Cionel Perez

Baltimore Orioles, Relief Pitcher
Age: 28-214d (Apr 21, 1996)
Exp: 4.085 Years
Country: CU
Agent(s): Octagon
2025 Payroll Salary

$2,200,000

2025 Cash

$2,200,000

Career Earnings

$5,257,954

2024-2025 Arbitration (CURRENT)

Cionel Perez signed a 1 year , $1,200,000 contract with the Baltimore Orioles, including $1,200,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,200,000. In 2025, Perez will earn a base salary of $2,200,000, while carrying a total salary of $2,200,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,200,000
Average Salary:
$1,200,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2027 / UFA
Year Age Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2024 28
Arb Avoided
$1,200,000 $1,200,000 0.51% $1,200,000 $1,200,000
2025 29
Club
$2,200,000 $1,200,000 0.50% $2,200,000 $3,400,000
2026 30
ARB 3
2027 31
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2024 28 3.085
Arb Avoided
$1,200,000 - - $1,200,000 $1,200,000
2025 29 4.085
Club
$2,200,000 - - $2,200,000 $1,200,000
2026 30 --
ARB 3
2027 31 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2024 28
Arb Avoided
$1,200,000 $1,200,000 $1,200,000 $1,200,000 $1,700,000
2025 29
Club
$2,200,000 $2,200,000 $3,400,000 $1,700,000 $2,200,000
Contract Notes
  • 2025 Club Option contains no buyout
  • 2025 Escalators
    $25,000 each for 55, 60, 65, 70 innings
    $50,000 each for 20, 25, games finished
    $100,000 each for 30, 35 games finished
    $150,000 each for 40, 45 games finished
    $200,000 for 50 games finished

  • Player Filing: $1.4M
    Team Filing: $1.1M
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2023-2023 Pre-Arb

Cionel Perez signed a 1 year , $732,300 contract with the Baltimore Orioles, including $732,300 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $732,300.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $732,300
Average Salary:
$732,300
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2022-2022 Pre-Arb

Cionel Perez signed a 1 year , $705,000 contract with the Baltimore Orioles, including $705,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $705,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $705,000
Average Salary:
$705,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2021-2021 Pre-Arb

Cionel Perez signed a 1 year , $572,500 contract with the Cincinnati Reds, including $572,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $572,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $572,500
Average Salary:
$572,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2020-2020 Pre-Arb

Cionel Perez signed a 1 year , $563,500 contract with the Houston Astros, including $563,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $563,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $563,500
Average Salary:
$563,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2019-2019 Pre-Arb

Cionel Perez signed a 1 year , $555,000 contract with the Houston Astros, including $555,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $555,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $555,000
Average Salary:
$555,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2018-2018 Pre-Arb

Cionel Perez signed a 1 year , $545,000 contract with the Houston Astros, including $545,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $545,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $545,000
Average Salary:
$545,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2016-2016 Signing Bonus

Cionel Perez signed a 1 year , $2,000,000 contract with the Houston Astros, including $2,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,000,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,000,000
Average Salary:
$2,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons

4.085 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$5,257,954

Earnings w/ Different Teams

3 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2016 20
Signing Bonus
$2,000,000
$2,000,000
2018 22
Active
$213,890
$2,213,890
2019 23
Active
$113,392
$2,327,282
2020 24
Reserve / minor-buried
$80,990
$2,408,272
2021 25
Reserve / minor-buried
$212,382
$2,620,654
2022 26
Active
$705,000
$3,325,654
2023 27
Active
$732,300
$4,057,954
2024 28
Active / Arb Avoided
$1,200,000
$5,257,954
Total      
$5,257,954
$5,257,954
2025 29
Active / Club Exercised
$2,200,000
Total
$7,457,954

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
4 $408,272 $2,000,000 - $2,408,272
1 $212,382 - - $212,382
3 $2,637,300 - - $2,637,300
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2016
20
$2,000,000
$2,000,000
$2,000,000
2018
22
$213,890
$213,890
$2,213,890
2019
23
$113,392
$113,392
$2,327,282
2020
24
$80,990
$80,990
$2,408,272
2021
25
$212,382
$212,382
$2,620,654
2022
26
$705,000
$705,000
$3,325,654
2023
27
$732,300
$732,300
$4,057,954
2024
28
$1,200,000
$1,200,000
$5,257,954
Total
$3,257,954
$2,000,000
$5,257,954
$5,257,954
2025
29
$2,200,000
$2,200,000
Total
$5,457,954
$2,000,000
$7,457,954

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
4 $408,272 $2,000,000 - $2,408,272
1 $212,382 - - $212,382
3 $2,637,300 - - $2,637,300

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2024 BAL Mar 31, 2024 - Apr 29, 2024 Oblique
2023 BAL Jul 04, 2023 - Jul 18, 2023 Arm
  • Nov 04, 2024 Baltimore (BAL) exercised a $2.2 million club option for 2025
  • Jan 22, 2024 Signed a 1 year $1.2 million contract with Baltimore (BAL), including a club option for 2025, avoiding arbitration
  • Mar 01, 2023 Signed a 1 year $732,300 contract with Baltimore (BAL)
  • Mar 01, 2022 Signed a 1 year $705,000 contract with Baltimore (BAL)
  • Nov 24, 2021 Claimed off waivers by Baltimore (BAL)
  • Jan 23, 2021 Traded to Cincinnati (CIN) from Houston (HOU) for Luke Berryhill
  • Nov 20, 2017 Contract purchased by Houston (HOU)
  • Dec 09, 2016 Signed a contract with Houston (HOU)
Year Team GP GS H R ER BB K HR W L SV IP ERA WHIP WAR
2024 BAL 62 0 47 29 27 28 46 0 2 0 2 53.7 4.53 1.40 -0.18
2023 BAL 65 0 56 30 21 27 44 2 4 2 3 53.3 3.54 1.56 -0.28
2022 BAL 66 0 46 11 9 21 55 2 7 1 1 57.7 1.41 1.16 2.61
2021 CIN 25 0 21 21 17 20 25 5 1 2 0 24.0 6.38 1.71 -0.47
2020 HOU 7 0 7 2 2 6 8 0 0 0 0 6.3 2.84 2.05 0.14
2019 HOU 5 0 11 10 10 2 7 3 1 1 0 9.0 10.00 1.44 -0.49
2018 HOU 8 0 6 5 5 7 12 3 0 0 0 11.3 3.97 1.15 0.07

Calculated Market Value

Market Value

  • 1 years, $4,671,596
  • Avg. Salary: $4,671,596
  • MLB Rank: 223
  • RP Rank: 28

Current Contract

  • Free Agent: 2027
  • Avg. Salary: $1,200,000
  • MLB Rank: 389
  • RP Rank: 97

Comparable Players

We've selected the following players based on their age, contract status, and statistical production to compare Cionel Perez to.

Player Length Value Avg. Salary Age When Signed
Matt Moore 1 $9,000,000 $9,000,000 34
Hector Neris 1 $9,000,000 $9,000,000 34
Luis Garcia 1 $4,250,000 $4,250,000 36
Wandy Peralta 4 $16,500,000 $4,125,000 32
Averages 2 $9,687,500 $6,593,750 34.0

Base Calculated Value

After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Perez's current age (28), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.

Length Value Avg. Salary
8 $49,061,728 $6,132,716

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and Perez statistically over the two seasons prior to their signing. In this case we're analyzing: GP/Yr, SV, ERA, WHIP, K/9, BB/9, FIP, WAR

Player GP/Yr SV ERA WHIP K/9 BB/9 FIP WAR
Matt Moore
2022-2023
56.00 0.04 2.26 1.17 10.17 3.59 3.36 2.56
Hector Neris
2022-2023
70.00 0.04 2.72 1.03 10.51 3.21 3.09 1.44
Luis Garcia
2022-2023
62.00 0.02 3.73 1.30 9.01 3.06 3.44 0.20
Wandy Peralta
2022-2023
59.50 0.07 2.78 1.13 8.00 3.86 3.96 1.43
Average 61.88 0.04 2.87 1.16 9.42 3.43 3.46 1.41
Cionel Perez
2023-2024
55.00 0.05 3.83 1.44 7.60 4.57 3.55 -0.12
Pct Change -11.12 25.00 -33.45 -24.14 -19.32 -33.24 -2.60 -108.51
Median Prime % Change -21.73%
Average Prime % Change -25.92%

Calculated Market Value: Cionel Perez

After applying our Prime % figures into our base calculated value, we're given two values. The average of these values becomes our current calculated market value.

Terms Avg. Salary
1 years, $4,671,596 $4,671,596
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