MLB · P · Lake Elsinore Storm (SD)
Nick Pivetta
B/T R/R · 6' 5" · 210 lb · born Victoria, BC, Canada · age 33 · draft 2013 rd 4 · played P 6 · MLB debut 2017-04-30
Last 14 days (through 2026-08-30): 1 G · 3.0 IP · 9.00 ERA · 4 SO · 1.67 WHIP
Injured 60-Day · Right elbow inflammation. (roster status, as of )
82 batters faced scored this season His season card →
Scout’s note
Victoria, British Columbia, doesn't produce many 6' 5" big-league arms, but Pivetta has struck out 1,353 across 258 appearances since his 2017 debut. His last two weeks amount to one outing and zero punchouts.
Note written · FVR scout (GLM-5.2)
What he’s paid
Not statedA market fact, not an engine read: what a club decided about him, on the season before this one. Figures from Cot’s, as of .
- 2026 salary
- $20.50M
- Tax hit
- $13.75M
- Service time
- 7 yr 166 d
- Guaranteed
- $55M
The deal 4 years $55M (2025–2028) — $13.8M a year on average, worked out by us rather than stated on the sheet, and not the same thing as the tax hit above
On the sheet: 4 y/$55M (25-28) · agent CAA · 0 / 3 options left
After this season, as the sheet has it
| Season | 2027 |
|---|---|
| Cash | Option |
| Tax hit | Option |
Cash and the tax hit are two different rulebooks and are never subtracted from one another — see the payroll board for his club, San Diego Padres.
A second set of books
The same contract, read by MLB Spreadsheets (Ethan Hullihen), as of . We keep two sources on this because one source cannot check itself.
- Tax AAV
- $13.8M
- Guaranteed
- $55.0M
- Term
- 4 yrs
What the sheet prices each season at
| Season | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salary | $19.0M | $14.0M | $18.0M |
A base salary under his own reading, and never subtracted from the cash figure above: a signing bonus lands in one and not the other, so the two disagree on most men without either being wrong. And the sheet does not mark which future seasons are GUARANTEED — a club option and a projected arbitration award are both just a number here, so read past the end of the deal as his forecast rather than as money owed.
Two sources, read a month apart, put this guarantee at the same dollar. That is the check, and it passed.
The tax AAV above is his number under the CBA’s own rulebook, not the average we work out from Cot’s total. On a contract with deferred money the two come apart on purpose — and neither is subtracted from the other.
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The Bureau on Nick Pivetta
The scouting press, in their own words
I joined the latest @FriarTerritory with @MartyCaswell and @DSmithShow to discuss the Padres moves at the trade deadline, plus Joe Musgrove/Nick Pivetta in Lake Elsinore and the source of the Padres' major offensive turnaround. https://t.co/yVHq7JTqHv
Umpire favor
-2.0 net runs over 2 graded games — the zone cost the umpire more than it gave, on balance.
The line
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