Walter Pennington
Texas Rangers, Relief Pitcher
Age: 26-211d (Apr 14, 1998)
Exp: .058 Years
Country: US
College: Colorado School of Mines
Drafted: Undrafted, KC, 2020
2025 Payroll Salary
$800,000
2025 Cash
$800,000
Career Earnings
$206,033
2025-2025 Pre-Arb (CURRENT)
Walter Pennington signed a 1 year , $800,000 contract with the Texas Rangers, including $800,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $800,000. In 2025, Pennington 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 | 27 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
2026 | 28 |
PRE-ARB
|
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2027 | 29 |
PRE-ARB
|
Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 | 27 | .058 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
2026 | 28 | -- |
PRE-ARB
|
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2027 | 29 | -- |
PRE-ARB
|
Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 | 27 |
Estimate |
$800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 |
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2024-2024 Pre-Arb
Walter Pennington signed a 1 year , $740,000 contract with the Kansas City Royals, including $740,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $740,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $740,000
Average Salary:
$740,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Seasons
.058 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$206,033
Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | 26 |
Reserve / minor-buried
Retained
|
$190,944 $15,089 |
$190,944 $206,033 |
||
Total |
$206,033 |
$190,944 $206,033 |
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2025 | 27 |
Active / estimate-pre-arbitration
|
$800,000 |
|||
Total |
$1,006,033 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | $190,944 | - | - | $190,944 | |
1 | $15,089 | - | - | $15,089 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | 26 |
$190,944 $15,089
|
$190,944 $15,089 |
$190,944 $206,033 |
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Total |
$206,033 |
$206,033 |
$190,944 $206,033 |
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2025 | 27 |
$800,000
|
$800,000 |
||||
Total |
$1,006,033 |
$1,006,033 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | $190,944 | - | - | $190,944 | |
1 | $15,089 | - | - | $15,089 |
- Sep 24, 2024 Optioned to the Minors by Texas (TEX)
- Aug 11, 2024 Recalled from the Minors by Texas (TEX)
- Aug 06, 2024 Optioned to the Minors by Texas (TEX)
- Aug 02, 2024 Recalled from the Minors by Texas (TEX)
- Jul 29, 2024 Traded to Texas (TEX) from Kansas City (KC) for Michael Lorenzen
- Jul 11, 2024 Optioned to the Minors by Kansas City (KC)
- Jul 10, 2024 Recalled from the Minors by Kansas City (KC)
- Jul 06, 2024 Optioned to the Minors by Kansas City (KC)
- Jul 05, 2024 Contract purchased by Kansas City (KC)
- Aug 01, 2020 Signed a contract with Kansas City (KC)
Year | Team | GP | GS | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | BB | K | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | W | L | SV | IP | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
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