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He gets salaries of $2.5 million next season, $4 million in
2028, $7.5 million in 2029, $12.5 million in 2030, $17 million
in 2031, $20 million in 2032, $22 million in 2033 and $25
million in 2034.
Wetherholt can start earning the escalators in 2031 and boost
his salaries by up to $5 million in 2032 and $7.5 million in
each of the following two seasons.
He would receive a $5 million boost in all following seasons for
winning an MVP award and $2.5 million for finishing second
through fifth in the voting.
Wetherholt would get a $500,000 increase in the following season
only for finishing sixth through 10th, and he would get a
$250,000 raise the next season if he is an All-Star.
He would be given a $2 million assignment bonus if traded.
Wetherholt was selected seventh overall in the 2024 amateur
draft and signed for a $6.9 million bonus.
He made the Cardinals' opening day roster this season and
homered against Tampa Bay in his debut on March 26.
Wetherholt is earning the $780,000 major league minimum this
year as part of a contract that calls for a $63,600 salary while
in the minor leagues.
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