Isaac Paredes

Chicago Cubs, 3rd Base
Age: 25-283d (Feb 18, 1999)
Exp: 3.160 Years
Country: MX
Agent(s): CAA Sports
2025 Payroll Salary

$6,280,000

2025 Cash

$6,280,000

Career Earnings

$6,441,672

2025-2025 Arbitration (CURRENT)

Isaac Paredes signed a 1 year , $6,280,000 contract with the Chicago Cubs, including $6,280,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $6,280,000. In 2025, Paredes will earn a base salary of $6,280,000, while carrying a total salary of $6,280,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $6,280,000
Average Salary:
$6,280,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2028 / UFA
Year Age Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2025 26
Estimate
 $6,280,000 $6,280,000 2.61% $6,280,000 $6,280,000
2026 27
ARB 3
2027 28
ARB 4
2028 29
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2025 26 3.160
Estimate
 $6,280,000 - - $6,280,000 $6,280,000
2026 27 --
ARB 3
2027 28 --
ARB 4
2028 29 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2025 26
Estimate
 $6,280,000 $6,280,000 $6,280,000 $6,280,000 $6,280,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2024-2024 Arbitration

Isaac Paredes signed a 1 year , $3,400,000 contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, including $3,400,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,400,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $3,400,000
Average Salary:
$3,400,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2028 / UFA
Spotrac Premium Tools
To see the rest of the Isaac Paredes's contract breakdowns, & gain access to all of Spotrac's Premium tools, sign up today. Already Subscribed? Login Here

2023-2023 Pre-Arb

Isaac Paredes signed a 1 year , $735,000 contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, including $735,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $735,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $735,000
Average Salary:
$735,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Spotrac Premium Tools
To see the rest of the Isaac Paredes's contract breakdowns, & gain access to all of Spotrac's Premium tools, sign up today. Already Subscribed? Login Here

2022-2022 Pre-Arb

Isaac Paredes signed a 1 year , $700,000 contract with the Detroit Tigers, 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
Spotrac Premium Tools
To see the rest of the Isaac Paredes's contract breakdowns, & gain access to all of Spotrac's Premium tools, sign up today. Already Subscribed? Login Here

2021-2021 Pre-Arb

Isaac Paredes signed a 1 year , $570,500 contract with the Detroit Tigers, 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
Spotrac Premium Tools
To see the rest of the Isaac Paredes's contract breakdowns, & gain access to all of Spotrac's Premium tools, sign up today. Already Subscribed? Login Here

2020-2020 Pre-Arb

Isaac Paredes signed a 1 year , $563,500 contract with the Detroit Tigers, 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
Spotrac Premium Tools
To see the rest of the Isaac Paredes's contract breakdowns, & gain access to all of Spotrac's Premium tools, sign up today. Already Subscribed? Login Here

2015-2015 Signing Bonus

Isaac Paredes signed a 1 year , $800,000 contract with the Chicago Cubs, 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
Spotrac Premium Tools
To see the rest of the Isaac Paredes's contract breakdowns, & gain access to all of Spotrac's Premium tools, sign up today. Already Subscribed? Login Here
Seasons

3.160 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$6,441,672

Earnings w/ Different Teams

3 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2015 16
Signing Bonus
$800,000
$800,000
2020 21
Active
$130,830
$930,830
2021 22
Active
$190,154
$1,120,984
2022 23
Active
$576,900
$1,697,884
2023 24
Active
$1,343,788
$3,041,672
2024 25
Active / Arb Avoided
Retained
$1,169,892
$2,230,108
$4,211,564
$6,441,672
Total      
$6,441,672
$4,211,564
$6,441,672
2025 26
Active / estimate-arbitration
$6,280,000
Total
$12,721,672

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
2 $1,169,892 $800,000 - $1,969,892
2 $320,984 - - $320,984
3 $3,542,008 - $608,788 $4,150,796
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2015
16
$800,000
$800,000
$800,000
2020
21
$130,830
$130,830
$930,830
2021
22
$190,154
$190,154
$1,120,984
2022
23
$576,900
$576,900
$1,697,884
2023
24
$735,000
$608,788
$1,343,788
$3,041,672
2024
25
$1,169,892
$2,230,108
$1,169,892
$2,230,108
$4,211,564
$6,441,672
Total
$5,032,884
$800,000
$608,788
$6,441,672
$4,211,564
$6,441,672
2025
26
$6,280,000
$6,280,000
Total
$11,312,884
$800,000
$608,788
$12,721,672

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
2 $1,169,892 $800,000 - $1,969,892
2 $320,984 - - $320,984
3 $3,542,008 - $608,788 $4,150,796

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2021 DET Jul 20, 2021 - Aug 18, 2021 Hip
2020 DET Jul 23, 2020 - Aug 08, 2020 COVID-19
  • Jul 28, 2024 Traded to Chicago (CHC) from Tampa Bay (TB) for Christopher Morel, Hunter Bigge and Ty Johnson
  • Jan 11, 2024 Signed a 1 year $3.4 million contract with Tampa Bay (TB), avoiding arbitration
  • Mar 01, 2023 Signed a 1 year $735,000 contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
  • May 16, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Tampa Bay (TB)
  • May 08, 2022 Optioned to the Minors by Tampa Bay (TB)
  • May 01, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Tampa Bay (TB)
  • Apr 05, 2022 Optioned to the Minors by Tampa Bay (TB)
  • Apr 05, 2022 Traded to Tampa Bay (TB) from Detroit (DET) with 2022 2nd round pick [Competitive Balance Round B] for Austin Meadows
  • Apr 01, 2022 Optioned to the Minors by Detroit (DET)
  • Jul 31, 2017 Traded to Detroit (DET) from Chicago (CHC) with Jeimer Candelario and future considerations for Justin Wilson and Alex Avila
  • Jul 31, 2015 Signed a contract with Chicago (CHC)
Year Team GP GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
2024 CHC 153 148 641 542 64 129 25 1 19 80 213 76 105 1 .238 .346 .393 .739 2.35
2023 TB 142 133 571 492 71 123 24 0 31 98 240 58 104 1 .250 .352 .488 .840 4.26
2022 TB 111 88 381 331 48 68 16 0 20 45 144 44 67 0 .205 .304 .435 .739 2.41
2021 DET 23 21 85 72 7 15 3 1 1 5 23 10 11 0 .208 .306 .319 .625 -0.37
2020 DET 34 30 108 100 7 22 4 0 1 6 29 8 24 0 .220 .278 .290 .568 -0.15

Calculated Market Value

$15.7M Avg. Annual Salary

Market Value

  • 9 years, $141,523,416
  • Avg. Salary: $15,724,824
  • MLB Rank: 80
  • 3B Rank: 7

Current Contract

  • Free Agent: 2028
  • Avg. Salary: $6,280,000
  • MLB Rank: 186
  • 3B Rank: 18

Comparable Players

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

Player Length Value Avg. Salary Age When Signed
Jeimer Candelario 3 $45,000,000 $15,000,000 30
Chris Taylor 4 $60,000,000 $15,000,000 31
Max Muncy 2 $24,000,000 $12,000,000 33
Matt Chapman 3 $54,000,000 $18,000,000 30
Averages 3 $45,750,000 $15,000,000 31.0

Base Calculated Value

After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Paredes's current age (25), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.

Length Value Avg. Salary
9 $132,036,588 $14,670,732

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and Paredes 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
Jeimer Candelario
2022-2023
 81.48 0.83 0.45 0.89 0.23 0.72 0.33 0.18 2.09
Chris Taylor
2020-2021
 91.89 0.88 0.51 1.09 0.26 0.81 0.38 0.20 3.68
Max Muncy
2022-2023
 83.13 0.71 0.64 1.08 0.20 0.76 0.34 0.23 3.19
Matt Chapman
2022-2023
 91.05 0.83 0.44 1.14 0.23 0.76 0.35 0.19 4.32
Average 86.89 0.81 0.51 1.05 0.23 0.76 0.35 0.20 3.32
Isaac Paredes
2023-2024
 90.77 0.85 0.60 0.71 0.24 0.79 0.36 0.20 3.75
Pct Change 4.47 4.94 17.65 32.38 6.09 3.82 2.57 0.00 12.95
Median Prime % Change 4.94%
Average Prime % Change 9.43%

Calculated Market Value: Isaac Paredes

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
9 years, $141,523,416 $15,724,824

FEATURED PLAYER NEWS

News image
Predicting a Mets Free Agency Sans Juan Soto

The Mets have 12 players set to hit the open market, and are squarely in the Juan Soto blockbuster conversation this winter. But if not Soto, how can the Mets allocate $550M elsewhere? READ MORE

TRANSACTIONS

Jul 28, 2024
Traded to Chicago (CHC) from Tampa Bay (TB) for Christopher Morel, Hunter Bigge and Ty Johnson
Jan 11, 2024
Signed a 1 year $3.4 million contract with Tampa Bay (TB), avoiding arbitration
Mar 01, 2023
Signed a 1 year $735,000 contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
May 16, 2022
Promoted from the Minors by Tampa Bay (TB)
May 08, 2022
Optioned to the Minors by Tampa Bay (TB)
May 01, 2022
Promoted from the Minors by Tampa Bay (TB)
Apr 05, 2022
Optioned to the Minors by Tampa Bay (TB)
Apr 05, 2022
Traded to Tampa Bay (TB) from Detroit (DET) with 2022 2nd round pick [Competitive Balance Round B] for Austin Meadows
Apr 01, 2022
Optioned to the Minors by Detroit (DET)
Jul 31, 2017
Traded to Detroit (DET) from Chicago (CHC) with Jeimer Candelario and future considerations for Justin Wilson and Alex Avila
Jul 31, 2015
Signed a contract with Chicago (CHC)

TRENDING PLAYERS

  • 1 Tarik Skubal (SP, DET)
  • 2 Chris Sale (SP, ATL)
  • 3 Juan Soto (RF, NYY)
  • 4 Shohei Ohtani (DH, LAD)
  • 5 Anthony Santander (RF, BAL)

TRENDING PAGES

  • 1 MLB Free Agents
  • 2 MLB Transactions
  • 3 MLB Salary Rankings
  • 4 MLB Cap Tracker
  • 5 MLB Contracts
Top