Alex Young
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New York Mets, Relief Pitcher
Age: 30-320d (Sep 09, 1993)
Exp: 3.143 Years
Country: US
College: Texas Christian
Drafted: Round 2 (#43 overall), 2015
Agent(s): Wasserman
2024 Payroll Salary
$461,538
2024 Cash
$1,160,000
Career Earnings
$4,935,229
2024-2024 Arbitration (CURRENT)
Alex Young signed a 1 year , $1,160,000 contract with the Cincinnati Reds, including $1,160,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,160,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,160,000
Average Salary:
$1,160,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2027 / UFA
Year | Age | Status | PayrollAnnual | Luxury Tax | Tax % League Tax | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |||
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2024 |
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30 |
Buried
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$461,538 | $461,538 | 0.19% | $461,538 | $461,538 | ||
2025 |
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31 |
ARB 2
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2026 |
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32 |
ARB 3
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2027 |
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33 |
UFA |
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Retained Salary | ||||||||||
2024 |
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30 | $636,092 | $636,092 | 0.27% | $636,092 | $636,092 | |||
2024 |
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30 | $62,370 | $62,370 | 0.03% | $62,370 | $62,370 |
Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | ||||
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2024 |
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30 | 3.143 |
Buried
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$1,160,000 | - | - | $461,538 | $461,538 | |||
2025 |
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31 | -- |
ARB 2
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2026 |
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32 | -- |
ARB 3
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2027 |
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33 | -- |
UFA |
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Retained Salary | ||||||||||||
2024 |
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30 | $636,092 | - | - | $636,092 | $636,092 | |||||
2024 |
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30 | $62,370 | - | - | $62,370 | $62,370 |
Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |||||
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2024 |
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30 |
Buried |
$461,538 | $461,538 | $461,538 | $461,538 | $461,538 | ||||
Retained/Dead Cash | ||||||||||||
2024 |
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30 | - | $636,092 | $636,092 | $636,092 | $636,092 | $636,092 | ||||
2024 |
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30 | - | $62,370 | $62,370 | $62,370 | $62,370 | $62,370 |
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2023-2023 Pre-Arb
Alex Young signed a 1 year , $1,150,000 contract with the Cincinnati Reds, including $1,150,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,150,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,150,000
Average Salary:
$1,150,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2022-2022 Pre-Arb
Alex Young signed a 1 year , $700,000 contract with the Cleveland Guardians, 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
2021-2021 Pre-Arb
Alex Young signed a 1 year , $603,000 contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks, including $603,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $603,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $603,000
Average Salary:
$603,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2020-2020 Pre-Arb
Alex Young signed a 1 year , $575,000 contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks, 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
2019-2019 Pre-Arb
Alex Young signed a 1 year , $555,000 contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks, including $555,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $555,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $555,000
Average Salary:
$555,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2015-2015 Signing Bonus
Alex Young signed a 1 year , $1,431,400 contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks, including $1,431,400 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,431,400.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,431,400
Average Salary:
$1,431,400
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Career Earnings thru 2024
$4,935,229
Career Earnings w/ Different Teams
5 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
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2015 | 21 |
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Signing Bonus
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$1,431,400 |
$1,431,400 |
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2019 | 25 |
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Active
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$283,480 |
$1,714,880 |
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2020 | 26 |
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Active
|
$212,963 |
$1,927,843 |
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2021 | 27 |
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Reserve / minor-buried
Retained
|
$119,954 $327,442 |
$2,047,797 $2,375,239 |
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2022 | 28 |
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Active
Retained
|
$246,144 $3,846 |
$2,621,383 $2,625,229 |
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2023 | 29 |
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Active
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$1,150,000 |
$3,775,229 |
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2024 | 30 |
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Retained
Reserve / minor-buried
Retained
|
$636,092 $461,538 $62,370 |
$4,411,321 $4,872,859 $4,935,229 |
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Total |
$4,935,229 |
$4,411,321 $4,872,859 $4,935,229 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
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2015 |
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21 |
$1,431,400 |
$1,431,400 |
$1,431,400 |
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2019 |
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25 |
$283,480
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$283,480 |
$1,714,880 |
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2020 |
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26 |
$212,963
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$212,963 |
$1,927,843 |
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2021 |
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27 |
$119,954 $327,442
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$119,954 $327,442 |
$2,047,797 $2,375,239 |
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2022 |
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28 |
$246,144 $3,846
|
$246,144 $3,846 |
$2,621,383 $2,625,229 |
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2023 |
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29 |
$1,150,000
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$1,150,000 |
$3,775,229 |
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2024 |
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30 |
$636,092 $461,538 $62,370
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$636,092 $461,538 $62,370 |
$4,411,321 $4,872,859 $4,935,229 |
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Total |
$3,503,829 |
$1,431,400 |
$4,935,229 |
$4,411,321 $4,872,859 $4,935,229 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
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4 |
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$823,885 | $1,431,400 | - | $2,255,285 |
2 |
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$123,800 | - | - | $123,800 |
2 |
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$308,514 | - | - | $308,514 |
2 |
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$1,786,092 | - | - | $1,786,092 |
1 |
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$461,538 | - | - | $461,538 |
Injuries
Year | Dates | Reason | |
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2023 |
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Aug 26, 2023 - Sep 09, 2023 | Hamstring |
2023 |
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Sep 09, 2023 - Sep 18, 2023 | Concussion |
2024 |
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Mar 28, 2024 - May 28, 2024 | Back |
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Jul 17, 2024 Claimed off waivers by New York (NYM)
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Jul 07, 2024 Traded to San Francisco (SF) from Cincinnati (CIN) for Austin Slater
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Jun 02, 2024 Optioned to the Minors by Cincinnati (CIN)
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Jan 11, 2024 Signed a 1 year $1.16 million contract with Cincinnati (CIN), avoiding arbitration
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Mar 30, 2023 Contract purchased by Cincinnati (CIN)
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Jan 17, 2023 Signed a 1 year $1.15 million minor league contract with Cincinnati (CIN)
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Nov 18, 2022 Non-Tendered by San Francisco (SF)
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Jul 18, 2022 Traded to San Francisco (SF) from Cleveland (CLE) for cash considerations
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Jul 13, 2022 Designated for Assignment by Cleveland (CLE)
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Jul 04, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by Cleveland (CLE)
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Jul 03, 2022 Contract purchased by Cleveland (CLE)
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Nov 19, 2021 Designated for Assignment by Cleveland (CLE)
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Jul 26, 2021 Claimed off waivers by Cleveland (CLE)
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Mar 05, 2020 Signed a 1 year $575,000 contract with Arizona (ARI)
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Jul 09, 2015 Signed a contract with Arizona (ARI)
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Jun 18, 2015 Drafted by Arizona (ARI): Round 2 (#43 overall)
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Jul 10, 2012 Unsigned by Texas (TEX)
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Jun 10, 2012 Drafted by Texas (TEX): Round 32 (#996 overall)
Year | Team | GP | GS | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | W | L | SV | IP | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
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2024 | CIN | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.00 |
2023 | CIN | 63 | 0 | 53 | 27 | 23 | 20 | 50 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 53.7 | 3.86 | 1.36 | 0.74 |
2022 | SF | 25 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 11 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 26.7 | 2.36 | 1.50 | 0.01 |
2021 | CLE | 40 | 2 | 65 | 43 | 38 | 27 | 43 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 52.0 | 6.58 | 1.77 | -0.05 |
2020 | ARI | 15 | 7 | 51 | 30 | 28 | 14 | 39 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 46.3 | 5.44 | 1.40 | -0.08 |
2019 | ARI | 17 | 15 | 72 | 40 | 33 | 27 | 71 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 83.3 | 3.56 | 1.19 | -0.25 |