Lane Thomas
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Washington Nationals, Right Field
Age: 28-320d (Aug 23, 1995)
Exp: 4.014 Years
Country: US
Drafted: Round 5 (#144 overall), 2014
Agent(s): Wasserman
2024 Payroll Salary
$5,450,000
2024 Cash
$5,450,000
Career Earnings
$10,379,044
2024-2024 Arbitration (CURRENT)
Lane Thomas signed a 1 year , $5,450,000 contract with the Washington Nationals, including $5,450,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $5,450,000. In 2024, Thomas will earn a base salary of $5,450,000, while carrying a total salary of $5,450,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $5,450,000
Average Salary:
$5,450,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
Year | Age | Status | PayrollAnnual | Luxury Tax | Tax % League Tax | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 |
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28 |
Arb Avoided
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$5,450,000 | $5,450,000 | 2.30% | $5,450,000 | $5,450,000 |
2025 |
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29 |
ARB 3
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2026 |
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30 |
UFA |
Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 |
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28 | 4.014 |
Arb Avoided
|
$5,450,000 | - | - | $5,450,000 | $5,450,000 |
2025 |
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29 | -- |
ARB 3
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2026 |
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30 | -- |
UFA |
Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 |
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28 |
Arb Avoided |
$5,450,000 | $5,450,000 | $5,450,000 | $5,450,000 | $5,450,000 |
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2023-2023 Arbitration
Lane Thomas signed a 1 year , $2,200,000 contract with the Washington Nationals, including $2,200,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,200,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,200,000
Average Salary:
$2,200,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
2022-2022 Pre-Arb
Lane Thomas signed a 1 year , $723,600 contract with the Washington Nationals, including $723,600 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $723,600.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $723,600
Average Salary:
$723,600
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2021-2021 Pre-Arb
Lane Thomas signed a 1 year , $570,500 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, including $570,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $570,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $570,500
Average Salary:
$570,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2020-2020 Pre-Arb
Lane Thomas signed a 1 year , $568,800 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, including $568,800 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $568,800.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $568,800
Average Salary:
$568,800
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2019-2019 Pre-Arb
Lane Thomas signed a 1 year , $555,000 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, 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
2014-2014 Signing Bonus
Lane Thomas signed a 1 year , $750,000 contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, including $750,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $750,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $750,000
Average Salary:
$750,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Career Earnings thru 2024
$10,379,044
Career Earnings w/ Different Teams
3 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 | 18 |
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Signing Bonus
|
$750,000 |
$750,000 |
|
2019 | 23 |
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Injured
|
$555,000 |
$1,305,000 |
|
2020 | 24 |
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Reserve / minor-buried
|
$172,920 |
$1,477,920 |
|
2021 | 25 |
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Active
Retained
|
$159,484 $368,040 |
$1,637,404 $2,005,444 |
|
2022 | 26 |
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Active
|
$723,600 |
$2,729,044 |
|
2023 | 27 |
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Active / Arb Avoided
|
$2,200,000 |
$4,929,044 |
|
2024 | 28 |
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Active / Arb Avoided
|
$5,450,000 |
$10,379,044 |
|
Total |
$10,379,044 |
$10,379,044 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2014 |
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18 |
$750,000 |
$750,000 |
$750,000 |
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2019 |
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23 |
$555,000
|
$555,000 |
$1,305,000 |
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2020 |
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24 |
$172,920
|
$172,920 |
$1,477,920 |
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2021 |
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25 |
$159,484 $368,040
|
$159,484 $368,040 |
$1,637,404 $2,005,444 |
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2022 |
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26 |
$723,600
|
$723,600 |
$2,729,044 |
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2023 |
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27 |
$2,200,000
|
$2,200,000 |
$4,929,044 |
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2024 |
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28 |
$5,450,000
|
$5,450,000 |
$10,379,044 |
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Total |
$9,629,044 |
$750,000 |
$10,379,044 |
$10,379,044 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
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1 |
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- | $750,000 | - | $750,000 |
3 |
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$1,095,960 | - | - | $1,095,960 |
4 |
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$8,533,084 | - | - | $8,533,084 |
Injuries
Year | Dates | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|
2019 |
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Aug 28, 2019 - Sep 29, 2019 | Wrist |
2020 |
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Aug 09, 2020 - Aug 31, 2020 | COVID-19 |
2024 |
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Apr 24, 2024 - May 27, 2024 | Knee (MCL) |
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Jan 11, 2024 Signed a 1 year $5.45 million contract with Washington (WSH), avoiding arbitration
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Jan 13, 2023 Signed a 1 year $2.2 million contract with Washington (WSH), avoiding arbitration
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Mar 01, 2022 Signed a 1 year $723,600 contract with Washington (WSH)
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Jul 30, 2021 Traded to Washington (WSH) from St. Louis (STL) for Jon Lester
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Mar 05, 2020 Signed a 1 year $568,800 contract with St. Louis (STL)
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Jul 02, 2017 Traded to St. Louis (STL) from Toronto (TOR) for International Bonus Pool Cap Space ($500,000)
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Jun 10, 2014 Signed a contract with Toronto (TOR)
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Jun 06, 2014 Drafted by Toronto (TOR): Round 5 (#144 overall)
Year | Team | GP | GS | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | BB | K | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
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2024 | WSH | 54 | 54 | 213 | 31 | 51 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 34 | 89 | 19 | 52 | 17 | .239 | .303 | .303 | .721 | 0.20 |
2023 | WSH | 157 | 154 | 628 | 101 | 168 | 36 | 3 | 28 | 86 | 294 | 36 | 176 | 20 | .268 | .315 | .315 | .783 | 3.30 |
2022 | WSH | 146 | 125 | 498 | 62 | 120 | 26 | 2 | 17 | 52 | 201 | 41 | 132 | 8 | .241 | .301 | .301 | .705 | 1.78 |
2021 | WSH | 77 | 52 | 226 | 35 | 53 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 28 | 93 | 37 | 63 | 6 | .235 | .341 | .341 | .753 | -0.30 |
2020 | STL | 18 | 10 | 36 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 4 | 13 | 0 | .111 | .200 | .200 | .450 | -0.20 |
2019 | STL | 34 | 4 | 38 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 26 | 4 | 8 | 1 | .316 | .409 | .409 | 1.093 | 0.49 |