MLB
Jason Adam
Jason Adam
San Diego Padres, Relief Pitcher
Age: 33y-4m-18d (Aug 04, 1991)
Exp: 4.132 Years
Country: US
Drafted: Round 5 (#149 overall), 2010
Agent(s): The L. Warner Companies, Inc.
2025 Payroll Salary
$4,700,000
2025 Cash
$4,700,000
Career Earnings
$7,139,378
2025-2025 Arbitration (CURRENT)
Jason Adam signed a 1 year , $4,700,000 contract with the San Diego Padres, including $4,700,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $4,700,000. In 2025, Adam will earn a base salary of $4,700,000, while carrying a total salary of $4,700,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $4,700,000
Average Salary:
$4,700,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2027 / UFA
| Year | Age | Status | PayrollAnnual | Luxury Tax | Tax % League Tax | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
33 |
Estimate
|
$4,700,000 | $4,700,000 | 1.95% | $4,700,000 | $4,700,000 |
| 2026 |
|
34 |
ARB 4
|
|||||
| 2027 |
|
35 |
UFA |
| Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
33 | 4.132 |
Estimate
|
$4,700,000 | - | - | $4,700,000 | $4,700,000 |
| 2026 |
|
34 | -- |
ARB 4
|
|||||
| 2027 |
|
35 | -- |
UFA |
| Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
33 |
Estimate |
$4,700,000 | $4,700,000 | $4,700,000 | - | $4,700,000 | $4,700,000 |
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2024-2024 Arbitration
Jason Adam signed a 1 year , $2,700,000 contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, including $2,700,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,700,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,700,000
Average Salary:
$2,700,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2027 / UFA
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2023-2023 Arbitration
Jason Adam signed a 1 year , $1,775,000 contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, including $1,775,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,775,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,775,000
Average Salary:
$1,775,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2027 / UFA
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2022-2022 free-agent-restricted
Jason Adam signed a 1 year , $900,000 contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, including $900,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $900,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $900,000
Average Salary:
$900,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2021-2021 Pre-Arbitration
Jason Adam signed a 1 year , $592,500 contract with the Chicago Cubs, including $592,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $592,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $592,500
Average Salary:
$592,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2020-2020 free-agent-restricted
Jason Adam signed a 1 year , $563,500 contract with the Chicago Cubs, 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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2019-2019 Pre-Arbitration
Jason Adam signed a 1 year , $555,000 contract with the Kansas City Royals, including $555,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $555,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $555,000
Average Salary:
$555,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2018-2018 Pre-Arbitration
Jason Adam signed a 1 year , $545,000 contract with the Kansas City Royals, including $545,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $545,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $545,000
Average Salary:
$545,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2010-2010 Signing Bonus
Jason Adam signed a 1 year , $800,000 contract with the Kansas City Royals, including $800,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $800,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $800,000
Average Salary:
$800,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons
4.132 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$7,139,378
Earnings w/ Different Teams
4 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 18 |
|
Signing Bonus
|
$800,000 |
$800,000 |
|
| 2018 | 26 |
|
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$275,420 |
$1,075,420 |
|
| 2019 | 27 |
 |
Active
|
$152,184 |
$1,227,604 |
|
| 2020 | 28 |
|
Active
|
$109,025 |
$1,336,629 |
|
| 2021 | 29 |
|
Active
Retained
|
$19,110 $105,105 |
$1,355,739 $1,460,844 |
|
| 2022 | 30 |
|
Active
|
$1,203,534 |
$2,664,378 |
|
| 2023 | 31 |
|
Injured / arbitration-settlement-player
|
$1,775,000 |
$4,439,378 |
|
| 2024 | 32 |
|
Active / arbitration-settlement-team
Retained
|
$914,508 $1,785,492 |
$5,353,886 $7,139,378 |
|
| Total |
$7,139,378 |
$5,353,886 $7,139,378 |
||||
| 2025 | 33 |
|
Active / estimate-arbitration
|
$4,700,000 |
||
| Total |
$11,839,378 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |
|
$275,420 | $800,000 | - | $1,075,420 |
| 1 |
|
$152,184 | - | - | $152,184 |
| 2 |
|
$233,240 | - | - | $233,240 |
| 3 |
|
$5,375,000 | - | $303,534 | $5,678,534 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 |
|
18 |
$800,000 |
$800,000 |
$800,000 |
||
| 2018 |
|
26 |
$275,420
|
$275,420 |
$1,075,420 |
||
| 2019 |
|
27 |
$152,184
|
$152,184 |
$1,227,604 |
||
| 2020 |
|
28 |
$109,025
|
$109,025 |
$1,336,629 |
||
| 2021 |
|
29 |
$19,110 $105,105
|
$19,110 $105,105 |
$1,355,739 $1,460,844 |
||
| 2022 |
|
30 |
$900,000
|
$303,534 |
$1,203,534 |
$2,664,378 |
|
| 2023 |
|
31 |
$1,775,000
|
$1,775,000 |
$4,439,378 |
||
| 2024 |
|
32 |
$914,508 $1,785,492
|
$914,508 $1,785,492 |
$5,353,886 $7,139,378 |
||
| Total |
$6,035,844 |
$800,000 |
$303,534 |
$7,139,378 |
$5,353,886 $7,139,378 |
||
| 2025 |
|
33 |
$4,700,000
|
$4,700,000 |
|||
| Total |
$10,735,844 |
$800,000 |
$303,534 |
$11,839,378 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |
|
$275,420 | $800,000 | - | $1,075,420 |
| 1 |
|
$152,184 | - | - | $152,184 |
| 2 |
|
$233,240 | - | - | $233,240 |
| 3 |
|
$5,375,000 | - | $303,534 | $5,678,534 |
Injuries
| Year | Dates | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
TB |
Sep 23, 2023 - Oct 01, 2023 | Oblique |
| 2023 |
TB |
Sep 03, 2023 - Sep 21, 2023 | Oblique |
| 2021 |
CHC |
Apr 12, 2021 - Apr 14, 2021 | Undisclosed |
-
Jul 28, 2024
Traded to San Diego (SD) from Tampa Bay (TB) for Dylan Lesko, Homer Bush Jr. and J.D. Gonzalez
-
Feb 13, 2024
Signed a 1 year $2.7 million contract with Tampa Bay (TB), settling in arbitration
-
Feb 11, 2023
Signed a 1 year $1.775 million contract with Tampa Bay (TB), settling in arbitration
-
Mar 17, 2022
Signed a 1 year $900k contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
-
Nov 30, 2021
Non-Tendered by Chicago (CHC)
-
May 26, 2021
Released by Chicago (CHC)
-
Mar 01, 2021
Signed a 1 year $592,500 contract with Chicago (CHC)
-
Jan 14, 2020
Signed a minor league contract with Chicago (CHC)
-
Dec 02, 2019
Non-Tendered by Toronto (TOR)
-
Mar 17, 2019
Traded to Toronto (TOR) from Kansas City (KC) for cash considerations
-
Dec 17, 2018
Signed a minor league contract with Kansas City (KC)
-
Nov 30, 2018
Non-tendered by Kansas City (KC)
-
Aug 18, 2017
Signed a minor league contract with Kansas City (KC)
-
Aug 11, 2014
Traded to Minnesota (MIN) from Kansas City (KC) for Josh Willingham
-
Aug 16, 2010
Signed a contract with Kansas City (KC)
-
Jun 08, 2010
Drafted by Kansas City (KC): Round 5 (#149 overall)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | W | L | SV | IP | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | SD | 74 | 0 | 40 | 20 | 16 | 23 | 81 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 73.7 | 1.96 | 0.86 | 1.16 |
| 2023 | TB | 52 | 0 | 35 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 69 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 54.3 | 2.98 | 1.01 | 0.72 |
| 2022 | TB | 67 | 0 | 31 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 75 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 63.3 | 1.56 | 0.76 | 2.70 |
| 2021 | CHC | 12 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.7 | 5.91 | 1.50 | -0.10 |
| 2020 | CHC | 13 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13.7 | 3.29 | 1.24 | 0.06 |
| 2019 | TOR | 23 | 0 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21.7 | 2.91 | 1.15 | 0.50 |
| 2018 | KC | 31 | 0 | 30 | 22 | 22 | 15 | 37 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 32.3 | 6.12 | 1.39 | -0.23 |
Calculated Market Value
Market Value
- 1 years, $7,815,465
- Avg. Salary: $7,815,465
- MLB Rank: 190
- RP Rank: 17
Current Contract
- Free Agent: 2027
- Avg. Salary: $4,700,000
- MLB Rank: 242
- RP Rank: 30
Comparable Players
We've selected the following players based on their age, contract status, and statistical production to compare Jason Adam to.
| Player | Length | Value | Avg. Salary | Age When Signed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Minter | 1 | $6,220,000 | $6,220,000 | 30 |
| Matt Strahm | 1 | $7,500,000 | $7,500,000 | 32 |
| Matt Moore | 1 | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | 34 |
| Blake Treinen | 1 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | 34 |
| Averages | 1 | $7,680,000 | $7,680,000 | 32.5 |
Base Calculated Value
After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Adam's current age (33), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.
| Length | Value | Avg. Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | $7,740,000 | $7,740,000 |
Statistical Comparisons
Now we'll compare our variables and Adam 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
A.J. Minter
2022-2023
|
71.50 | 0.10 | 2.91 | 1.05 | 11.75 | 2.42 | 2.51 | 1.29 |
|
Matt Strahm
2023-2024
|
61.00 | 0.04 | 2.58 | 0.88 | 11.22 | 1.87 | 2.76 | 2.60 |
|
Matt Moore
2022-2023
|
56.00 | 0.04 | 2.26 | 1.17 | 10.17 | 3.59 | 3.36 | 2.56 |
|
Blake Treinen
2021-2022
|
38.50 | 0.09 | 1.90 | 0.69 | 10.69 | 2.46 | 3.40 | 2.36 |
| Average | 56.75 | 0.07 | 2.41 | 0.95 | 10.96 | 2.59 | 3.01 | 2.20 |
|
Jason Adam
2023-2024
|
63.00 | 0.13 | 2.47 | 0.93 | 10.66 | 3.06 | 3.51 | 1.71 |
| Pct Change | 11.01 | 85.71 | -2.49 | 2.11 | -2.74 | -18.15 | -16.61 | -22.27 |
| Median Prime % Change | -2.62% | |||||||
| Average Prime % Change | 4.57% | |||||||
Calculated Market Value: Jason Adam
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, $7,815,465 | $7,815,465 |
