0.39 0.21 5.55
Max Stassi
2020-2021
 53.15 0.79 0.47 1.03 0.26 0.82 0.35 0.22 4.32
Keibert Ruiz
2021-2022
 43.52 0.87 0.36 0.42 0.26 0.71 0.32 0.12 2.43
Average 48.94 0.94 0.46 0.83 0.28 0.84 0.36 0.22 5.84
Royce Lewis
2023-2024
 42.90 0.97 0.71 0.93 0.27 0.83 0.37 0.23 3.57
Pct Change -12.34 3.19 54.35 -12.05 -3.21 -0.83 2.22 4.55 -38.87
Median Prime % Change -0.83%
Average Prime % Change -0.33%

Calculated Market Value: Royce Lewis

After applying our Prime % figures into our base calculated value, we're given two values. The average of these values becomes our current calculated market value.

Terms Avg. Salary
8 years, $77,013,456 $9,626,682

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TRANSACTIONS

Mar 01, 2024
Signed a 1 year $745,700 contract with Minnesota (MIN)
Mar 01, 2023
Signed a 1 year $727,100 contract with Minnesota (MIN)
May 29, 2022
Promoted from the Minors by Minnesota (MIN)
May 18, 2022
Optioned to the Minors by Minnesota (MIN)
May 06, 2022
Promoted from the Minors by Minnesota (MIN)
Mar 26, 2022
Optioned to the Minors by Minnesota (MIN)
Nov 19, 2021
Contract purchased by Minnesota (MIN)
Jun 17, 2017
Signed a contract with Minnesota (MIN)
Jun 15, 2017
Drafted by Minnesota (MIN): Round 1 (#1 overall)

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