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
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
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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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