Luke Maile

Kansas City Royals, Catcher
Age: 34y-0m-15d (Feb 06, 1991)
Exp: 7.148 Years
Country: US
College: Kentucky
Drafted: Round 8 (#272 overall), 2012
Agent(s): Meister Sports Management

2024-2025 Extension

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $3,500,000
Average Salary:
$3,500,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
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2023-2023 free-agent-restricted

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,175,000
Average Salary:
$1,175,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
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2022-2022 free-agent-restricted

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $900,000
Average Salary:
$900,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2021-2021 free-agent-restricted

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $825,000
Average Salary:
$825,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2020-2020 free-agent-restricted

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $900,000
Average Salary:
$900,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2019-2019 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $579,000
Average Salary:
$579,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2018-2018 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $558,400
Average Salary:
$558,400
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2017-2017 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $535,000
Average Salary:
$535,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2016-2016 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $507,500
Average Salary:
$507,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2015-2015 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $507,500
Average Salary:
$507,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2012-2012 Signing Bonus

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $133,200
Average Salary:
$133,200
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons

7.148 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$8,454,869

Earnings w/ Different Teams

6 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Service Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2012 21
-
Signing Bonus
$133,200
$133,200
2015 24
0
Active
$91,516
$224,716
2016 25
0.034
Active
$507,500
$732,216
2017 26
0.114
Active
$535,000
$1,267,216
2018 27
1.099
Active
$558,400
$1,825,616
2019 28
2.099
Active
$579,000
$2,404,616
2020 29
3.099
Injured
$333,333
$2,737,949
2021 30
4.099
Reserve / minor-buried
$141,920
$2,879,869
2022 31
4.132
Active
$900,000
$3,779,869
2023 32
5.148
Active
$1,175,000
$4,954,869
2024 33
6.148
Active
$3,000,000
$7,954,869
2025 34
7.148
Buyout
$500,000
$8,454,869
Total      
$8,454,869
$8,454,869
Total
$8,454,869

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
3 $599,016 $133,200 - $732,216
3 $1,672,400 - - $1,672,400
1 $333,333 - - $333,333
1 $141,920 - - $141,920
1 $900,000 - - $900,000
3 $4,675,000 - - $4,675,000
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2012
21
$133,200
$133,200
$133,200
2015
24
$91,516
$91,516
$224,716
2016
25
$507,500
$507,500
$732,216
2017
26
$535,000
$535,000
$1,267,216
2018
27
$558,400
$558,400
$1,825,616
2019
28
$579,000
$579,000
$2,404,616
2020
29
$333,333
$333,333
$2,737,949
2021
30
$141,920
$141,920
$2,879,869
2022
31
$900,000
$900,000
$3,779,869
2023
32
$1,175,000
$1,175,000
$4,954,869
2024
33
$3,000,000
$3,000,000
$7,954,869
2025
34
$500,000
$500,000
$8,454,869
Total
$8,321,669
$133,200
$8,454,869
$8,454,869
Total
$8,321,669
$133,200
$8,454,869

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
3 $599,016 $133,200 - $732,216
3 $1,672,400 - - $1,672,400
1 $333,333 - - $333,333
1 $141,920 - - $141,920
1 $900,000 - - $900,000
3 $4,675,000 - - $4,675,000

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2024 CIN Jul 05, 2024 - Aug 02, 2024 Back
2022 CLE Apr 04, 2022 - Apr 25, 2022 Hamstring
2020 PIT Jul 23, 2020 - Sep 27, 2020 Finger
2019 TOR Jul 24, 2019 - Sep 14, 2019 Oblique
2017 TOR Jul 04, 2017 - Sep 01, 2017 Knee
  • Feb 16, 2025 Signed a minor league contract with Kansas City (KC)
  • Nov 01, 2024 Cincinnati (CIN) declined a $3.5 million club option for 2025 ($500,000 buyout)
  • Oct 19, 2023 Signed a 1 year $3.5 million contract extension with Cincinnati (CIN), including a club option for 2025
  • Nov 28, 2022 Signed a 1 year $1.175 million contract with Cincinnati (CIN)
  • Nov 18, 2022 Non-Tendered by Cleveland (CLE)
  • Mar 12, 2022 Signed a 1 year $900,000 contract with Cleveland (CLE)
  • Nov 05, 2021 Released by Milwaukee (MIL)
  • Dec 01, 2020 Signed a 1 year $825,000 contract with Milwaukee (MIL)
  • Dec 16, 2019 Signed a 1 year $900,000 contract with Pittsburgh (PIT)
  • Dec 02, 2019 Non-Tendered by Toronto (TOR)
  • Mar 05, 2019 Signed a 1 year $579,000 contract with Toronto (TOR)
  • Mar 24, 2018 Signed a 1 year $558,400 contract with Toronto (TOR)
  • Apr 06, 2017 Claimed off waivers by Toronto (TOR)
  • Sep 01, 2015 Contract purchased by Tampa Bay (TB)
  • Jun 13, 2012 Signed a contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
  • Jun 05, 2012 Drafted by Tampa Bay (TB): Round 8 (#272 overall)
Year Team GP GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
2024 CIN 55 45 153 135 8 24 4 0 2 8 34 13 52 2 .178 .268 .252 .520 -0.36
2023 CIN 78 58 198 179 17 42 10 0 6 25 70 14 49 2 .235 .308 .391 .699 0.87
2022 CLE 76 55 206 181 19 40 10 0 3 17 59 19 54 0 .221 .301 .326 .627 0.66
2021 MIL 15 7 34 30 6 9 4 0 0 3 13 3 7 0 .300 .382 .433 .815 0.26
2019 TOR 46 41 127 119 9 18 2 1 2 9 28 8 33 1 .151 .205 .235 .440 -0.52
2018 TOR 69 58 231 202 22 50 13 1 3 27 74 25 67 2 .248 .333 .366 .699 0.96
2017 TOR 46 36 136 130 10 19 5 0 2 7 30 3 35 1 .146 .176 .231 .407 -0.12
2016 TB 42 35 123 119 10 27 7 0 3 15 43 4 36 0 .227 .252 .361 .613 0.31
2015 TB 15 9 35 35 2 6 3 0 0 2 9 0 8 0 .171 .171 .257 .428 -0.16

Calculated Market Value

$1.8M Avg. Annual Salary

Market Value

  • 1 years, $1,762,958
  • Avg. Salary: $1,762,958
  • MLB Rank: 454
  • C Rank: 31

Current Contract

  • Free Agent: -
  • Avg. Salary: -

Comparable Players

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

Player Length Value Avg. Salary Age When Signed
Austin Barnes 2 $7,000,000 $3,500,000 33
Kurt Suzuki 1 $1,750,000 $1,750,000 38
Austin Wynns 1 $950,000 $950,000 33
Austin Nola 1 $975,000 $975,000 34
Averages 1 $2,668,750 $1,793,750 34.5

Base Calculated Value

After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Maile's current age (34), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.

Length Value Avg. Salary
3 $5,456,667 $1,818,889

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and Maile 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
Austin Barnes
2021-2022
 42.90 0.58 0.35 0.67 0.21 0.67 0.31 0.15 1.59
Kurt Suzuki
2020-2021
 47.30 0.75 0.31 0.60 0.25 0.69 0.32 0.12 -0.35
Austin Wynns
2022-2023
 36.11 0.59 0.26 0.66 0.23 0.61 0.29 0.08 0.77
Austin Nola
2022-2023
 49.85 0.65 0.30 0.56 0.20 0.55 0.27 0.06 1.68
Average 44.04 0.64 0.31 0.62 0.22 0.63 0.29 0.10 0.92
Luke Maile
2023-2024
 42.16 0.50 0.27 0.76 0.20 0.60 0.29 0.12 1.29
Pct Change -4.27 -21.88 -12.90 -22.58 -10.00 -4.13 -1.38 20.00 40.22
Median Prime % Change -4.27%
Average Prime % Change -1.88%

Calculated Market Value: Luke Maile

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
1 years, $1,762,958 $1,762,958

FEATURED PLAYER NEWS

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2025 MLB Arbitration Review

17 MLB players exchanged numbers at the January 9th deadline. Spotrac details the results of each case as we conclude the 2025 MLB arbitration period.

TRANSACTIONS

Feb 16, 2025
Signed a minor league contract with Kansas City (KC)
Nov 01, 2024
Cincinnati (CIN) declined a $3.5 million club option for 2025 ($500,000 buyout)
Oct 19, 2023
Signed a 1 year $3.5 million contract extension with Cincinnati (CIN), including a club option for 2025
Nov 28, 2022
Signed a 1 year $1.175 million contract with Cincinnati (CIN)
Nov 18, 2022
Non-Tendered by Cleveland (CLE)
Mar 12, 2022
Signed a 1 year $900,000 contract with Cleveland (CLE)
Nov 05, 2021
Released by Milwaukee (MIL)
Dec 01, 2020
Signed a 1 year $825,000 contract with Milwaukee (MIL)
Dec 16, 2019
Signed a 1 year $900,000 contract with Pittsburgh (PIT)
Dec 02, 2019
Non-Tendered by Toronto (TOR)
Mar 05, 2019
Signed a 1 year $579,000 contract with Toronto (TOR)
Mar 24, 2018
Signed a 1 year $558,400 contract with Toronto (TOR)
Apr 06, 2017
Claimed off waivers by Toronto (TOR)
Sep 01, 2015
Contract purchased by Tampa Bay (TB)
Jun 13, 2012
Signed a contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
Jun 05, 2012
Drafted by Tampa Bay (TB): Round 8 (#272 overall)

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