MLB
Garrett Cleavinger
Garrett Cleavinger
Tampa Bay Rays, Relief Pitcher
Age: 30-191d (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
| 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
|
| 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
|
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| 2027 |
|
33 | -- |
ARB 3
|
| Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | 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-Arb
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-Arb
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-Arb
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-Arb
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-Arb
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 |
|
Active
Retained
|
$152,139 $89,725 |
$1,149,377 $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 |
$152,139 $89,725
|
$152,139 $89,725 |
$1,149,377 $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
Market Value
- 4 years, $21,387,268
- Avg. Salary: $5,346,817
- MLB Rank: 231
- RP Rank: 32
Current Contract
- Free Agent: 0
- Avg. Salary: $1,100,000
- MLB Rank: 452
- RP Rank: 121
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 |
