Alex Bregman

Houston Astros, 3rd Base
Age: 30y-8m-22d (Mar 30, 1994)
Exp: 8.070 Years
Country: US
College: Louisiana State
Drafted: Round 1 (#2 overall), 2015
Agent(s): Scott Boras (Boras Corporation)
INACTIVE

2020-2024 Arbitration Extension

Alex Bregman signed a 5 year , $100,000,000 contract with the Houston Astros, including $10,000,000 signing bonus, $100,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $20,000,000.
Contract Terms:
5 yr(s) / $100,000,000
Average Salary:
$20,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$10,000,000
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
Year Age Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2020 26
ARB 1
 $5,740,741 $20,000,000 9.62% $21,000,000 $21,000,000
2021 27
ARB 2
 $13,000,000 $20,000,000 9.52% $11,000,000 $32,000,000
2022 28
ARB 3
 $13,000,000 $20,000,000 8.70% $11,000,000 $43,000,000
2023 29 $30,500,000 $20,000,000 8.58% $28,500,000 $71,500,000
2024 30 $30,500,000 $20,000,000 8.44% $28,500,000 $100,000,000
2025 31
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Signing Proration Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2020 26 3.070
ARB 1
 $11,000,000 $2,000,000 - - $5,740,741 $20,000,000
2021 27 4.070
ARB 2
 $11,000,000 $2,000,000 - - $13,000,000 $20,000,000
2022 28 5.070
ARB 3
 $11,000,000 $2,000,000 - - $13,000,000 $20,000,000
2023 29 6.070 $28,500,000 $2,000,000 - - $30,500,000 $20,000,000
2024 30 7.070 $28,500,000 $2,000,000 - - $30,500,000 $20,000,000
2025 31 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Signing Bonus Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2020 26
ARB 1
 $11,000,000 $10,000,000 $21,000,000 $21,000,000 $79,000,000 $21,000,000 $20,000,000
2021 27
ARB 2
 $11,000,000 - $11,000,000 $32,000,000 $68,000,000 $16,000,000 $19,750,000
2022 28
ARB 3
 $11,000,000 - $11,000,000 $43,000,000 $57,000,000 $14,333,333 $22,666,667
2023 29 $28,500,000 - $28,500,000 $71,500,000 $28,500,000 $17,875,000 $28,500,000
2024 30 $28,500,000 - $28,500,000 $100,000,000 - $20,000,000 $28,500,000
Contract Notes
  • MVP: $1.5M ($2M for back to back)
    2nd: $750,000
    3rd: $500,000
  • 2023-2024: 10-team no trade clause
  • 2024 escalates $2M with an MVP in 2021 or 2022 & one in 2023
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2019-2019
Pre-Arbitration

Alex Bregman signed a 1 year , $640,500 contract with the Houston Astros, including $640,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $640,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $640,500
Average Salary:
$640,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2018-2018
Pre-Arbitration

Alex Bregman signed a 1 year , $599,000 contract with the Houston Astros, including $599,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $599,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $599,000
Average Salary:
$599,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2017-2017
Pre-Arbitration

Alex Bregman signed a 1 year , $539,400 contract with the Houston Astros, including $539,400 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $539,400.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $539,400
Average Salary:
$539,400
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2016-2016
Pre-Arbitration

Alex Bregman signed a 1 year , $507,500 contract with the Houston Astros, including $507,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $507,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $507,500
Average Salary:
$507,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2015-2015 Signing Bonus

Alex Bregman signed a 1 year , $5,900,000 contract with the Houston Astros, including $5,900,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $5,900,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $5,900,000
Average Salary:
$5,900,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons

8.070 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$107,873,010

Earnings w/ Different Teams

1 team

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2015 21
Signing Bonus
$5,900,000
$5,900,000
2016 22
Active
$194,110
$6,094,110
2017 23
Active
$539,400
$6,633,510
 Champion
2018 24
Active
$599,000
$7,232,510
2019 25
Active
$640,500
$7,873,010
 All MLB (2nd) AL Silver Slugger:3B
2020 26
Active /
Arbitration 1
Bypassed
$21,000,000
$28,873,010
2021 27
Active /
Arbitration 2
Bypassed
$11,000,000
$39,873,010
2022 28
Active /
Arbitration 3
Bypassed
$11,000,000
$50,873,010
 Champion
2023 29
Active
$28,500,000
$79,373,010
2024 30
Active
$28,500,000
$107,873,010
 AL Gold Glove:3B
Total      
$107,873,010
$107,873,010
Total
$107,873,010

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
10 $91,973,010 $15,900,000 - $107,873,010
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2015
21
$5,900,000
$5,900,000
$5,900,000
2016
22
$194,110
$194,110
$6,094,110
2017
23
$539,400
$539,400
$6,633,510
2018
24
$599,000
$599,000
$7,232,510
2019
25
$640,500
$640,500
$7,873,010
2020
26
$11,000,000
$10,000,000
$21,000,000
$28,873,010
2021
27
$11,000,000
$11,000,000
$39,873,010
2022
28
$11,000,000
$11,000,000
$50,873,010
2023
29
$28,500,000
$28,500,000
$79,373,010
2024
30
$28,500,000
$28,500,000
$107,873,010
Total
$91,973,010
$15,900,000
$107,873,010
$107,873,010
Total
$91,973,010
$15,900,000
$107,873,010

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
10 $91,973,010 $15,900,000 - $107,873,010

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2021 HOU Jun 17, 2021 - Aug 25, 2021 Quad
2021 HOU Apr 14, 2021 - Apr 20, 2021 COVID-19
2020 HOU Aug 20, 2020 - Sep 08, 2020 Hamstring
  • Nov 19, 2024 Declined a $21.05 million Qualifying Offer from Houston (HOU)
  • Nov 04, 2024 Houston (HOU) extended a 1 year $21.05 million Qualifying Offer
  • Mar 19, 2019 Signed a 5 year $100 million contract extension with Houston (HOU)
  • Mar 08, 2018 Signed a 1 year $599,000 contract with Houston (HOU)
  • Feb 24, 2017 Signed a 1 year $539,400 contract with Houston (HOU)
  • Jun 25, 2015 Signed a contract with Houston (HOU)
  • Jun 18, 2015 Drafted by Houston (HOU): Round 1 (#2 overall)
  • Jul 10, 2012 Unsigned by Boston (BOS)
  • Jun 10, 2012 Drafted by Boston (BOS): Round 29 (#901 overall)
Year Team GP GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
2024 HOU 145 145 634 581 79 151 30 2 26 75 263 44 86 3 .260 .315 .453 .768 4.12
2023 HOU 161 161 724 622 103 163 28 4 25 98 274 92 87 3 .262 .363 .441 .804 4.87
2022 HOU 155 153 657 548 93 142 38 0 23 93 249 87 77 1 .259 .367 .454 .821 4.57
2021 HOU 91 90 400 348 54 94 17 0 12 55 147 44 53 1 .270 .355 .422 .777 2.13
2020 HOU 42 41 180 153 19 37 12 1 6 22 69 24 26 0 .242 .350 .451 .801 1.12
2019 HOU 157 156 690 554 122 164 37 2 41 112 328 119 83 5 .296 .423 .592 1.015 8.89
2018 HOU 157 157 705 594 105 170 51 1 31 103 316 96 85 10 .286 .394 .532 .926 7.90
2017 HOU 155 148 625 556 88 158 39 5 19 71 264 55 97 17 .284 .352 .475 .827 4.02
2016 HOU 49 48 217 201 31 53 13 3 8 34 96 15 52 2 .264 .313 .478 .791 1.99

Calculated Market Value

$30.0M Avg. Annual Salary

Market Value

  • 4 years, $119,866,088
  • Avg. Salary: $29,966,522
  • MLB Rank: 16
  • 3B Rank: 4

Current Contract

  • Free Agent: 2025
  • Avg. Salary: $20,000,000

Comparable Players

We've selected the following players based on their age, contract status, and statistical production to compare Alex Bregman to.

Player Length Value Avg. Salary Age When Signed
Manny Machado 11 $350,000,000 $31,818,182 30
Jeimer Candelario 3 $45,000,000 $15,000,000 30
Chris Taylor 4 $60,000,000 $15,000,000 31
Matt Chapman 3 $54,000,000 $18,000,000 30
Averages 5 $127,250,000 $19,954,546 30.3

Base Calculated Value

After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Bregman's current age (30), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.

Length Value Avg. Salary
6 $165,439,026 $27,573,171

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and Bregman statistically over the two seasons prior to their signing. In this case we're analyzing: GP%, H/Gm, RBI/Gm, K/Gm, AVG/Yr, OPS, WOBP, ISO, WAR

Player GP% H/Gm RBI/Gm K/Gm AVG/Yr OPS WOBP ISO WAR
Manny Machado
2021-2022
 93.52 1.09 0.69 0.78 0.29 0.87 0.37 0.22 5.94
Jeimer Candelario
2022-2023
 81.48 0.83 0.45 0.89 0.23 0.72 0.33 0.18 2.09
Chris Taylor
2020-2021
 91.89 0.88 0.51 1.09 0.26 0.81 0.38 0.20 3.68
Matt Chapman
2022-2023
 91.05 0.83 0.44 1.14 0.23 0.76 0.35 0.19 4.32
Average 89.49 0.91 0.52 0.98 0.25 0.79 0.35 0.20 4.01
Alex Bregman
2022-2023
 97.53 0.97 0.60 0.52 0.26 0.81 0.37 0.19 4.45
Pct Change 8.98 6.59 15.38 46.94 4.00 2.78 6.29 -5.00 10.97
Median Prime % Change 6.59%
Average Prime % Change 10.77%

Calculated Market Value: Alex Bregman

After applying our Prime % figures into our base calculated value, we're given two values. The average of these values becomes our current calculated market value.

Terms Avg. Salary
4 years, $119,866,088 $29,966,522

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TRANSACTIONS

Nov 19, 2024
Declined a $21.05 million Qualifying Offer from Houston (HOU)
Nov 04, 2024
Houston (HOU) extended a 1 year $21.05 million Qualifying Offer
Mar 19, 2019
Signed a 5 year $100 million contract extension with Houston (HOU)
Mar 08, 2018
Signed a 1 year $599,000 contract with Houston (HOU)
Feb 24, 2017
Signed a 1 year $539,400 contract with Houston (HOU)
Jun 25, 2015
Signed a contract with Houston (HOU)
Jun 18, 2015
Drafted by Houston (HOU): Round 1 (#2 overall)
Jul 10, 2012
Unsigned by Boston (BOS)
Jun 10, 2012
Drafted by Boston (BOS): Round 29 (#901 overall)

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