Hailing from El Cajon, California, United States, Joseph Anthony Musgrove plays for the San Diego Padres in Major League Baseball (MLB) as of October 2024. Nicknamed, "Moose", he was chosen by the Toronto Blue Jays straight out of high school as the 46th overall pick in the first round of the 2011 MLB Draft. After getting traded to the Houston Astros in a ten-player swap, he found his form in 2012. He made his Major League debut with them in 2016 and won the World Series in 2017.
Musgrove's 2021 season turned out to be a breakout year, as he set career highs in several stats, including innings pitched, strikeouts, batting average against, WHIP, and win/loss record. The Padres had not had a no-hitter in 52 years until Musgrove's April 9, 2021, no-hitter against the Texas Rangers at Globe Life Field. He became an All-Star the following season.
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Joe Musgrove's Contract Breakdown
Joe Musgrove is in the middle of a five-year $100 million contract extension with the San Diego Padres, that he signed on August 1, 2022. The table below shows his contract breakdown in his career so far as per Spotrac-
| Year | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Cap Hit | Dead Cap | Yearly Cash |
| 2023 | $20,000,000 | - | $20,000,000 | - | $20,000,000 |
| 2024 | $20,000,000 | - | $20,000,000 | - | $20,000,000 |
| 2025 | $20,000,000 | - | $20,000,000 | - | $20,000,000 |
| 2026 | $20,000,000 | - | $20,000,000 | - | $20,000,000 |
| 2027 | $20,000,000 | - | $20,000,000 | - | $20,000,000 |
How much is Joe Musgrove getting paid?
As per Spotrac, Joe Musgrove is getting paid $20,000,000 for the 2024 MLB season. He signed a five-year contract extension worth $100,000,000 with the San Diego Padres on August 1, 2022. Accordingly, he has been promised the same amount for the season and his average annual salary from the season will be $20,000,000.
How much does Joe Musgrove make in a minute?
In 2024, Joe Musgrove’s annual salary was $20,000,000. As we know there are 525,600 minutes in a year. Now, if his annual salary is divided by the total number of minutes a year, he makes about $38.051 a minute in 2024.
Joe Musgrove's Career Earnings
Joe Musgrove has total career earnings of approximately $56,450,904 in his ten-year MLB career as of 2024 as per Spotrac. This includes his total base salary of $55,950,904 and the total signing bonuses received till now in his career of $500,000.
Joe Musgrove is making $20,000,000 from the 2024 MLB season. He made the same from the 2023 MLB season, earned $8,625,000 from the 2022 MLB season, and earned $4,450,000 from the 2021 MLB season.
What are the terms of Joe Musgrove’s Contract?
Joe Musgrove and the San Diego Padres agreed to a five-year, $100,000,000 contract that included a $100,000,000 guarantee and an average salary of $20,000,000 per year. According to Spotrac, Musgrove's base pay in 2024 will be $20,000,000, with a $20,000,000 total compensation and a $20,000,000 dead cap value. His contract has a full no-trade clause from 2023 to 2026 and a limited no-trade clause in 2027. The contract also allows him to have a suite on the road and he can also purchase a premium suite and four premium season tickets to the home games.
How much of Joe Musgrove’s Contract is guaranteed?
Joe Musgrove signed a 5-year contract worth $100,000,000 with the San Diego Padres, including $100,000,000 guaranteed as per Spotrac.
Joe Musgrove’s Contract History
These are all the contracts of Joe Musgrove till now as per Spotrac:
2011: Joe Musgrove signed his first contract with a signing bonus of $500,000 with the Toronto Blue Jays.
2017: Joe Musgrove signed a pre-arbitration contract worth $543,400 with the Houston Astros for a duration of 1-year.
2018: Joe Musgrove signed a pre-arbitration contract of $571,000 with the Pittsburgh Pirates for a duration of 1-year.
2019: Joe Musgrove signed a pre-arbitration contract of $582,500 with the Pittsburgh Pirates for a duration of 1-year.
2020: Joe Musgrove signed an arbitration contract worth $2,800,000 with the Pittsburgh Pirates for a duration of 1-year.
2021: Joe Musgrove signed an arbitration contract worth $4,450,000 with the San Diego Padres for a duration of 1-year.
2022: Joe Musgrove signed an arbitration contract worth $8,625,000 with the San Diego Padres for a duration of 1-year.
2022: Joe Musgrove signed a contract worth $20,000,000 with the San Diego Padres for a duration of 5-years (starting from the 2023 season).
Joe Musgrove Contract FAQs
A. Joe Musgrove has a full no-trade clause from 2023-2026.
A. Joe Musgrove currently plays for the San Diego Padres in Major Lеaguе Baseball.
A. Joe Musgrove has a five-year contract extension with the San Diego Padres.
A. Joe Musgrove’s current annual salary is $20,000,000.
A. Joe Musgrove is 6'5" (196 cm) in height.
