Brent Rooker

Athletics, Designated Hitter
Age: 30-30d (Nov 01, 1994)
Exp: 3.059 Years
Country: US
College: Mississippi State
Drafted: Round 1 (#35 overall), 2017
Agent(s): Bledsoe Brothers
2025 Payroll Salary

$3,500,000

2025 Cash

$3,500,000

Career Earnings

$4,244,653

2025-2025 Arbitration (CURRENT)

Brent Rooker signed a 1 year , $3,500,000 contract with the Athletics, including $3,500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,500,000. In 2025, Rooker will earn a base salary of $3,500,000, while carrying a total salary of $3,500,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $3,500,000
Average Salary:
$3,500,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2028 / UFA
Year Age Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2025 30
Estimate
 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 1.45% $3,500,000 $3,500,000
2026 31
ARB 2
2027 32
ARB 3
2028 33
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2025 30 3.059
Estimate
 $3,500,000 - - $3,500,000 $3,500,000
2026 31 --
ARB 2
2027 32 --
ARB 3
2028 33 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2025 30
Estimate
 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 $3,500,000 $3,500,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2024-2024 Pre-Arb

Brent Rooker signed a 1 year , $750,000 contract with the Oakland Athletics, including $750,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $750,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $750,000
Average Salary:
$750,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2023-2023 Pre-Arb

Brent Rooker signed a 1 year , $725,000 contract with the Oakland Athletics, including $725,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $725,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $725,000
Average Salary:
$725,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2022-2022 Pre-Arb

Brent Rooker signed a 1 year , $700,000 contract with the Minnesota Twins, including $700,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $700,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $700,000
Average Salary:
$700,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2021-2021 Pre-Arb

Brent Rooker signed a 1 year , $570,500 contract with the Minnesota Twins, 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

Brent Rooker signed a 1 year , $563,500 contract with the Minnesota Twins, 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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2017-2017 Signing Bonus

Brent Rooker signed a 1 year , $1,935,300 contract with the Minnesota Twins, including $1,935,300 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,935,300.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,935,300
Average Salary:
$1,935,300
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons

3.059 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$4,244,653

Earnings w/ Different Teams

4 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2017 22
Signing Bonus
$1,935,300
$1,935,300
2020 25
Injured
$74,760
$2,010,060
2021 26
Active
$300,566
$2,310,626
2022 27
Reserve / minor-buried
Retained
$115,380
$30,768
$2,426,006
$2,456,774
2023 28
Active
$1,037,879
$3,494,653
2024 29
Active
$750,000
$4,244,653
 AL Silver Slugger:DH
Total      
$4,244,653
$4,244,653
2025 30
Active / estimate-arbitration
$3,500,000
Total
$7,744,653

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
3 $375,326 $1,935,300 - $2,310,626
1 $115,380 - - $115,380
1 $30,768 - - $30,768
2 $1,475,000 - $312,879 $1,787,879
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2017
22
$1,935,300
$1,935,300
$1,935,300
2020
25
$74,760
$74,760
$2,010,060
2021
26
$300,566
$300,566
$2,310,626
2022
27
$115,380
$30,768
$115,380
$30,768
$2,426,006
$2,456,774
2023
28
$725,000
$312,879
$1,037,879
$3,494,653
2024
29
$750,000
$750,000
$4,244,653
Total
$1,996,474
$1,935,300
$312,879
$4,244,653
$4,244,653
2025
30
$3,500,000
$3,500,000
Total
$5,496,474
$1,935,300
$312,879
$7,744,653

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
3 $375,326 $1,935,300 - $2,310,626
1 $115,380 - - $115,380
1 $30,768 - - $30,768
2 $1,475,000 - $312,879 $1,787,879

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2024 OAK Apr 11, 2024 - Apr 19, 2024 Ribs
2021 MIN Apr 07, 2021 - Apr 20, 2021 Neck
2020 MIN Sep 13, 2020 - Sep 27, 2020 Arm
  • Mar 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $750,000 contract with Oakland (OAK)
  • Mar 01, 2023 Signed a 1 year $725,000 contract with Oakland (OAK)
  • Nov 17, 2022 Claimed off waivers by Oakland (OAK)
  • Nov 15, 2022 Designated for Assignment by Kansas City (KC)
  • Sep 09, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by Kansas City (KC)
  • Aug 10, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Kansas City (KC)
  • Aug 02, 2022 Traded to Kansas City (KC) from San Diego (SD) for Cameron Gallagher
  • Jun 12, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by San Diego (SD)
  • Jun 11, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by San Diego (SD)
  • Jun 06, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by San Diego (SD)
  • Jun 03, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by San Diego (SD)
  • Apr 07, 2022 Optioned to the Minors by San Diego (SD)
  • Apr 07, 2022 Traded to San Diego (SD) from Minnesota (MIN) with Taylor Rogers for Chris Paddack, Emilio Pagan and Brayan Medina
  • Jun 18, 2017 Signed a contract with Minnesota (MIN)
  • Jun 15, 2017 Drafted by Minnesota (MIN): Round 1 (#35 overall)
  • Jul 15, 2016 Unsigned by Minnesota (MIN)
  • Jun 10, 2016 Drafted by Minnesota (MIN): Round 38 (#1143 overall)
Year Team GP GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
2024 OAK 145 144 614 546 82 160 26 2 39 112 307 59 177 11 .293 .365 .562 .927 5.55
2023 OAK 137 123 526 463 61 114 20 1 30 69 226 49 172 4 .246 .329 .488 .817 2.10
2022 KC 16 9 36 32 1 4 1 0 0 2 5 3 11 0 .125 .222 .156 .378 -0.18
2021 MIN 58 52 213 189 25 38 10 0 9 16 75 15 70 0 .201 .291 .397 .688 -0.60
2020 MIN 7 7 21 19 4 6 2 0 1 5 11 0 5 0 .316 .381 .579 .960 0.01

Calculated Market Value

$17.4M Avg. Annual Salary

Market Value

  • 3 years, $52,129,536
  • Avg. Salary: $17,376,512
  • MLB Rank: 72
  • DH Rank: 2

Current Contract

  • Free Agent: 2028
  • Avg. Salary: $3,500,000
  • MLB Rank: 244
  • DH Rank: 8

Comparable Players

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

Player Length Value Avg. Salary Age When Signed
Kyle Schwarber 4 $79,000,000 $19,750,000 29
Marcell Ozuna 4 $65,000,000 $16,250,000 30
Yordan Alvarez 6 $115,000,000 $19,166,667 24
Averages 5 $86,333,333 $18,388,889 27.7

Base Calculated Value

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

Length Value Avg. Salary
3 $52,958,334 $17,652,778

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and Rooker 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
Kyle Schwarber
2020-2021
 77.48 0.83 0.55 1.12 0.23 0.81 0.36 0.25 3.03
Marcell Ozuna
2019-2020
 86.04 1.02 0.76 0.91 0.29 0.94 0.40 0.26 3.90
Yordan Alvarez
2021-2022
 86.11 1.05 0.72 0.90 0.29 0.95 0.40 0.28 5.54
Average 83.21 0.97 0.68 0.98 0.27 0.90 0.39 0.26 4.16
Brent Rooker
2023-2024
 87.04 0.97 0.64 1.24 0.27 0.87 0.38 0.26 4.36
Pct Change 4.60 0.00 -5.88 -26.53 0.00 -3.11 -2.05 0.00 4.81
Median Prime % Change 0.00%
Average Prime % Change -3.13%

Calculated Market Value: Brent Rooker

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
3 years, $52,129,536 $17,376,512

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TRANSACTIONS

Mar 01, 2024
Signed a 1 year $750,000 contract with Oakland (OAK)
Mar 01, 2023
Signed a 1 year $725,000 contract with Oakland (OAK)
Nov 17, 2022
Claimed off waivers by Oakland (OAK)
Nov 15, 2022
Designated for Assignment by Kansas City (KC)
Sep 09, 2022
Demoted to the Minors by Kansas City (KC)
Aug 10, 2022
Promoted from the Minors by Kansas City (KC)
Aug 02, 2022
Traded to Kansas City (KC) from San Diego (SD) for Cameron Gallagher
Jun 12, 2022
Demoted to the Minors by San Diego (SD)
Jun 11, 2022
Promoted from the Minors by San Diego (SD)
Jun 06, 2022
Demoted to the Minors by San Diego (SD)
Jun 03, 2022
Promoted from the Minors by San Diego (SD)
Apr 07, 2022
Optioned to the Minors by San Diego (SD)
Apr 07, 2022
Traded to San Diego (SD) from Minnesota (MIN) with Taylor Rogers for Chris Paddack, Emilio Pagan and Brayan Medina
Jun 18, 2017
Signed a contract with Minnesota (MIN)
Jun 15, 2017
Drafted by Minnesota (MIN): Round 1 (#35 overall)
Jul 15, 2016
Unsigned by Minnesota (MIN)
Jun 10, 2016
Drafted by Minnesota (MIN): Round 38 (#1143 overall)

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