Danny Jansen

Boston Red Sox, Catcher
Age: 29-137d (Apr 15, 1995)
Exp: 5.050 Years
Country: US
Drafted: Round 16 (#475 overall), 2013
Agent(s): ISE Baseball
2024 Payroll Salary

$1,817,204

2024 Cash

$5,200,000

Career Earnings

$12,272,148

2024-2024 Arbitration (CURRENT)

Danny Jansen signed a 1 year , $5,200,000 contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, including $5,200,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $5,200,000. In 2024, Jansen will earn a base salary of $1,817,204, while carrying a total salary of $5,200,000. Jansen's adjusted salary with the Toronto Blue Jays is $1,817,204
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $5,200,000
Average Salary:
$5,200,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
Year Age Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2024 29
Arb Avoided
$1,817,204 $1,817,204 0.77% $1,817,204 $1,817,204
2025 30
UFA
Retained Salary
2024 29 $3,382,796 $3,382,796 1.43% $3,382,796 $3,382,796
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2024 29 5.050
Arb Avoided
$5,200,000 - - $1,817,204 $1,817,204
2025 30 --
UFA
Retained Salary
2024 29 $3,382,796 - - $3,382,796 $3,382,796
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2024 29
Arb Avoided
$1,817,204 $1,817,204 $1,817,204 $1,817,204 $1,817,204
Retained/Dead Cash
2024 29 - $3,382,796 $3,382,796 $3,382,796 $3,382,796 $3,382,796
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2023-2023 Arbitration

Danny Jansen signed a 1 year , $3,500,000 contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, including $3,500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,500,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $3,500,000
Average Salary:
$3,500,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
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2022-2022 Arbitration

Danny Jansen signed a 1 year , $1,950,000 contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, including $1,950,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,950,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,950,000
Average Salary:
$1,950,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2021-2021 Pre-Arb

Danny Jansen signed a 1 year , $601,800 contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, including $601,800 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $601,800.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $601,800
Average Salary:
$601,800
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2020-2020 Pre-Arb

Danny Jansen signed a 1 year , $580,900 contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, including $580,900 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $580,900.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $580,900
Average Salary:
$580,900
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2019-2019 Pre-Arb

Danny Jansen signed a 1 year , $558,700 contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, including $558,700 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $558,700.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $558,700
Average Salary:
$558,700
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2018-2018 Pre-Arb

Danny Jansen signed a 1 year , $545,000 contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, 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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2013-2013 Signing Bonus

Danny Jansen signed a 1 year , $100,000 contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, including $100,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $100,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $100,000
Average Salary:
$100,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Career Earnings thru 2024

$12,272,148

Career Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2013 18
Signing Bonus
$100,000
$100,000
2018 23
Active
$146,500
$246,500
2019 24
Active
$558,700
$805,200
2020 25
Active
$215,148
$1,020,348
2021 26
Active
$601,800
$1,622,148
2022 27
Active / Arb Avoided
$1,950,000
$3,572,148
2023 28
Injured / Arb Avoided
$3,500,000
$7,072,148
2024 29
Active / Arb Avoided
Retained
$1,817,204
$3,382,796
$8,889,352
$12,272,148
Total      
$12,272,148
$8,889,352
$12,272,148
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2013
18
$100,000
$100,000
$100,000
2018
23
$146,500
$146,500
$246,500
2019
24
$558,700
$558,700
$805,200
2020
25
$215,148
$215,148
$1,020,348
2021
26
$601,800
$601,800
$1,622,148
2022
27
$1,950,000
$1,950,000
$3,572,148
2023
28
$3,500,000
$3,500,000
$7,072,148
2024
29
$1,817,204
$3,382,796
$1,817,204
$3,382,796
$8,889,352
$12,272,148
Total
$12,172,148
$100,000
$12,272,148
$8,889,352
$12,272,148

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
8 $10,354,944 $100,000 - $10,454,944
1 $1,817,204 - - $1,817,204

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2021 TOR Jun 07, 2021 - Jul 03, 2021 Hamstring
2021 TOR Jul 23, 2021 - Aug 31, 2021 Hamstring
2022 TOR Apr 11, 2022 - May 14, 2022 Oblique
2022 TOR Jun 07, 2022 - Jul 12, 2022 Finger
2023 TOR May 26, 2023 - Jun 13, 2023 Groin
2023 TOR Sep 02, 2023 - Oct 01, 2023 Finger
2024 TOR Mar 28, 2024 - Apr 15, 2024 Wrist
  • Jul 27, 2024 Traded to Boston (BOS) from Toronto (TOR) for Cutter Coffey, Eddinson Paulino and Gilberto Batista
  • Jan 11, 2024 Signed a 1 year $5.2 million contract with Toronto (TOR), avoiding arbitration
  • Jan 13, 2023 Signed a 1 year $3.5 million contract with Toronto (TOR), avoiding arbitration
  • Mar 22, 2022 Signed a 1 year $1.95 million contract with Toronto (TOR), avoiding arbitration
  • Mar 05, 2020 Signed a 1 year $580,900 contract with Toronto (TOR)
  • Mar 05, 2019 Signed a 1 year $558,700 contract with Toronto (TOR)
  • Jun 13, 2013 Signed a contract with Toronto (TOR)
  • Jun 08, 2013 Drafted by Toronto (TOR): Round 16 (#475 overall)
Year Team GP GS AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
2024 BOS 74 61 233 31 51 13 0 8 23 88 31 50 0 .219 .312 .378 .690 0.67
2023 TOR 85 72 268 38 61 15 0 17 53 127 23 62 0 .228 .312 .474 .786 1.63
2022 TOR 72 61 215 34 56 10 0 15 44 111 25 44 1 .260 .339 .516 .855 2.94
2021 TOR 70 54 184 32 41 13 0 11 28 87 17 44 0 .223 .299 .473 .772 1.27
2020 TOR 43 40 120 18 22 3 0 6 20 43 21 31 0 .183 .312 .358 .670 0.65
2019 TOR 107 98 347 41 72 12 1 13 43 125 31 79 0 .207 .279 .360 .639 1.06
2018 TOR 31 24 81 12 20 6 0 3 8 35 9 17 0 .247 .347 .432 .779 0.55

Calculated Market Value

Market Value

  • 2 years, $8,871,786
  • Avg. Salary: $4,435,893
  • MLB Rank: 303
  • C Rank: 13

Current Contract

  • Free Agent: 2025
  • Avg. Salary: $5,200,000
  • MLB Rank: 270
  • C Rank: 13

Comparable Players

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

Player Length Value Avg. Salary Age When Signed
Max Stassi 3 $17,500,000 $5,833,333 30
Victor Caratini 2 $12,000,000 $6,000,000 30
Kyle Higashioka 1 $2,180,000 $2,180,000 33
Andrew Knizner 1 $1,825,000 $1,825,000 28
Averages 2 $8,376,250 $3,959,583 30.3

Base Calculated Value

After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Jansen's current age (29), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.

Length Value Avg. Salary
3 $12,110,001 $4,036,667

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and Jansen 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
Max Stassi
2020-2021
53.15 0.79 0.47 1.03 0.26 0.82 0.35 0.22 4.32
Victor Caratini
2022-2023
48.77 0.67 0.37 0.71 0.23 0.68 0.32 0.13 1.49
Kyle Higashioka
2022-2023
53.54 0.63 0.37 0.72 0.23 0.67 0.30 0.17 0.42
Andrew Knizner
2022-2023
51.54 0.66 0.34 0.74 0.23 0.66 0.30 0.13 1.96
Average 51.75 0.69 0.39 0.80 0.24 0.71 0.32 0.16 2.05
Danny Jansen
2023-2024
55.21 0.70 0.48 0.70 0.22 0.74 0.33 0.20 3.05
Pct Change 6.69 1.45 23.08 12.50 -7.08 3.94 3.44 25.00 48.78
Median Prime % Change 6.69%
Average Prime % Change 13.09%

Calculated Market Value: Danny Jansen

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
2 years, $8,871,786 $4,435,893
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