Adley Rutschman

Baltimore Orioles, Catcher
Age: 26-266d (Feb 06, 1998)
Exp: 3.000 Years
Country: US
College: Oregon State
Drafted: Round 1 (#1 overall), 2019
Agent(s): Dan Vertlieb (Wasserman)
2025 Payroll Salary

$5,010,000

2025 Cash

$5,010,000

Career Earnings

$12,419,541

2025-2025 Arbitration (CURRENT)

Adley Rutschman signed a 1 year , $5,010,000 contract with the Baltimore Orioles, including $5,010,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $5,010,000. In 2025, Rutschman will earn a base salary of $5,010,000, while carrying a total salary of $5,010,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $5,010,000
Average Salary:
$5,010,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2028 / UFA
Year Age Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2025 27
Estimate
 $5,010,000 $5,010,000 2.08% $5,010,000 $5,010,000
2026 28
ARB 2
2027 29
ARB 3
2028 30
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2025 27 3.000
Estimate
 $5,010,000 - - $5,010,000 $5,010,000
2026 28 --
ARB 2
2027 29 --
ARB 3
2028 30 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2025 27
Estimate
 $5,010,000 $5,010,000 $5,010,000 $5,010,000 $5,010,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2024-2024 Pre-Arb

Adley Rutschman signed a 1 year , $760,300 contract with the Baltimore Orioles, including $760,300 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $760,300.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $760,300
Average Salary:
$760,300
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2028 / UFA
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2023-2023 Pre-Arb

Adley Rutschman signed a 1 year , $733,900 contract with the Baltimore Orioles, including $733,900 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $733,900.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $733,900
Average Salary:
$733,900
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2022-2022 Pre-Arb

Adley Rutschman signed a 1 year , $700,000 contract with the Baltimore Orioles, 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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2019-2019 Signing Bonus

Adley Rutschman signed a 1 year , $8,100,000 contract with the Baltimore Orioles, including $8,100,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $8,100,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $8,100,000
Average Salary:
$8,100,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons

3.000 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$12,419,541

Earnings w/ Different Teams

1 team

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2019 21
Signing Bonus
$8,100,000
$8,100,000
2022 24
Active
$1,026,902
$9,126,902
2023 25
Active
$2,532,339
$11,659,241
 AL Silver Slugger:C All MLB (1st)
2024 26
Active
$760,300
$12,419,541
Total      
$12,419,541
$12,419,541
2025 27
Active / estimate-arbitration
$5,010,000
Total
$17,429,541

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
4 $2,021,102 $8,100,000 $2,298,439 $12,419,541
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2019
21
$8,100,000
$8,100,000
$8,100,000
2022
24
$526,902
$500,000
$1,026,902
$9,126,902
2023
25
$733,900
$1,798,439
$2,532,339
$11,659,241
2024
26
$760,300
$760,300
$12,419,541
Total
$2,021,102
$8,100,000
$2,298,439
$12,419,541
$12,419,541
2025
27
$5,010,000
$5,010,000
Total
$7,031,102
$8,100,000
$2,298,439
$17,429,541

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
4 $2,021,102 $8,100,000 $2,298,439 $12,419,541
  • Mar 20, 2024 Signed a 1 year $760,300 contract with Baltimore (BAL)
  • Mar 01, 2023 Signed a 1 year $733,900 contract with Baltimore (BAL)
  • May 21, 2022 Contract purchased by Baltimore (BAL)
  • Jun 24, 2019 Signed a contract with Baltimore (BAL)
  • Jun 03, 2019 Drafted by Baltimore (BAL): Round 1 (#1 overall)
  • Jul 15, 2016 Unsigned by Seattle (SEA)
  • Jun 10, 2016 Drafted by Seattle (SEA): Round 40 (#1197 overall)
Year Team GP GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
2024 BAL 148 141 638 571 68 143 21 1 19 79 223 58 103 1 .250 .318 .391 .709 3.39
2023 BAL 154 149 687 588 84 163 31 1 20 80 256 92 101 1 .277 .374 .435 .809 4.31
2022 BAL 113 107 470 398 70 101 35 1 13 42 177 65 86 4 .254 .362 .445 .807 5.34

Calculated Market Value

$25.5M Avg. Annual Salary

Market Value

  • 11 years, $280,397,876
  • Avg. Salary: $25,490,716
  • MLB Rank: 26
  • C Rank: 1

Current Contract

  • Free Agent: 2028
  • Avg. Salary: $5,010,000
  • MLB Rank: 240
  • C Rank: 15

Comparable Players

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

Player Length Value Avg. Salary Age When Signed
Jose Altuve 5 $125,000,000 $25,000,000 33
Marcus Semien 7 $175,000,000 $25,000,000 31
Cody Bellinger 3 $80,000,000 $26,666,667 28
Carlos Correa 6 $200,000,000 $33,333,333 28
Averages 5 $145,000,000 $27,500,000 30.0

Base Calculated Value

After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Rutschman's current age (26), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.

Length Value Avg. Salary
9 $238,726,791 $26,525,199

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and Rutschman 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
Jose Altuve
2023-2024
 75.23 1.22 0.48 0.78 0.30 0.85 0.39 0.18 3.67
Marcus Semien
2020-2021
 96.85 1.02 0.58 0.91 0.24 0.78 0.34 0.21 5.16
Cody Bellinger
2022-2023
 84.57 0.95 0.60 0.86 0.26 0.77 0.34 0.20 3.40
Carlos Correa
2021-2022
 87.65 1.08 0.55 0.83 0.28 0.84 0.37 0.19 6.63
Average 86.08 1.07 0.55 0.85 0.27 0.81 0.36 0.20 4.72
Adley Rutschman
2023-2024
 93.21 1.01 0.53 0.68 0.26 0.76 0.35 0.15 3.78
Pct Change 8.28 -5.61 -3.64 20.00 -2.22 -6.30 -3.06 -25.00 -19.92
Median Prime % Change -3.64%
Average Prime % Change -4.16%

Calculated Market Value: Adley Rutschman

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
11 years, $280,397,876 $25,490,716

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TRANSACTIONS

Mar 20, 2024
Signed a 1 year $760,300 contract with Baltimore (BAL)
Mar 01, 2023
Signed a 1 year $733,900 contract with Baltimore (BAL)
May 21, 2022
Contract purchased by Baltimore (BAL)
Jun 24, 2019
Signed a contract with Baltimore (BAL)
Jun 03, 2019
Drafted by Baltimore (BAL): Round 1 (#1 overall)
Jul 15, 2016
Unsigned by Seattle (SEA)
Jun 10, 2016
Drafted by Seattle (SEA): Round 40 (#1197 overall)

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