MLB
Josh Lester
Josh Lester
Kansas City Royals, 1st Base
Age: 30-137d (Jul 17, 1994)
Exp: .027 Years
Country: US
College: Missouri
Drafted: Round 13 (#400 overall), 2015
INACTIVE
2023-2023 Pre-Arb
Josh Lester signed a 1 year , $720,000 contract with the Baltimore Orioles, including $720,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $720,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $720,000
Average Salary:
$720,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
| Year | Age | Status | PayrollAnnual | Luxury Tax | Tax % League Tax | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
|
28 |
Buried
|
$81,291 | $81,291 | - | $81,291 | $81,291 |
| 2024 |
|
29 |
| Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
|
28 | 0.005 |
Buried
|
$720,000 | - | - | $81,291 | $81,291 |
| 2024 |
|
29 | -- |
| Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
|
28 |
Buried |
$81,291 | $81,291 | $81,291 | $81,291 | $81,291 |
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2022-2022 Pre-Arb
Josh Lester signed a 1 year , $700,000 contract with the Detroit Tigers, including $700,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $700,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $700,000
Average Salary:
$700,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons
.027 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$96,675
Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 27 |
|
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$15,384 |
$15,384 |
|
| 2023 | 28 |
|
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$81,291 |
$96,675 |
|
| Total |
$96,675 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
$15,384 | - | - | $15,384 |
| 1 |
|
$81,291 | - | - | $81,291 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 |
|
27 |
$15,384
|
$15,384 |
$15,384 |
||
| 2023 |
|
28 |
$81,291
|
$81,291 |
$96,675 |
||
| Total |
$96,675 |
$96,675 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
$15,384 | - | - | $15,384 |
| 1 |
|
$81,291 | - | - | $81,291 |
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Feb 18, 2024
Signed a minor league contract with Kansas City (KC)
-
Oct 03, 2023
Released by Baltimore (BAL)
-
Jul 20, 2023
Designated for Assignment by Baltimore (BAL)
-
Jun 24, 2023
Optioned to the Minors by Baltimore (BAL)
-
Jun 03, 2023
Contract purchased by Baltimore (BAL)
-
Dec 07, 2022
Signed a minor league contract with Baltimore (BAL)
-
Nov 10, 2022
Released by Detroit (DET)
-
Nov 09, 2022
Outrighted to the Minors by Detroit (DET)
-
Sep 08, 2022
Demoted to the Minors by Detroit (DET)
-
Sep 04, 2022
Promoted from the Minors by Detroit (DET)
-
Jun 17, 2015
Signed a contract with Detroit (DET)
-
Jun 10, 2015
Drafted by Detroit (DET): Round 13 (#400 overall)
-
Jul 10, 2012
Unsigned by Cleveland (CLE)
-
Jun 10, 2012
Drafted by Cleveland (CLE): Round 30 (#923 overall)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | BB | K | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | BAL | 11 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .182 | .217 | .182 | .399 | -0.20 |
| 2022 | DET | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 | -0.13 |
