Ronel Blanco

Houston Astros, Starting Pitcher
Age: 31y-5m-22d (Aug 31, 1993)
Exp: 1.101 Years
Country: DO
Agent(s): Nova Sports Agency
2025 Payroll Salary
$800,000
2025 Cash
$800,000
Career Earnings
$2,414,755
2025-2025 Pre-Arbitration (CURRENT)
Ronel Blanco signed a 1 year, $800,000 contract with the Houston Astros, including $800,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $800,000. In 2025, Blanco 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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31 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 |
2026 |
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32 |
PRE-ARB
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2027 |
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33 |
ARB 1
|
Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 |
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31 | 1.101 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $800,000 |
2026 |
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32 | -- |
PRE-ARB
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2027 |
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33 | -- |
ARB 1
|
Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 |
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31 |
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) / $749,800
Average Salary:
$749,800
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2023-2023 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $721,200
Average Salary:
$721,200
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2022-2022 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $700,000
Average Salary:
$700,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2015-2015 Signing Bonus
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $5,000
Average Salary:
$5,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Seasons
1.101 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$1,614,755
Earnings w/ Different Teams
1 team
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Service | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 | 21 |
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- |
Signing Bonus
|
$5,000 |
$5,000 |
|
2022 | 28 |
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0 |
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$96,154 |
$101,154 |
Champion |
2023 | 29 |
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0.025 |
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$290,775 |
$391,929 |
|
2024 | 30 |
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0.101 |
Active
|
$1,222,826 |
$1,614,755 |
|
Total |
$1,614,755 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 |
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$1,136,729 | $5,000 | $473,026 | $1,614,755 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2015 |
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21 |
$5,000 |
$5,000 |
$5,000 |
||
2022 |
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28 |
$96,154
|
$96,154 |
$101,154 |
||
2023 |
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29 |
$290,775
|
$290,775 |
$391,929 |
||
2024 |
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30 |
$749,800
|
$473,026 |
$1,222,826 |
$1,614,755 |
|
Total |
$1,136,729 |
$5,000 |
$473,026 |
$1,614,755 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
4 |
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$1,136,729 | $5,000 | $473,026 | $1,614,755 |
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May 15, 2024 Suspended 10 games for Use of a forgein substance, forfeiting $40,310 in 2024 salary with Houston (HOU)
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Mar 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $749,800 contract with Houston (HOU)
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Aug 27, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Houston (HOU)
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Aug 25, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Houston (HOU)
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Aug 03, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Houston (HOU)
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Aug 02, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Houston (HOU)
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Jul 08, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Houston (HOU)
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Jul 06, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Houston (HOU)
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Jul 02, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Houston (HOU)
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Jun 01, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Houston (HOU)
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May 06, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Houston (HOU)
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Mar 01, 2023 Signed a 1 year $721,200 contract with Houston (HOU)
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May 02, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by Houston (HOU)
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Apr 07, 2022 Contract purchased by Houston (HOU)
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Mar 01, 2022 Signed a 1 year $700,000 contract with Houston (HOU)
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Apr 27, 2016 Signed a contract with Houston (HOU)
Year | Team | GP | GS | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | W | L | SV | IP | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | HOU | 30 | 29 | 114 | 56 | 52 | 68 | 166 | 22 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 167.3 | 2.80 | 1.09 | 4.41 |
2023 | HOU | 17 | 7 | 49 | 29 | 26 | 28 | 52 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 52.0 | 4.50 | 1.48 | 0.21 |
2022 | HOU | 7 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 7.11 | 1.90 | -0.16 |