MLB
Riley Adams
Riley Adams
Washington Nationals, Catcher
Age: 28y-6m-26d (Jun 26, 1996)
Exp: 2.171 Years
Country: US
College: San Diego (CA)
Drafted: Round 3 (#99 overall), 2017
2025 Payroll Salary
$850,000
2025 Cash
$850,000
Career Earnings
$2,529,510
2025-2025 Arbitration (CURRENT)
Riley Adams signed a 1 year , $850,000 contract with the Washington Nationals, including $850,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $850,000. In 2025, Adams will earn a base salary of $850,000, while carrying a total salary of $850,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $850,000
Average Salary:
$850,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
| Year | Age | Status | PayrollAnnual | Luxury Tax | Tax % League Tax | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
29 |
Arb Avoided
|
$850,000 | $850,000 | 0.35% | $850,000 | $850,000 |
| 2026 |
|
30 |
ARB 2
|
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| 2027 |
|
31 |
ARB 3
|
|||||
| 2028 |
|
32 |
ARB 4
|
| Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
29 | 2.171 |
Arb Avoided
|
$850,000 | - | - | $850,000 | $850,000 |
| 2026 |
|
30 | -- |
ARB 2
|
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| 2027 |
|
31 | -- |
ARB 3
|
|||||
| 2028 |
|
32 | -- |
ARB 4
|
| Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
29 |
Arb Avoided |
$850,000 | $850,000 | $850,000 | - | $850,000 | $850,000 |
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2024-2024 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $750,900
Average Salary:
$750,900
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2023-2023 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $728,800
Average Salary:
$728,800
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2022-2022 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $706,700
Average Salary:
$706,700
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2021-2021 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $570,500
Average Salary:
$570,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2017-2017 Signing Bonus
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $542,400
Average Salary:
$542,400
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons
2.171 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$2,529,510
Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Service | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21 |
|
- |
Signing Bonus
|
$542,400 |
$542,400 |
|
| 2021 | 25 |
|
0 |
Active
|
$272,963 |
$815,363 |
|
| 2022 | 26 |
|
0.092 |
Active
|
$500,907 |
$1,316,270 |
|
| 2023 | 27 |
|
1.05 |
Injured
|
$728,800 |
$2,045,070 |
|
| 2024 | 28 |
|
2.05 |
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$484,440 |
$2,529,510 |
|
| Total |
$2,529,510 |
$2,529,510 |
|||||
| 2025 | 29 |
|
2.171 |
Active / Arb Avoided
|
$850,000 |
||
| Total |
$3,379,510 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
- | $542,400 | - | $542,400 |
| 4 |
|
$1,987,110 | - | - | $1,987,110 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 |
|
21 |
$542,400 |
$542,400 |
$542,400 |
||
| 2021 |
|
25 |
$272,963
|
$272,963 |
$815,363 |
||
| 2022 |
|
26 |
$500,907
|
$500,907 |
$1,316,270 |
||
| 2023 |
|
27 |
$728,800
|
$728,800 |
$2,045,070 |
||
| 2024 |
|
28 |
$484,440
|
$484,440 |
$2,529,510 |
||
| Total |
$1,987,110 |
$542,400 |
$2,529,510 |
$2,529,510 |
|||
| 2025 |
|
29 |
$850,000
|
$850,000 |
|||
| Total |
$2,837,110 |
$542,400 |
$3,379,510 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
- | $542,400 | - | $542,400 |
| 4 |
|
$1,987,110 | - | - | $1,987,110 |
Injuries
| Year | Dates | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
WSH |
Sep 08, 2023 - Oct 01, 2023 | Hand |
-
Jan 09, 2025
Signed a 1 year $850,000 contract with Washington (WSH), avoiding arbitration
-
Aug 25, 2024
Optioned to the Minors by Washington (WSH)
-
Jul 03, 2024
Recalled from the Minors by Washington (WSH)
-
Jun 02, 2024
Optioned to the Minors by Washington (WSH)
-
Mar 01, 2024
Signed a 1 year $750,900 contract with Washington (WSH)
-
Mar 01, 2023
Signed a 1 year $728,800 contract with Washington (WSH)
-
Aug 23, 2022
Promoted from the Minors by Washington (WSH)
-
Jul 01, 2022
Demoted to the Minors by Washington (WSH)
-
Mar 01, 2022
Signed a 1 year $706,700 contract with Washington (WSH)
-
Jul 29, 2021
Traded to Washington (WSH) from Toronto (TOR) for Brad Hand
-
Jun 19, 2017
Signed a contract with Toronto (TOR)
-
Jun 17, 2017
Drafted by Toronto (TOR): Round 3 (#99 overall)
-
Jul 10, 2014
Unsigned by Chicago (CHC)
-
Jun 10, 2014
Drafted by Chicago (CHC): Round 37 (#1099 overall)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | BB | K | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | WSH | 41 | 36 | 130 | 116 | 10 | 26 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 39 | 10 | 35 | 1 | .224 | .292 | .336 | .628 | 0.18 |
| 2023 | WSH | 44 | 39 | 157 | 143 | 8 | 39 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 21 | 68 | 11 | 45 | 0 | .273 | .331 | .476 | .807 | 1.04 |
| 2022 | WSH | 48 | 43 | 155 | 142 | 14 | 25 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 44 | 12 | 46 | 0 | .176 | .245 | .310 | .555 | 0.02 |
| 2021 | WSH | 47 | 27 | 119 | 99 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 38 | 15 | 40 | 0 | .222 | .353 | .384 | .737 | -0.38 |
