MLB
Colton Cowser
Colton Cowser
Baltimore Orioles, Left Field
Age: 25y-0m-9d (Mar 20, 2000)
Exp: 1.043 Years
Country: US
College: Sam Houston State (TX)
Drafted: Round 1 (#5 overall), 2021
2025 Payroll Salary
$774,500
2025 Cash
$774,500
Career Earnings
$7,558,553
2025-2025 Pre-Arbitration (CURRENT)
Colton Cowser signed a 1 year, $774,500 contract with the Baltimore Orioles, including $774,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $774,500. In 2025, Cowser will earn a base salary of $774,500, while carrying a total salary of $774,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $774,500
Average Salary:
$774,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
| Year | Age | PayrollAnnual | Luxury Tax | Tax % League Tax | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
25 | $774,500 | $774,500 | 0.32% | $774,500 | $774,500 |
| 2026 |
|
26 |
PRE-ARB
|
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| 2027 |
|
27 |
ARB 1
|
| Year | Age | Service | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
25 | 1.043 | $774,500 | - | - | $774,500 | $774,500 |
| 2026 |
|
26 | -- |
PRE-ARB
|
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| 2027 |
|
27 | -- |
ARB 1
|
| Year | Age | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
25 | $774,500 | $774,500 | $774,500 | - | $774,500 | $774,500 |
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2024-2024 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $742,800
Average Salary:
$742,800
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2023-2023 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $720,000
Average Salary:
$720,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2021-2021 Signing Bonus
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $4,900,000
Average Salary:
$4,900,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons
1.043 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$7,558,553
Earnings w/ Different Teams
1 team
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Service | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 21 |
|
- |
Signing Bonus
|
$4,900,000 |
$4,900,000 |
|
| 2023 | 23 |
|
0 |
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$162,582 |
$5,062,582 |
|
| 2024 | 24 |
|
0.043 |
Active
|
$1,721,471 |
$6,784,053 |
|
| 2025 | 25 |
|
1.043 |
Active
|
$774,500 |
$7,558,553 |
|
| Total |
$7,558,553 |
$7,558,553 |
|||||
| Total |
$7,558,553 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |
|
$1,679,882 | $4,900,000 | $978,671 | $7,558,553 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 |
|
21 |
$4,900,000 |
$4,900,000 |
$4,900,000 |
||
| 2023 |
|
23 |
$162,582
|
$162,582 |
$5,062,582 |
||
| 2024 |
|
24 |
$742,800
|
$978,671 |
$1,721,471 |
$6,784,053 |
|
| 2025 |
|
25 |
$774,500
|
$774,500 |
$7,558,553 |
||
| Total |
$1,679,882 |
$4,900,000 |
$978,671 |
$7,558,553 |
$7,558,553 |
||
| Total |
$1,679,882 |
$4,900,000 |
$978,671 |
$7,558,553 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |
|
$1,679,882 | $4,900,000 | $978,671 | $7,558,553 |
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Mar 01, 2025
Signed a 1 year $774,500 contract with Baltimore (BAL)
-
Mar 01, 2024
Signed a 1 year $742,800 contract with Baltimore (BAL)
-
Sep 03, 2023
Optioned to the Minors by Baltimore (BAL)
-
Sep 01, 2023
Recalled from the Minors by Baltimore (BAL)
-
Aug 14, 2023
Optioned to the Minors by Baltimore (BAL)
-
Jul 05, 2023
Contract purchased by Baltimore (BAL)
-
Jul 17, 2021
Signed a contract with Baltimore (BAL)
-
Jul 11, 2021
Drafted by Baltimore (BAL): Round 1 (#5 overall)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | BB | K | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | BAL | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .222 | .000 | .222 | |
| 2024 | BAL | 153 | 133 | 561 | 499 | 77 | 121 | 24 | 3 | 24 | 69 | 223 | 52 | 172 | 9 | .242 | .321 | .447 | .768 | 3.06 |
| 2023 | BAL | 26 | 17 | 77 | 61 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 1 | .115 | .286 | .148 | .434 | -0.75 |
