Trevor Richards

Minnesota Twins, Relief Pitcher
Age: 31y-7m-8d (May 15, 1993)
Exp: 5.084 Years
Country: US
College: Drury
Drafted: Undrafted, MIA, 2016
Agent(s): Apex Baseball
INACTIVE

2024-2024 Arbitration

Trevor Richards signed a 1 year , $2,150,000 contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, including $2,150,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,150,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,150,000
Average Salary:
$2,150,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
Year Age Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2024 31
Arb Avoided
 $693,540 $693,540 - $693,540 $693,540
2025 32
UFA
Retained Salary
2024 31 $1,456,460 $1,456,460 0.61% $1,456,460 -
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2024 31 5.084
Arb Avoided
 $2,150,000 - - $693,540 $693,540
2025 32 --
UFA
Retained Salary
2024 31 $1,456,460 - - $1,456,460 $1,456,460
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2024 31
Arb Avoided
 $693,540 $693,540 $693,540 - $693,540 $693,540
Retained/Dead Cash
2024 31 - $1,456,460 $1,456,460 - - $1,456,460 $1,456,460
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2023-2023 Arbitration

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

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

Trevor Richards signed a 1 year , $580,900 contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, 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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2020-2020
Pre-Arbitration

Trevor Richards signed a 1 year , $575,000 contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, including $575,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $575,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $575,000
Average Salary:
$575,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2019-2019
Pre-Arbitration

Trevor Richards signed a 1 year , $570,000 contract with the Miami Marlins, including $570,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $570,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $570,000
Average Salary:
$570,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2018-2018
Pre-Arbitration

Trevor Richards signed a 1 year , $545,000 contract with the Miami Marlins, 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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Seasons

5.084 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$6,217,491

Earnings w/ Different Teams

5 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2018 25
Active
$416,060
$416,060
2019 26
Retained
Active
$383,035
$131,795
$799,095
$930,890
2020 27
Reserve / minor-buried
$149,413
$1,080,303
2021 28
Retained
Retained
Active
$146,781
$65,583
$274,824
$1,227,084
$1,292,667
$1,567,491
2022 29
Active / Arb Avoided
$1,000,000
$2,567,491
2023 30
Active / Arb Avoided
$1,500,000
$4,067,491
2024 31
Reserve / Arb Avoided
Retained
$693,540
$1,456,460
$4,761,031
$6,217,491
Total      
$6,217,491
$4,761,031
$6,217,491
Total
$6,217,491

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
2 $799,095 - - $799,095
3 $346,791 - - $346,791
1 $146,781 - - $146,781
4 $4,231,284 - - $4,231,284
1 $693,540 - - $693,540
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2018
25
$416,060
$416,060
$416,060
2019
26
$383,035
$131,795
$383,035
$131,795
$799,095
$930,890
2020
27
$149,413
$149,413
$1,080,303
2021
28
$146,781
$65,583
$274,824
$146,781
$65,583
$274,824
$1,227,084
$1,292,667
$1,567,491
2022
29
$1,000,000
$1,000,000
$2,567,491
2023
30
$1,500,000
$1,500,000
$4,067,491
2024
31
$693,540
$1,456,460
$693,540
$1,456,460
$4,761,031
$6,217,491
Total
$6,217,491
$6,217,491
$4,761,031
$6,217,491
Total
$6,217,491
$6,217,491

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
2 $799,095 - - $799,095
3 $346,791 - - $346,791
1 $146,781 - - $146,781
4 $4,231,284 - - $4,231,284
1 $693,540 - - $693,540

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2023 TOR Aug 03, 2023 - Aug 18, 2023 Neck
2022 TOR Jun 18, 2022 - Jul 04, 2022 Neck
  • Oct 02, 2024 Released by Minnesota (MIN)
  • Aug 27, 2024 Designated for Assignment by Minnesota (MIN)
  • Jul 30, 2024 Traded to Minnesota (MIN) from Toronto (TOR) for Jay Harry
  • Jan 11, 2024 Signed a 1 year $2.15 million contract with Toronto (TOR), avoiding arbitration
  • Jan 13, 2023 Signed a 1 year $1.5 million contract with Toronto (TOR), avoiding arbitration
  • Mar 22, 2022 Signed a 1 year $1 million contract with Toronto (TOR), avoiding arbitration
  • Jul 06, 2021 Traded to Toronto (TOR) from Milwaukee (MIL) with Bowden Francis for Rowdy Tellez
  • May 21, 2021 Traded to Milwaukee (MIL) from Tampa Bay (TB) with Willy Adames for J.P. Feyereisen and Drew Rasmussen
  • Mar 01, 2021 Signed a 1 year $580,900 contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
  • Jul 31, 2019 Traded to Tampa Bay (TB) from Miami (MIA) with Nick Anderson for Ryne Stanek and Jesus Sanchez
  • Mar 05, 2019 Signed a 1 year $570,000 contract with Miami (MIA)
  • Jul 17, 2016 Signed a contract with Miami (MIA)
Year Team GP GS H R ER BB K HR W L SV IP ERA WHIP WAR
2024 MIN 55 2 44 36 33 35 62 7 2 2 1 65.3 4.55 1.21 -0.48
2023 TOR 55 3 63 41 40 35 105 13 2 1 0 72.7 4.95 1.35 -0.18
2022 TOR 62 4 57 41 38 35 82 9 3 2 0 64.0 5.34 1.44 -0.81
2021 TOR 53 0 40 26 25 22 78 12 7 2 1 64.3 3.50 0.96 0.00
2020 TB 9 4 44 24 21 11 27 6 0 0 0 32.0 5.91 1.72 -0.50
2019 TB 31 23 127 63 61 56 127 19 6 12 0 135.3 4.06 1.35 0.56
2018 MIA 26 25 121 65 62 54 130 15 4 10 0 126.3 4.42 1.39 0.83

Calculated Market Value

$1.3M Avg. Annual Salary

Market Value

  • 1 years, $1,276,635
  • Avg. Salary: $1,276,635
  • MLB Rank: 390
  • RP Rank: 79

Current Contract

  • Free Agent: 2025
  • Avg. Salary: $2,150,000

Comparable Players

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

Player Length Value Avg. Salary Age When Signed
Julian Merryweather 1 $1,175,000 $1,175,000 32
Buck Farmer 1 $2,250,000 $2,250,000 32
Dominic Leone 1 $1,500,000 $1,500,000 32
Jorge López 1 $740,000 $740,000 31
Averages 1 $1,416,250 $1,416,250 31.8

Base Calculated Value

After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Richards's current age (31), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.

Length Value Avg. Salary
2 $3,144,616 $1,572,308

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and Richards 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
Julian Merryweather
2022-2023
 47.00 0.02 5.07 1.37 10.00 3.43 3.93 0.33
Buck Farmer
2022-2023
 57.00 0.04 4.02 1.23 9.37 4.14 3.82 1.01
Dominic Leone
2022-2023
 53.00 0.04 4.34 1.51 9.25 4.53 5.17 0.48
Jorge López
2022-2023
 63.00 0.21 4.25 1.35 8.30 3.64 4.59 0.52
Average 55.00 0.08 4.42 1.37 9.23 3.94 4.38 0.59
Trevor Richards
2023-2024
 53.50 0.01 4.75 1.26 10.90 4.52 4.27 -0.45
Pct Change -2.73 -87.50 -7.47 8.03 18.09 -14.72 2.51 -176.27
Median Prime % Change -5.10%
Average Prime % Change -32.51%

Calculated Market Value: Trevor Richards

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, $1,276,635 $1,276,635

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TRANSACTIONS

Oct 02, 2024
Released by Minnesota (MIN)
Aug 27, 2024
Designated for Assignment by Minnesota (MIN)
Jul 30, 2024
Traded to Minnesota (MIN) from Toronto (TOR) for Jay Harry
Jan 11, 2024
Signed a 1 year $2.15 million contract with Toronto (TOR), avoiding arbitration
Jan 13, 2023
Signed a 1 year $1.5 million contract with Toronto (TOR), avoiding arbitration
Mar 22, 2022
Signed a 1 year $1 million contract with Toronto (TOR), avoiding arbitration
Jul 06, 2021
Traded to Toronto (TOR) from Milwaukee (MIL) with Bowden Francis for Rowdy Tellez
May 21, 2021
Traded to Milwaukee (MIL) from Tampa Bay (TB) with Willy Adames for J.P. Feyereisen and Drew Rasmussen
Mar 01, 2021
Signed a 1 year $580,900 contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
Jul 31, 2019
Traded to Tampa Bay (TB) from Miami (MIA) with Nick Anderson for Ryne Stanek and Jesus Sanchez
Mar 05, 2019
Signed a 1 year $570,000 contract with Miami (MIA)
Jul 17, 2016
Signed a contract with Miami (MIA)

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