Ryan Jeffers

Minnesota Twins, Catcher
Age: 27-178d (Jun 03, 1997)
Exp: 4.089 Years
Country: US
College: North Carolina Wilmington
Drafted: Round 2 (#59 overall), 2018
Agent(s): Ballengee Group
2025 Payroll Salary

$6,100,000

2025 Cash

$6,100,000

Career Earnings

$5,602,717

2025-2025 Arbitration (CURRENT)

Ryan Jeffers signed a 1 year , $6,100,000 contract with the Minnesota Twins, including $6,100,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $6,100,000. In 2025, Jeffers will earn a base salary of $6,100,000, while carrying a total salary of $6,100,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $6,100,000
Average Salary:
$6,100,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2027 / UFA
Year Age Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2025 28
Estimate
 $6,100,000 $6,100,000 2.53% $6,100,000 $6,100,000
2026 29
ARB 3
2027 30
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2025 28 4.089
Estimate
 $6,100,000 - - $6,100,000 $6,100,000
2026 29 --
ARB 3
2027 30 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2025 28
Estimate
 $6,100,000 $6,100,000 $6,100,000 $6,100,000 $6,100,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2024-2024 Arbitration

Ryan Jeffers signed a 1 year , $2,425,000 contract with the Minnesota Twins, including $2,425,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,425,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,425,000
Average Salary:
$2,425,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2027 / UFA
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2023-2023 Pre-Arb

Ryan Jeffers signed a 1 year , $741,650 contract with the Minnesota Twins, including $741,650 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $741,650.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $741,650
Average Salary:
$741,650
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2022-2022 Pre-Arb

Ryan Jeffers signed a 1 year , $713,050 contract with the Minnesota Twins, including $713,050 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $713,050.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $713,050
Average Salary:
$713,050
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2021-2021 Pre-Arb

Ryan Jeffers signed a 1 year , $575,500 contract with the Minnesota Twins, including $575,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $575,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $575,500
Average Salary:
$575,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2020-2020 Pre-Arb

Ryan Jeffers signed a 1 year , $563,500 contract with the Minnesota Twins, 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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2018-2018 Signing Bonus

Ryan Jeffers signed a 1 year , $800,000 contract with the Minnesota Twins, including $800,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $800,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $800,000
Average Salary:
$800,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons

4.089 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$5,602,717

Earnings w/ Different Teams

1 team

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2018 21
Signing Bonus
$800,000
$800,000
2020 23
Active
$121,485
$921,485
2021 24
Active
$501,228
$1,422,713
2022 25
Active
$713,050
$2,135,763
2023 26
Active
$1,041,954
$3,177,717
2024 27
Active / Arb Avoided
$2,425,000
$5,602,717
Total      
$5,602,717
$5,602,717
2025 28
Active / estimate-arbitration
$6,100,000
Total
$11,702,717

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
6 $4,502,413 $800,000 $300,304 $5,602,717
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2018
21
$800,000
$800,000
$800,000
2020
23
$121,485
$121,485
$921,485
2021
24
$501,228
$501,228
$1,422,713
2022
25
$713,050
$713,050
$2,135,763
2023
26
$741,650
$300,304
$1,041,954
$3,177,717
2024
27
$2,425,000
$2,425,000
$5,602,717
Total
$4,502,413
$800,000
$300,304
$5,602,717
$5,602,717
2025
28
$6,100,000
$6,100,000
Total
$10,602,413
$800,000
$300,304
$11,702,717

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
6 $4,502,413 $800,000 $300,304 $5,602,717

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2022 MIN Jul 16, 2022 - Sep 27, 2022 Thumb
  • Jan 11, 2024 Signed a 1 year $2.42 million contract with Minnesota (MIN), avoiding arbitration
  • Mar 01, 2023 Signed a 1 year $741,650 contract with Minnesota (MIN)
  • Mar 01, 2022 Signed a 1 year $713,050 contract with Minnesota (MIN)
  • Jun 10, 2018 Signed a contract with Minnesota (MIN)
  • Jun 04, 2018 Drafted by Minnesota (MIN): Round 2 (#59 overall)
Year Team GP GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
2024 MIN 122 106 464 412 56 93 22 0 21 64 178 32 94 3 .226 .300 .432 .732 2.05
2023 MIN 94 77 331 286 46 79 15 2 14 43 140 33 93 3 .276 .369 .490 .859 3.27
2022 MIN 67 62 235 212 25 44 10 1 7 27 77 23 62 0 .208 .285 .363 .648 0.86
2021 MIN 85 77 293 267 28 53 10 1 14 35 107 22 108 0 .199 .270 .401 .671 0.64
2020 MIN 26 19 62 55 5 15 0 0 3 7 24 5 19 0 .273 .355 .436 .791 0.39

Calculated Market Value

$15.4M Avg. Annual Salary

Market Value

  • 7 years, $108,005,429
  • Avg. Salary: $15,429,347
  • MLB Rank: 80
  • C Rank: 2

Current Contract

  • Free Agent: 2027
  • Avg. Salary: $6,100,000
  • MLB Rank: 189
  • C Rank: 9

Comparable Players

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

Player Length Value Avg. Salary Age When Signed
James McCann 4 $40,600,000 $10,150,000 30
J.T. Realmuto 5 $115,500,000 $23,100,000 29
Willson Contreras 5 $87,500,000 $17,500,000 30
Sean Murphy 6 $73,000,000 $12,166,667 28
Averages 5 $79,150,000 $15,729,167 29.3

Base Calculated Value

After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Jeffers's current age (27), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.

Length Value Avg. Salary
7 $110,985,385 $15,855,055

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and Jeffers 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
James McCann
2019-2020
 67.87 0.99 0.50 1.11 0.28 0.84 0.37 0.22 5.46
J.T. Realmuto
2019-2020
 86.49 1.01 0.60 0.89 0.27 0.83 0.37 0.22 4.80
Willson Contreras
2021-2022
 74.38 0.83 0.46 1.00 0.24 0.80 0.35 0.21 5.30
Sean Murphy
2021-2022
 82.41 0.82 0.47 0.89 0.23 0.74 0.33 0.18 3.90
Average 77.79 0.91 0.51 0.97 0.26 0.80 0.35 0.21 4.87
Ryan Jeffers
2023-2024
 66.67 0.80 0.50 0.87 0.25 0.80 0.36 0.21 4.32
Pct Change -14.29 -12.09 -1.96 10.31 -3.46 -0.50 2.57 0.00 -11.29
Median Prime % Change -1.96%
Average Prime % Change -3.41%

Calculated Market Value: Ryan Jeffers

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
7 years, $108,005,429 $15,429,347

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TRANSACTIONS

Jan 11, 2024
Signed a 1 year $2.42 million contract with Minnesota (MIN), avoiding arbitration
Mar 01, 2023
Signed a 1 year $741,650 contract with Minnesota (MIN)
Mar 01, 2022
Signed a 1 year $713,050 contract with Minnesota (MIN)
Jun 10, 2018
Signed a contract with Minnesota (MIN)
Jun 04, 2018
Drafted by Minnesota (MIN): Round 2 (#59 overall)

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