DJ Herz

Washington Nationals, Starting Pitcher
Age: 24y-1m-17d (Jan 04, 2001)
Exp: .104 Years
Country: US
Drafted: Round 8 (#252 overall), 2019
2025 Payroll Salary
$800,000
2025 Cash
$800,000
Career Earnings
$1,697,800
2025-2025 Pre-Arbitration (CURRENT)
DJ Herz signed a 1 year, $800,000 contract with the Washington Nationals, including $800,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $800,000. In 2025, Herz 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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24 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 |
2026 |
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25 |
PRE-ARB
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2027 |
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26 |
PRE-ARB
|
Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 |
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24 | 0.104 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $800,000 |
2026 |
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25 | -- |
PRE-ARB
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2027 |
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26 | -- |
PRE-ARB
|
Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 |
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24 |
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) / $740,000
Average Salary:
$740,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2019-2019 Signing Bonus
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $500,000
Average Salary:
$500,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Seasons
.104 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$897,800
Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Service | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 | 18 |
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- |
Signing Bonus
|
$500,000 |
$500,000 |
|
2024 | 23 |
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0 |
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$397,800 |
$897,800 |
|
Total |
$897,800 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
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- | $500,000 | - | $500,000 |
1 |
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$397,800 | - | - | $397,800 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2019 |
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18 |
$500,000 |
$500,000 |
$500,000 |
||
2024 |
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23 |
$397,800
|
$397,800 |
$897,800 |
||
Total |
$397,800 |
$500,000 |
$897,800 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
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- | $500,000 | - | $500,000 |
1 |
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$397,800 | - | - | $397,800 |
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Sep 27, 2024 Optioned to the Minors by Washington (WSH)
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Jul 23, 2024 Recalled from the Minors by Washington (WSH)
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Jul 08, 2024 Optioned to the Minors by Washington (WSH)
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Jun 04, 2024 Recalled from the Minors by Washington (WSH)
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Nov 14, 2023 Contract purchased by Washington (WSH)
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Jul 31, 2023 Traded to Washington (WSH) from Chicago (CHC) with Kevin Made for Jeimer Candelario
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Jun 14, 2019 Signed a contract with Chicago (CHC)
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Jun 07, 2019 Drafted by Chicago (CHC): Round 8 (#252 overall)
Year | Team | GP | GS | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | W | L | SV | IP | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
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2024 | WSH | 19 | 19 | 76 | 45 | 41 | 36 | 106 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 88.7 | 4.16 | 1.26 | 0.73 |