Taylor Motter

St. Louis Cardinals, Shortstop
Age: 35y-3m-4d (Sep 18, 1989)
Exp: 2.027 Years
Country: US
College: Coastal Carolina
Drafted: Round 17 (#540 overall), 2011
INACTIVE

2023-2023 free-agent-restricted

Taylor Motter signed a 1 year , $775,000 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, including $775,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $775,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $775,000
Average Salary:
$775,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Year Age Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2023 33
Buried
$325,026 $325,026 - $325,026 $325,026
2024 34
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2023 33 1.113
Buried
$775,000 - - $325,026 $325,026
2024 34 --
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2023 33
Buried
$325,026 $325,026 $325,026 - $325,026 $325,026
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2022-2022 free-agent-restricted

Taylor Motter signed a 1 year , $700,000 contract with the Cincinnati Reds, 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 free-agent-restricted

Taylor Motter signed a 1 year , $570,500 contract with the Colorado Rockies, 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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2018-2018
Pre-Arbitration

Taylor Motter signed a 1 year , $545,000 contract with the Seattle Mariners, 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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2017-2017
Pre-Arbitration

Taylor Motter signed a 1 year , $537,200 contract with the Seattle Mariners, including $537,200 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $537,200.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $537,200
Average Salary:
$537,200
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2016-2016
Pre-Arbitration

Taylor Motter signed a 1 year , $507,500 contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, including $507,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $507,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $507,500
Average Salary:
$507,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons

2.027 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$1,156,282

Earnings w/ Different Teams

7 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2016 26
Reserve / minor-buried
$135,877
$135,877
2017 27
Active
$455,080
$590,957
2018 28
Reserve / minor-buried
Retained
$117,200
$41,020
$708,157
$749,177
2021 31
Reserve / minor-buried
Retained
$9,201
$61,340
$758,378
$819,718
2022 32
Retained
$11,538
$831,256
2023 33
Reserve / minor-buried
$325,026
$1,156,282
Total
$1,156,282

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 $135,877 - - $135,877
2 $496,100 - - $496,100
1 $117,200 - - $117,200
1 $9,201 - - $9,201
1 $61,340 - - $61,340
1 $11,538 - - $11,538
1 $325,026 - - $325,026
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2016
26
$135,877
$135,877
$135,877
2017
27
$455,080
$455,080
$590,957
2018
28
$117,200
$41,020
$117,200
$41,020
$708,157
$749,177
2021
31
$9,201
$61,340
$9,201
$61,340
$758,378
$819,718
2022
32
$11,538
$11,538
$831,256
2023
33
$325,026
$325,026
$1,156,282
Total
$1,156,282
$1,156,282

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 $135,877 - - $135,877
2 $496,100 - - $496,100
1 $117,200 - - $117,200
1 $9,201 - - $9,201
1 $61,340 - - $61,340
1 $11,538 - - $11,538
1 $325,026 - - $325,026

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2018 MIN Jun 29, 2018 - Jul 20, 2018 Concussion
  • Oct 06, 2023 Released by St. Louis (STL)
  • Sep 04, 2023 Designated for Assignment by St. Louis (STL)
  • Jul 23, 2023 Contract purchased by St. Louis (STL)
  • May 06, 2023 Designated for Assignment by St. Louis (STL)
  • Apr 26, 2023 Contract purchased by St. Louis (STL)
  • Apr 23, 2023 Designated for Assignment by St. Louis (STL)
  • Mar 26, 2023 Contract purchased by St. Louis (STL)
  • Nov 18, 2022 Signed a 1 year $775,000 minor league contract with St. Louis (STL)
  • Aug 06, 2022 Signed a minor league contract with Atlanta (ATL)
  • Aug 05, 2022 Released by Cincinnati (CIN)
  • May 23, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by Cincinnati (CIN)
  • May 20, 2022 Contract purchased by Cincinnati (CIN)
  • Apr 26, 2022 Signed a minor league contract with Cincinnati (CIN)
  • Oct 07, 2021 Released by Boston (BOS)
  • Sep 02, 2021 Claimed off waivers by Boston (BOS)
  • Mar 06, 2019 Signed a minor league contract with Detroit (DET)
  • May 28, 2018 Claimed off waivers by Minnesota (MIN)
  • Feb 24, 2017 Signed a 1 year $537,200 contract with Seattle (SEA)
  • Nov 18, 2016 Traded to Seattle (SEA) from Tampa Bay (TB) with Richie Shaffer for Dalton Kelly, Andrew Kittredge and Dylan Thompson
  • Jun 07, 2011 Drafted by Tampa Bay (TB): Round 17 (#540 overall)
Year Team GP GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
2023 STL 29 21 82 76 3 13 3 0 0 2 16 5 31 0 .171 .232 .211 .443 -0.58
2022 CIN 2 2 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 .167 .167 .167 .334 -0.17
2021 BOS 16 5 29 26 5 5 1 1 0 1 8 3 8 0 .192 .276 .308 .584 -0.03
2018 MIN 17 9 38 34 2 5 0 0 1 2 8 4 8 1 .147 .237 .235 .472 0.14
2017 SEA 92 68 280 258 29 51 12 0 7 26 84 21 62 12 .198 .257 .326 .583 -0.75
2016 TB 34 21 93 80 11 15 3 0 2 9 24 11 19 0 .188 .290 .300 .590 0.16
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