Riley O'Brien
St. Louis Cardinals, Relief Pitcher
Age: 29-289d (Feb 06, 1995)
Exp: 1.008 Years
Country: US
College: College of Idaho
Drafted: Round 8 (#229 overall), 2017
2025 Payroll Salary
$800,000
2025 Cash
$800,000
Career Earnings
$701,942
2025-2025 Pre-Arb (CURRENT)
Riley O'Brien signed a 1 year , $800,000 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, including $800,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $800,000. In 2025, O'Brien 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 | 30 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
2026 | 31 |
PRE-ARB
|
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2027 | 32 |
ARB 1
|
Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 | 30 | 1.008 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
2026 | 31 | -- |
PRE-ARB
|
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2027 | 32 | -- |
ARB 1
|
Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 | 30 |
Estimate |
$800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 |
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2024-2024 Pre-Arb
Riley O'Brien signed a 1 year , $740,450 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, including $740,450 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $740,450.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $740,450
Average Salary:
$740,450
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2022-2022 Pre-Arb
Riley O'Brien signed a 1 year , $700,000 contract with the Cincinnati Reds, 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
2021-2021 Pre-Arb
Riley O'Brien signed a 1 year , $570,500 contract with the Cincinnati Reds, including $570,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $570,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $570,500
Average Salary:
$570,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2017-2017 Signing Bonus
Riley O'Brien signed a 1 year , $7,500 contract with the Tampa Bay Rays, including $7,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $7,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $7,500
Average Salary:
$7,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Seasons
1.008 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$701,942
Earnings w/ Different Teams
4 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | 22 |
Signing Bonus
|
$7,500 |
$7,500 |
||
2021 | 26 |
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$6,134 |
$13,634 |
||
2022 | 27 |
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$11,538 |
$25,172 |
||
2024 | 29 |
Active
|
$676,770 |
$701,942 |
||
Total |
$701,942 |
$701,942 |
||||
2025 | 30 |
Active / estimate-pre-arbitration
|
$800,000 |
|||
Total |
$1,501,942 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | - | $7,500 | - | $7,500 | |
1 | $6,134 | - | - | $6,134 | |
1 | $11,538 | - | - | $11,538 | |
1 | $676,770 | - | - | $676,770 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | 22 |
$7,500 |
$7,500 |
$7,500 |
|||
2021 | 26 |
$6,134
|
$6,134 |
$13,634 |
|||
2022 | 27 |
$11,538
|
$11,538 |
$25,172 |
|||
2024 | 29 |
$676,770
|
$676,770 |
$701,942 |
|||
Total |
$694,442 |
$7,500 |
$701,942 |
$701,942 |
|||
2025 | 30 |
$800,000
|
$800,000 |
||||
Total |
$1,494,442 |
$7,500 |
$1,501,942 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | - | $7,500 | - | $7,500 | |
1 | $6,134 | - | - | $6,134 | |
1 | $11,538 | - | - | $11,538 | |
1 | $676,770 | - | - | $676,770 |
Injuries
Year | Dates | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|
2024 | STL | Mar 31, 2024 - Aug 11, 2024 | Arm |
- Aug 27, 2024 Recalled from the Minors by St. Louis (STL)
- Aug 11, 2024 Optioned to the Minors by St. Louis (STL)
- Mar 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $740,450 contract with St. Louis (STL)
- Nov 06, 2023 Traded to St. Louis (STL) from Seattle (SEA) for cash considerations
- May 08, 2022 Optioned to the Minors by Seattle (SEA)
- May 05, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Seattle (SEA)
- Apr 17, 2022 Optioned to the Minors by Seattle (SEA)
- Apr 17, 2022 Traded to Seattle (SEA) from Cincinnati (CIN) for Jose Luis Chevalier
- Apr 13, 2022 Designated for Assignment by Cincinnati (CIN)
- Mar 27, 2022 Optioned to the Minors by Cincinnati (CIN)
- Aug 28, 2020 Traded to Cincinnati (CIN) from Tampa Bay (TB) for Cody Reed
- Jun 21, 2017 Signed a contract with Tampa Bay (TB)
- Jun 18, 2017 Drafted by Tampa Bay (TB): Round 8 (#229 overall)
Year | Team | GP | GS | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | W | L | SV | IP | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | STL | 8 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 11.25 | 2.63 | -0.44 |
2022 | SEA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 0.00 | 2.00 | 0.03 |
2021 | CIN | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1.3 | 13.50 | 3.75 | -0.10 |