Brendon Little
Toronto Blue Jays, Relief Pitcher
Age: 28-102d (Aug 11, 1996)
Exp: .135 Years
Country: US
Drafted: Round 1 (#27 overall), 2017
2025 Payroll Salary
$800,000
2025 Cash
$800,000
Career Earnings
$2,728,678
2025-2025 Pre-Arb (CURRENT)
Brendon Little signed a 1 year , $800,000 contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, including $800,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $800,000. In 2025, Little will earn a base salary of $800,000, while carrying a total salary of $800,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $800,000
Average Salary:
$800,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Year | Age | Status | PayrollAnnual | Luxury Tax | Tax % League Tax | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 | 28 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
2026 | 29 |
PRE-ARB
|
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2027 | 30 |
PRE-ARB
|
Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 | 28 | .135 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
2026 | 29 | -- |
PRE-ARB
|
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2027 | 30 | -- |
PRE-ARB
|
Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 | 28 |
Estimate |
$800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 |
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2024-2024 Pre-Arb
Brendon Little signed a 1 year , $740,000 contract with the Toronto Blue Jays, including $740,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $740,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $740,000
Average Salary:
$740,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2022-2022 Pre-Arb
Brendon Little signed a 1 year , $700,000 contract with the Chicago Cubs, including $700,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $700,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $700,000
Average Salary:
$700,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2017-2017 Signing Bonus
Brendon Little signed a 1 year , $2,200,000 contract with the Chicago Cubs, including $2,200,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,200,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,200,000
Average Salary:
$2,200,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Seasons
.135 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$2,728,678
Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | 20 |
Signing Bonus
|
$2,200,000 |
$2,200,000 |
||
2022 | 25 |
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$11,538 |
$2,211,538 |
||
2024 | 27 |
Active
|
$517,140 |
$2,728,678 |
||
Total |
$2,728,678 |
$2,728,678 |
||||
2025 | 28 |
Active / estimate-pre-arbitration
|
$800,000 |
|||
Total |
$3,528,678 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | $11,538 | $2,200,000 | - | $2,211,538 | |
1 | $517,140 | - | - | $517,140 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | 20 |
$2,200,000 |
$2,200,000 |
$2,200,000 |
|||
2022 | 25 |
$11,538
|
$11,538 |
$2,211,538 |
|||
2024 | 27 |
$517,140
|
$517,140 |
$2,728,678 |
|||
Total |
$528,678 |
$2,200,000 |
$2,728,678 |
$2,728,678 |
|||
2025 | 28 |
$800,000
|
$800,000 |
||||
Total |
$1,328,678 |
$2,200,000 |
$3,528,678 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | $11,538 | $2,200,000 | - | $2,211,538 | |
1 | $517,140 | - | - | $517,140 |
- Jun 01, 2024 Recalled from the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
- May 05, 2024 Optioned to the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
- Apr 25, 2024 Recalled from the Minors by Toronto (TOR)
- Nov 06, 2023 Traded to Toronto (TOR) from Chicago (CHC) for cash considerations
- Sep 01, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by Chicago (CHC)
- Aug 29, 2022 Contract purchased by Chicago (CHC)
- Jun 22, 2017 Signed a contract with Chicago (CHC)
- Jun 15, 2017 Drafted by Chicago (CHC): Round 1 (#27 overall)
- Jul 15, 2015 Unsigned by San Francisco (SF)
- Jun 10, 2015 Drafted by San Francisco (SF): Round 36 (#1086 overall)
Year | Team | GP | GS | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | W | L | SV | IP | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | TOR | 49 | 0 | 41 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 36 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 45.7 | 3.75 | 1.31 | 0.10 |
2022 | CHC | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.7 | 40.50 | 4.50 | -0.28 |