MLB
Bowden Francis
Bowden Francis
Toronto Blue Jays, Relief Pitcher
Age: 28y-7m-27d (Apr 22, 1996)
Exp: 1.097 Years
Country: US
Drafted: Round 7 (#204 overall), 2017
2025 Payroll Salary
$800,000
2025 Cash
$800,000
Career Earnings
$1,224,727
2025-2025 Pre-Arb (CURRENT)
Bowden Francis signed a 1 year , $800,000 contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, including $800,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $800,000. In 2025, Francis 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 |
|
29 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 |
| 2026 |
|
30 |
PRE-ARB
|
|||||
| 2027 |
|
31 |
PRE-ARB
|
| Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
29 | 1.097 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $800,000 |
| 2026 |
|
30 | -- |
PRE-ARB
|
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| 2027 |
|
31 | -- |
PRE-ARB
|
| Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
29 |
Estimate |
$800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 |
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2024-2024 Pre-Arb
Bowden Francis signed a 1 year , $748,000 contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, including $748,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $748,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $748,000
Average Salary:
$748,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2023-2023 Pre-Arb
Bowden Francis signed a 1 year , $720,000 contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, including $720,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $720,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $720,000
Average Salary:
$720,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2022-2022 Pre-Arb
Bowden Francis signed a 1 year , $700,000 contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, 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
Bowden Francis signed a 1 year , $235,000 contract with the Milwaukee Brewers, including $235,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $235,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $235,000
Average Salary:
$235,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons
1.097 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$1,224,727
Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | 21 |
|
Signing Bonus
|
$235,000 |
$235,000 |
|
| 2022 | 26 |
|
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$19,231 |
$254,231 |
|
| 2023 | 27 |
|
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$278,712 |
$532,943 |
|
| 2024 | 28 |
|
Active
|
$691,784 |
$1,224,727 |
|
| Total |
$1,224,727 |
$1,224,727 |
||||
| 2025 | 29 |
|
Active / estimate-pre-arbitration
|
$800,000 |
||
| Total |
$2,024,727 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
- | $235,000 | - | $235,000 |
| 3 |
|
$989,727 | - | - | $989,727 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 |
|
21 |
$235,000 |
$235,000 |
$235,000 |
||
| 2022 |
|
26 |
$19,231
|
$19,231 |
$254,231 |
||
| 2023 |
|
27 |
$278,712
|
$278,712 |
$532,943 |
||
| 2024 |
|
28 |
$691,784
|
$691,784 |
$1,224,727 |
||
| Total |
$989,727 |
$235,000 |
$1,224,727 |
$1,224,727 |
|||
| 2025 |
|
29 |
$800,000
|
$800,000 |
|||
| Total |
$1,789,727 |
$235,000 |
$2,024,727 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
- | $235,000 | - | $235,000 |
| 3 |
|
$989,727 | - | - | $989,727 |
Injuries
| Year | Dates | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
TOR |
Apr 25, 2024 - Jun 04, 2024 | Arm |
-
Jul 29, 2024
Recalled from the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
-
Jul 14, 2024
Optioned to the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
-
Mar 01, 2024
Signed a 1 year $748,000 contract with Toronto (TOR)
-
Sep 15, 2023
Optioned to the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
-
Aug 03, 2023
Recalled from the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
-
Aug 01, 2023
Optioned to the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
-
Jul 31, 2023
Recalled from the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
-
Jul 10, 2023
Optioned to the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
-
Jun 24, 2023
Recalled from the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
-
Jun 19, 2023
Optioned to the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
-
Jun 13, 2023
Recalled from the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
-
Jun 11, 2023
Optioned to the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
-
Jun 06, 2023
Contract purchased by Toronto (TOR)
-
May 02, 2022
Optioned to the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
-
Apr 30, 2022
Promoted from the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
-
Apr 29, 2022
Optioned to the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
-
Apr 25, 2022
Promoted from the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
-
Mar 28, 2022
Optioned to the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
-
Mar 27, 2022
Signed a 1 year $700,000 contract with Toronto (TOR)
-
Nov 19, 2021
Contract purchased by Toronto (TOR)
-
Jul 06, 2021
Traded to Toronto (TOR) from Milwaukee (MIL) with Trevor Richards for Rowdy Tellez
-
Jun 21, 2017
Signed a contract with Milwaukee (MIL)
-
Jun 18, 2017
Drafted by Milwaukee (MIL): Round 7 (#204 overall)
-
Jul 15, 2016
Unsigned by Arizona (ARI)
-
Jun 12, 2016
Drafted by Arizona (ARI): Round 18 (#539 overall)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | W | L | SV | IP | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | TOR | 27 | 13 | 74 | 41 | 38 | 22 | 92 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 103.7 | 3.30 | 0.93 | 1.56 |
| 2023 | TOR | 19 | 0 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 36.3 | 1.73 | 0.83 | 0.93 |
| 2022 | TOR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.00 | 1.50 | 0.02 |
