MLB
Yu-Cheng Chang
Yu-Cheng Chang
Tampa Bay Rays, Shortstop
Age: 29y-4m-11d (Aug 18, 1995)
Exp: 3.142 Years
Country: TW
Agent(s): ACES
2023-2023 free-agent-restricted
Yu-Cheng Chang signed a 1 year , $850,000 contract with the Boston Red Sox, including $850,000 guaranteed, and an average annual 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
|
27 |
Buried
|
$850,000 | $850,000 | - | $850,000 | $850,000 |
| 2024 |
|
28 |
| Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
|
27 | 3.007 |
Buried
|
$850,000 | - | - | $850,000 | $850,000 |
| 2024 |
|
28 | -- |
| Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
|
27 |
Buried |
$850,000 | $850,000 | $850,000 | - | $850,000 | $850,000 |
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2022-2022 Pre-Arbitration
Yu-Cheng Chang signed a 1 year , $705,400 contract with the Cleveland Guardians, including $705,400 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $705,400.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $705,400
Average Salary:
$705,400
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2021-2021 Pre-Arbitration
Yu-Cheng Chang signed a 1 year , $571,100 contract with the Cleveland Indians, including $571,100 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $571,100.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $571,100
Average Salary:
$571,100
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2020-2020 Pre-Arbitration
Yu-Cheng Chang signed a 1 year , $563,500 contract with the Cleveland Indians, including $563,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $563,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $563,500
Average Salary:
$563,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2019-2019 Pre-Arbitration
Yu-Cheng Chang signed a 1 year , $555,000 contract with the Cleveland Indians, including $555,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $555,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $555,000
Average Salary:
$555,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2018-2018 Pre-Arbitration
Yu-Cheng Chang signed a 1 year contract with the Cleveland Indians.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s)
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2012-2012 Signing Bonus
Yu-Cheng Chang signed a 1 year , $500,000 contract with the Cleveland Indians, including $500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $500,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $500,000
Average Salary:
$500,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons
3.142 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$2,772,587
Earnings w/ Different Teams
4 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 16 |
|
Signing Bonus
|
$500,000 |
$500,000 |
|
| 2019 | 23 |
|
Active
|
$113,392 |
$613,392 |
|
| 2020 | 24 |
|
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$152,635 |
$766,027 |
|
| 2021 | 25 |
|
Active
|
$478,920 |
$1,244,947 |
|
| 2022 | 26 |
 |
Active
Retained
Retained
Retained
|
$89,148 $204,768 $127,908 $255,816 |
$1,334,095 $1,538,863 $1,666,771 $1,922,587 |
|
| 2023 | 27 |
|
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$850,000 |
$2,772,587 |
|
| Total |
$2,772,587 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |
|
$949,715 | $500,000 | - | $1,449,715 |
| 2 |
|
$939,148 | - | - | $939,148 |
| 1 |
|
$127,908 | - | - | $127,908 |
| 1 |
|
$255,816 | - | - | $255,816 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 |
|
16 |
$500,000 |
$500,000 |
$500,000 |
||
| 2019 |
|
23 |
$113,392
|
$113,392 |
$613,392 |
||
| 2020 |
|
24 |
$152,635
|
$152,635 |
$766,027 |
||
| 2021 |
|
25 |
$478,920
|
$478,920 |
$1,244,947 |
||
| 2022 |
|
26 |
$89,148 $204,768 $127,908 $255,816
|
$89,148 $204,768 $127,908 $255,816 |
$1,334,095 $1,538,863 $1,666,771 $1,922,587 |
||
| 2023 |
|
27 |
$850,000
|
$850,000 |
$2,772,587 |
||
| Total |
$2,272,587 |
$500,000 |
$2,772,587 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |
|
$949,715 | $500,000 | - | $1,449,715 |
| 2 |
|
$939,148 | - | - | $939,148 |
| 1 |
|
$127,908 | - | - | $127,908 |
| 1 |
|
$255,816 | - | - | $255,816 |
Injuries
| Year | Dates | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
BOS |
Apr 25, 2023 - Jul 07, 2023 | Hand |
| 2022 |
CLE |
Apr 15, 2022 - May 13, 2022 | COVID-19 |
-
Feb 20, 2024
Signed a minor league contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
-
Oct 17, 2023
Released by Boston (BOS)
-
Aug 08, 2023
Designated for Assignment by Boston (BOS)
-
Feb 16, 2023
Signed a 1 year $850,000 contract with Boston (BOS)
-
Nov 18, 2022
Non-Tendered by Boston (BOS)
-
Sep 12, 2022
Claimed off waivers by Boston (BOS)
-
Sep 09, 2022
Designated for Assignment by Tampa Bay (TB)
-
Jul 05, 2022
Claimed off waivers by Tampa Bay (TB)
-
Jun 30, 2022
Designated for Assignment by Pittsburgh (PIT)
-
May 29, 2022
Traded to Pittsburgh (PIT) from Cleveland (CLE) for cash considerations
-
May 26, 2022
Designated for Assignment by Cleveland (CLE)
-
Mar 01, 2022
Signed a 1 year $705,400 contract with Cleveland (CLE)
-
Nov 20, 2017
Contract purchased by Cleveland (CLE)
-
Jun 02, 2013
Signed a contract with Cleveland (CLE)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | BB | K | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | TB | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2023 | BOS | 39 | 32 | 110 | 105 | 12 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 37 | 3 | 34 | 4 | .162 | .200 | .352 | .552 | 0.12 |
| 2022 | BOS | 69 | 49 | 190 | 168 | 19 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 53 | 16 | 59 | 0 | .208 | .289 | .315 | .604 | -0.25 |
| 2021 | CLE | 89 | 63 | 251 | 237 | 32 | 54 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 39 | 101 | 11 | 69 | 1 | .228 | .267 | .426 | .693 | 0.28 |
| 2020 | CLE | 10 | 3 | 13 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .182 | .308 | .182 | .490 | 0.14 |
| 2019 | CLE | 28 | 21 | 84 | 73 | 8 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 11 | 22 | 0 | .178 | .286 | .274 | .560 | -0.21 |
