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» B.J. Upton   |   Salaries and Contracts


Positions:  SS-444, CF-365, 3B-80, 2B-53, DH-14, OF-3, LF-1

Full Name:  Melvin Emmanuel Upton
Born:  Aug 21,1984  in  Norfolk, Virginia
Height:  6-2  Weight:  170  Bats:  Right  Throws:  Right
High School:  Greenbrier Christian Academy (Chesapeake, Virginia)  "Gators"
College:  None

Contract:   Signed 1-year, $435,000 contract with the Tampa Bay Rays on Feb 25,2009.

Drafted:  Selected by Tampa Bay Rays in 1st Round (2nd overall) of 2002 amateur entry draft (June-Reg)  (Signing Bonus: $4,600,000)

  • First Round Draft Pick  2002 (#2)
  • Futures Game Participant  USA 2004-2005
  • High School All-American  2002 (IF)
  • Hitting for the Cycle  Oct 2,2009
  • Player of the Month  1x Jun-2009 (AL)
  • Player of the Week  2x Jul-22-2007, Jun-21-2009
  • Teenaged Rookie  19 yrs old
  • Top Prospect  2003 MLB (#21),2004 MLB (#2),2003 Tb (#3),2004 Tb (#1)

  • Signed by Scout:  Doug Witt

    MLB Debut:  Aug 2,2004




    Scouting Report
    Power: 65
    Batting: 69
    Speed: 89
    Contact: 25
    Patience: 86
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     Salary History

    YearSalary (US $) Rank  Lg Avg (US $)  Centile
    2004*300,000  1,716,30380
    2006*327,000  1,937,00480
    2007*386,900  2,923,34080
    2008*412,100  NA
    2009435,000  NA
    Career:  $1,861,000   estimate

    Salary Notes:  Major League salary data has been publicly available since 1985. Though TBC has salary data for most major leaguers since the data became public, mid-season callups and late signees might not appear. In these cases, the league minimum has been assigned. Minor league salaries are not available as they are not public.

    Centiles divide all players into 100 groups and in this situation, a centile of 1 indicates a player is in the highest-paid group, contrary to centile reporting conventions. Players who are in the bottom 20% will automatically earn a centile value of 80 since most likely, all of these players earn the minimum.

    The ranking column includes only the top 100 players for each season.

    Contract History

    2008-2008    Signed 1-year, $412,100 contract with the Tampa Bay Rays on .
    2009-2009    Signed 1-year, $435,000 contract with the Tampa Bay Rays on Feb 25,2009.