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Clay Holmes

Clay Holmes

Free Agent
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Age: 33
Bats/Throws: R/R
6'5" / 245
DOB: 3/27/1993
(33 years, 7 months, 13 days)
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Season20262027Total
Team- - -FGDC- - -
LevelMLBPROJMLB
G1828362
GS182853
IP101.1154.0604.1
K%18.6%17.1%21.9%
BB%10.0%9.5%10.1%
GB%60.7%62.3%
ERA3.294.243.59
FIP3.634.263.66
WAR1.81.68.4
2026 Pitch
Selection
SI:49%
SL:18%
CH:14%
FC:11%
CU:7%
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Draft:2011, Rd: 9, Pick: 1, Ovr: 272
Draft Team:Pittsburgh Pirates
School:Slocomb (AL) HS

Contract3 yr, $38M (2025-26) (RR)
Free Agent
AAV: $12.67M
Service Time
7.031
MiLB Options
n/a
Free Agent
2027
News
Rotowire: Holmes declined his $12 million player option for 2027 on Thursday and is now a free agent, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports. (10/29/2026)

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Contract History

3 yr, $38M (2025-27)
Deal agreed to with Mets on 2024-12-06.
Free Agent
Service time at contract start: 6.031
SeasonBase SalaryProrated Signing BonusAAVPotential BuyoutEarned IncentivesPre-Arb BonusTotal EarnedTotal CBT Hit
2025$13,000,000$0$12,666,667$0$0$0$13,000,000$12,666,667
2026$13,000,000$0$12,666,667$0$0$0$13,000,000$12,666,667
2027$12,000,000$0$12,666,667$0$0$0$12,000,000$12,666,667
Total$38,000,000$0$38,000,000$0$0$0$38,000,000$38,000,000
SeasonBase SalaryProrated Signing BonusAAVPotential BuyoutEarned IncentivesPre-Arb BonusTotal EarnedTotal CBT Hit
2025$13,000,000$0$12,666,667$0$0$0$13,000,000$12,666,667
2026$13,000,000$0$12,666,667$0$0$0$13,000,000$12,666,667
2027$12,000,000$0$12,666,667$0$0$0$12,000,000$12,666,667
Total$38,000,000$0$38,000,000$0$0$0$38,000,000$38,000,000
Player OptionClub OptionVesting OptionMutual OptionFree AgentEstimated Value
1 yr, $6M (2024)
Deal agreed to with Yankees
Arbitration
Service time at contract start: 5.031
SeasonBase SalaryProrated Signing BonusAAVPotential BuyoutEarned IncentivesPre-Arb BonusTotal EarnedTotal CBT Hit
2024$6,000,000$0$6,000,000$0$0$0$6,000,000$6,000,000
2025FREE AGENT
SeasonBase SalaryProrated Signing BonusAAVPotential BuyoutEarned IncentivesPre-Arb BonusTotal EarnedTotal CBT Hit
2024$6,000,000$0$6,000,000$0$0$0$6,000,000$6,000,000
2025FREE AGENT
Player OptionClub OptionVesting OptionMutual OptionFree AgentEstimated Value
1 yr, $3.3M (2023)
Deal agreed to with Yankees
Arbitration
Service time at contract start: 4.031
SeasonBase SalaryProrated Signing BonusAAVPotential BuyoutEarned IncentivesPre-Arb BonusTotal EarnedTotal CBT Hit
2023$3,300,000$0$3,300,000$0$0$0$3,300,000$3,300,000
2024ARB 3
2025FREE AGENT
SeasonBase SalaryProrated Signing BonusAAVPotential BuyoutEarned IncentivesPre-Arb BonusTotal EarnedTotal CBT Hit
2023$3,300,000$0$3,300,000$0$0$0$3,300,000$3,300,000
2024ARB 3
2025FREE AGENT
Player OptionClub OptionVesting OptionMutual OptionFree AgentEstimated Value
1 yr, $1.1M (2022)
Deal agreed to with Yankees
Arbitration
Service time at contract start: 3.031
SeasonBase SalaryProrated Signing BonusAAVPotential BuyoutEarned IncentivesPre-Arb BonusTotal EarnedTotal CBT Hit
2022$1,100,000$0$1,100,000$0$0$0$1,100,000$1,100,000
2023ARB 2
2024ARB 3
2025FREE AGENT
SeasonBase SalaryProrated Signing BonusAAVPotential BuyoutEarned IncentivesPre-Arb BonusTotal EarnedTotal CBT Hit
2022$1,100,000$0$1,100,000$0$0$0$1,100,000$1,100,000
2023ARB 2
2024ARB 3
2025FREE AGENT
Player OptionClub OptionVesting OptionMutual OptionFree AgentEstimated Value
1 yr, $650k (2021)
Deal agreed to with Pirates on 2020-12-04.
Free Agent/Pre Arb
Service time at contract start: 2.031
SeasonBase SalaryProrated Signing BonusAAVPotential BuyoutEarned IncentivesPre-Arb BonusTotal EarnedTotal CBT Hit
2021$650,000$0$650,000$0$0$0$650,000$650,000
2022ARB 1
2023ARB 2
2024ARB 3
2025FREE AGENT
SeasonBase SalaryProrated Signing BonusAAVPotential BuyoutEarned IncentivesPre-Arb BonusTotal EarnedTotal CBT Hit
2021$650,000$0$650,000$0$0$0$650,000$650,000
2022ARB 1
2023ARB 2
2024ARB 3
2025FREE AGENT
Player OptionClub OptionVesting OptionMutual OptionFree AgentEstimated Value

CONTRACT INFORMATION NOTES

  1. Total Earned is calculated as the sum of Base Salary, Prorated Signing Bonus, Pre-Arb Bonus, and Earned Incentives for each season.
  2. Total CBT Hit is calculated as the sum of AAV and Earned Incentives for each season. Earned pre-arbitration bonuses do not count against the CBT, as each team contributes 1/30th of the leaguewide bonus pool. Only that equal, prorated amount counts against the CBT, regardless of how much or little the team's players earn in pre-arb bonuses.
  3. Signing bonuses are always allocated pro rata across guaranteed years, regardless of when the signing bonus is actually paid out.
  4. Signing bonuses, even if a portion of the signing bonus is due after a player is traded, are always paid by the signing team.
  5. When a player is traded, the AAV is recalculated based as the remaining base salary owed to the player divided by the remaining years on the contract. Since signing bonuses are always paid by the original team, they're not included in the recalculation.
  6. When an option is exercised, the player doesn't receive the Potential Buyout, so that value is struckthrough and not included in the totals row. However, buyout is still included in the AAV of the original contract years in the above table, even if not paid. The team(s) the player played for receive a CBT credit to account for the difference, on the Other Payments (Luxury Tax) table of the main payroll page.