Garrett Cleavinger

Tampa Bay Rays, Relief Pitcher
Age: 30y-7m-29d (Apr 23, 1994)
Exp: 3.060 Years
Country: US
College: Oregon
Drafted: Round 3 (#102 overall), 2015
Agent(s): Beverly Hills Sports Council
2025 Payroll Salary

$1,100,000

2025 Cash

$1,100,000

Career Earnings

$2,711,102

2025-2025 Arbitration (CURRENT)

Garrett Cleavinger signed a 1 year , $1,100,000 contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, including $1,100,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,100,000. In 2025, Cleavinger will earn a base salary of $1,100,000, while carrying a total salary of $1,100,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,100,000
Average Salary:
$1,100,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2028 / UFA
Year Age Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2025 31
Estimate
 $1,100,000 $1,100,000 0.46% $1,100,000 $1,100,000
2026 32
ARB 2
2027 33
ARB 3
2028 34
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2025 31 3.060
Estimate
 $1,100,000 - - $1,100,000 $1,100,000
2026 32 --
ARB 2
2027 33 --
ARB 3
2028 34 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2025 31
Estimate
 $1,100,000 $1,100,000 $1,100,000 - $1,100,000 $1,100,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2024-2024
Pre-Arbitration

Garrett Cleavinger signed a 1 year , $746,900 contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, including $746,900 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $746,900.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $746,900
Average Salary:
$746,900
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2023-2023
Pre-Arbitration

Garrett Cleavinger signed a 1 year , $725,100 contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, including $725,100 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $725,100.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $725,100
Average Salary:
$725,100
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2022-2022
Pre-Arbitration

Garrett Cleavinger signed a 1 year , $710,000 contract with the Los Angeles Dodgers, including $710,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $710,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $710,000
Average Salary:
$710,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2021-2021
Pre-Arbitration

Garrett Cleavinger signed a 1 year , $570,500 contract with the Philadelphia Phillies, including $570,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $570,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $570,500
Average Salary:
$570,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2020-2020
Pre-Arbitration

Garrett Cleavinger signed a 1 year , $563,500 contract with the Philadelphia Phillies, including $563,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $563,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $563,500
Average Salary:
$563,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2015-2015 Signing Bonus

Garrett Cleavinger signed a 1 year , $500,000 contract with the Baltimore Orioles, including $500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $500,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $500,000
Average Salary:
$500,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons

3.060 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$2,711,102

Earnings w/ Different Teams

4 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2015 21
Signing Bonus
$500,000
$500,000
2020 26
Reserve / minor-buried
$24,920
$524,920
2021 27
Injured
$472,318
$997,238
2022 28
Retained
Active
$89,725
$152,139
$1,086,963
$1,239,102
2023 29
Injured
$725,100
$1,964,202
2024 30
Active
$746,900
$2,711,102
Total      
$2,711,102
$2,711,102
2025 31
Active / estimate-arbitration
$1,100,000
Total
$3,811,102

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 - $500,000 - $500,000
1 $24,920 - - $24,920
2 $562,043 - - $562,043
3 $1,624,139 - - $1,624,139
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2015
21
$500,000
$500,000
$500,000
2020
26
$24,920
$24,920
$524,920
2021
27
$472,318
$472,318
$997,238
2022
28
$89,725
$152,139
$89,725
$152,139
$1,086,963
$1,239,102
2023
29
$725,100
$725,100
$1,964,202
2024
30
$746,900
$746,900
$2,711,102
Total
$2,211,102
$500,000
$2,711,102
$2,711,102
2025
31
$1,100,000
$1,100,000
Total
$3,311,102
$500,000
$3,811,102

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 - $500,000 - $500,000
1 $24,920 - - $24,920
2 $562,043 - - $562,043
3 $1,624,139 - - $1,624,139

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2023 TB May 08, 2023 - Oct 01, 2023 Knee
2021 LAD Aug 08, 2021 - Oct 03, 2021 Oblique
2021 LAD May 17, 2021 - Jun 17, 2021 Elbow
  • Mar 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $746,900 contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
  • Mar 01, 2023 Signed a 1 year $725,100 contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
  • Aug 27, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Tampa Bay (TB)
  • Aug 01, 2022 Traded to Tampa Bay (TB) from Los Angeles (LAD) for German Tapia
  • Jul 27, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Los Angeles (LAD)
  • Jul 26, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by Los Angeles (LAD)
  • May 15, 2022 Optioned to the Minors by Los Angeles (LAD)
  • May 13, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Los Angeles (LAD)
  • May 01, 2022 Optioned to the Minors by Los Angeles (LAD)
  • Apr 22, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Los Angeles (LAD)
  • Apr 17, 2022 Optioned to the Minors by Los Angeles (LAD)
  • Mar 01, 2022 Signed a 1 year $710,000 contract with Los Angeles (LAD)
  • Dec 29, 2020 Traded to Los Angeles (LAD) from Philadelphia (PHI) as part of a 3-team trade: Tampa Bay (TB) traded Jose Alvarado to Philadelphia (PHI); Los Angeles (LAD) traded Dillon Paulson and PTBNL to Tampa Bay (TB)
  • Jul 29, 2017 Traded to Philadelphia (PHI) from Baltimore (BAL) with Hyun-soo Kim for Jeremy Hellickson
  • Jul 04, 2015 Signed a contract with Baltimore (BAL)
  • Jun 18, 2015 Drafted by Baltimore (BAL): Round 3 (#102 overall)
Year Team GP GS H R ER BB K HR W L SV IP ERA WHIP WAR
2024 TB 68 0 52 29 25 31 71 6 7 5 6 60.0 3.75 1.38 0.80
2023 TB 15 0 6 5 4 6 14 2 1 0 0 12.0 3.00 1.00 0.26
2022 TB 17 0 14 12 10 7 32 2 1 1 0 23.0 3.91 0.91 -0.37
2021 LAD 22 1 20 11 6 12 21 4 2 4 0 18.0 3.00 1.78 0.06
2020 PHI 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0.7 13.50 3.00 -0.04

Calculated Market Value

$5.3M Avg. Annual Salary

Market Value

  • 4 years, $21,387,268
  • Avg. Salary: $5,346,817
  • MLB Rank: 227
  • RP Rank: 27

Current Contract

  • Free Agent: 2028
  • Avg. Salary: $1,100,000
  • MLB Rank: 401
  • RP Rank: 89

Comparable Players

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

Player Length Value Avg. Salary Age When Signed
Corey Knebel 1 $10,000,000 $10,000,000 30
Kendall Graveman 3 $24,000,000 $8,000,000 31
Liam Hendriks 2 $10,000,000 $5,000,000 35
Jake Junis 1 $7,000,000 $7,000,000 31
Averages 2 $12,750,000 $7,500,000 31.8

Base Calculated Value

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

Length Value Avg. Salary
4 $23,485,716 $5,871,429

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and Cleavinger statistically over the two seasons prior to their signing. In this case we're analyzing: GP/Yr, SV, ERA, WHIP, K/9, BB/9, FIP, WAR

Player GP/Yr SV ERA WHIP K/9 BB/9 FIP WAR
Corey Knebel
2020-2021
 21.00 0.07 4.27 1.35 10.32 4.28 4.77 1.02
Kendall Graveman
2020-2021
 32.00 0.16 3.78 1.11 8.52 3.54 3.72 1.92
Liam Hendriks
2022-2023
 31.50 0.60 4.11 1.02 9.34 2.15 3.96 1.80
Jake Junis
2022-2023
 31.50 0.02 4.15 1.29 8.96 2.10 3.70 2.45
Average 29.00 0.21 4.08 1.19 9.29 3.02 4.04 1.80
Garrett Cleavinger
2023-2024
 41.50 0.07 3.38 1.19 10.58 4.58 4.42 0.87
Pct Change 43.10 -66.67 17.16 0.00 13.89 -51.66 -9.41 -51.67
Median Prime % Change -4.71%
Average Prime % Change -13.16%

Calculated Market Value: Garrett Cleavinger

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, $21,387,268 $5,346,817

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TRANSACTIONS

Mar 01, 2024
Signed a 1 year $746,900 contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
Mar 01, 2023
Signed a 1 year $725,100 contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
Aug 27, 2022
Promoted from the Minors by Tampa Bay (TB)
Aug 01, 2022
Traded to Tampa Bay (TB) from Los Angeles (LAD) for German Tapia
Jul 27, 2022
Promoted from the Minors by Los Angeles (LAD)
Jul 26, 2022
Demoted to the Minors by Los Angeles (LAD)
May 15, 2022
Optioned to the Minors by Los Angeles (LAD)
May 13, 2022
Promoted from the Minors by Los Angeles (LAD)
May 01, 2022
Optioned to the Minors by Los Angeles (LAD)
Apr 22, 2022
Promoted from the Minors by Los Angeles (LAD)
Apr 17, 2022
Optioned to the Minors by Los Angeles (LAD)
Mar 01, 2022
Signed a 1 year $710,000 contract with Los Angeles (LAD)
Dec 29, 2020
Traded to Los Angeles (LAD) from Philadelphia (PHI) as part of a 3-team trade: Tampa Bay (TB) traded Jose Alvarado to Philadelphia (PHI); Los Angeles (LAD) traded Dillon Paulson and PTBNL to Tampa Bay (TB)
Jul 29, 2017
Traded to Philadelphia (PHI) from Baltimore (BAL) with Hyun-soo Kim for Jeremy Hellickson
Jul 04, 2015
Signed a contract with Baltimore (BAL)
Jun 18, 2015
Drafted by Baltimore (BAL): Round 3 (#102 overall)

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