Clay Holmes

SP · CHC · age 33

Back of Rotation

Trade value: −$2.0M
Likely range: −$13.6M to $16.9M, where his value lands 8 or more times in 10
Overall: 63, potential 63
Player value: $27.3M over the next five seasons, contract aside
Contract: $12.67M a year, 1 year left
Next season: 0.8 WAR projected
Role: No. 1 Starter
Style: Strikeout Ace
Awards: 2x All-Star 2022, 2024

Clay Holmes's trade value is −$2.0M: what his projected play is worth beyond his contract, summed over the deal and calibrated on real MLB trades.

Contract, season by season

Season	Cap hit	Worth	Surplus
2027	$12.7M	$10.7M	−$2.0M

Season	WAR	10–90% range	Plays
2027	0.7	−0.2 to 2.0	88%
2028	0.5	−0.2 to 2.2	73%
2029	0.3	−0.1 to 1.3	51%
2030	0.2	0.0 to 0.6	26%
2031	0.1	0.0 to 0.4	20%