Bowden Francis

Toronto Blue Jays, Relief Pitcher
Age: 28y-10m-0d (Apr 22, 1996)
Exp: 1.097 Years
Country: US
Drafted: Round 7 (#204 overall), 2017
Agent(s): Full Circle Sports Management
2025 Payroll Salary
$800,000
2025 Cash
$800,000
Career Earnings
$2,024,727
2025-2025 Pre-Arbitration (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 |
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29 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 |
2026 |
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30 |
PRE-ARB
|
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2027 |
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31 |
PRE-ARB
|
Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 |
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29 | 1.097 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $800,000 |
2026 |
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30 | -- |
PRE-ARB
|
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2027 |
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31 | -- |
PRE-ARB
|
Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 |
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29 |
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) / $748,000
Average Salary:
$748,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2023-2023 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $720,000
Average Salary:
$720,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2022-2022 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $700,000
Average Salary:
$700,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2017-2017 Signing Bonus
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $235,000
Average Salary:
$235,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Seasons
1.097 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$1,224,727
Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Service | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | 21 |
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- |
Signing Bonus
|
$235,000 |
$235,000 |
|
2022 | 26 |
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0 |
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$19,231 |
$254,231 |
|
2023 | 27 |
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0.007 |
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$278,712 |
$532,943 |
|
2024 | 28 |
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0.098 |
Active
|
$691,784 |
$1,224,727 |
|
Total |
$1,224,727 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
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- | $235,000 | - | $235,000 |
3 |
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$989,727 | - | - | $989,727 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 |
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21 |
$235,000 |
$235,000 |
$235,000 |
||
2022 |
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26 |
$19,231
|
$19,231 |
$254,231 |
||
2023 |
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27 |
$278,712
|
$278,712 |
$532,943 |
||
2024 |
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28 |
$691,784
|
$691,784 |
$1,224,727 |
||
Total |
$989,727 |
$235,000 |
$1,224,727 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
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- | $235,000 | - | $235,000 |
3 |
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$989,727 | - | - | $989,727 |
Injuries
Year | Dates | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|
2024 |
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Apr 25, 2024 - Jun 04, 2024 | Arm |
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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)
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Nov 19, 2021 Contract purchased by Toronto (TOR)
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Jul 06, 2021 Traded to Toronto (TOR) from Milwaukee (MIL) with Trevor Richards for Rowdy Tellez
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Jun 21, 2017 Signed a contract with Milwaukee (MIL)
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Jun 18, 2017 Drafted by Milwaukee (MIL): Round 7 (#204 overall)
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Jul 15, 2016 Unsigned by Arizona (ARI)
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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 |