Matt Vierling

Detroit Tigers, Right Field
Age: 28-66d (Sep 16, 1996)
Exp: 3.026 Years
Country: US
College: Notre Dame
Drafted: Round 5 (#137 overall), 2018
Agent(s): Apex Baseball
2025 Payroll Salary

$3,100,000

2025 Cash

$3,100,000

Career Earnings

$2,871,035

2025-2025 Arbitration (CURRENT)

Matt Vierling signed a 1 year , $3,100,000 contract with the Detroit Tigers, including $3,100,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,100,000. In 2025, Vierling will earn a base salary of $3,100,000, while carrying a total salary of $3,100,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $3,100,000
Average Salary:
$3,100,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2028 / UFA
Year Age Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2025 28
Estimate
 $3,100,000 $3,100,000 1.29% $3,100,000 $3,100,000
2026 29
ARB 2
2027 30
ARB 3
2028 31
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2025 28 3.026
Estimate
 $3,100,000 - - $3,100,000 $3,100,000
2026 29 --
ARB 2
2027 30 --
ARB 3
2028 31 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2025 28
Estimate
 $3,100,000 $3,100,000 $3,100,000 $3,100,000 $3,100,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2024-2024 Pre-Arb

Matt Vierling signed a 1 year , $766,000 contract with the Detroit Tigers, including $766,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $766,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $766,000
Average Salary:
$766,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2023-2023 Pre-Arb

Matt Vierling signed a 1 year , $727,100 contract with the Detroit Tigers, including $727,100 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $727,100.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $727,100
Average Salary:
$727,100
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2022-2022 Pre-Arb

Matt Vierling signed a 1 year , $704,000 contract with the Philadelphia Phillies, including $704,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $704,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $704,000
Average Salary:
$704,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2021-2021 Pre-Arb

Matt Vierling signed a 1 year , $570,500 contract with the Philadelphia Phillies, 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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2018-2018 Signing Bonus

Matt Vierling signed a 1 year , $380,000 contract with the Philadelphia Phillies, including $380,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $380,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $380,000
Average Salary:
$380,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons

3.026 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$2,871,035

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2018 21
Signing Bonus
$380,000
$380,000
2021 24
Active
$125,747
$505,747
2022 25
Active
$615,012
$1,120,759
2023 26
Active
$984,276
$2,105,035
2024 27
Active
$766,000
$2,871,035
Total      
$2,871,035
$2,871,035
2025 28
Active / estimate-arbitration
$3,100,000
Total
$5,971,035

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
3 $740,759 $380,000 - $1,120,759
2 $1,493,100 - $257,176 $1,750,276
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2018
21
$380,000
$380,000
$380,000
2021
24
$125,747
$125,747
$505,747
2022
25
$615,012
$615,012
$1,120,759
2023
26
$727,100
$257,176
$984,276
$2,105,035
2024
27
$766,000
$766,000
$2,871,035
Total
$2,233,859
$380,000
$257,176
$2,871,035
$2,871,035
2025
28
$3,100,000
$3,100,000
Total
$5,333,859
$380,000
$257,176
$5,971,035

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
3 $740,759 $380,000 - $1,120,759
2 $1,493,100 - $257,176 $1,750,276

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2023 DET May 30, 2023 - Jun 12, 2023 Back
  • Mar 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $766,000 contract with Detroit (DET)
  • Mar 01, 2023 Signed a 1 year $727,100 contract with Detroit (DET)
  • Jan 07, 2023 Traded to Detroit (DET) from Philadelphia (PHI) with Nick Maton and Donny Sands for Gregory Soto and Kody Clemens
  • Jun 07, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Philadelphia (PHI)
  • May 11, 2022 Optioned to the Minors by Philadelphia (PHI)
  • Apr 01, 2022 Signed a 1 year $704,000 contract with Philadelphia (PHI)
  • Jun 12, 2018 Signed a contract with Philadelphia (PHI)
  • Jun 04, 2018 Drafted by Philadelphia (PHI): Round 5 (#137 overall)
  • Jul 15, 2015 Unsigned by St. Louis (STL)
  • Jun 10, 2015 Drafted by St. Louis (STL): Round 30 (#911 overall)
Year Team GP GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
2024 DET 144 125 567 518 80 133 28 5 16 57 219 41 121 6 .257 .312 .423 .735 2.85
2023 DET 134 121 529 479 63 125 21 5 10 44 186 44 112 6 .261 .329 .388 .717 1.45
2022 PHI 117 90 356 325 41 80 12 2 6 32 114 23 70 7 .246 .298 .351 .649 -0.37
2021 PHI 34 15 77 71 11 23 3 1 2 6 34 4 20 2 .324 .364 .479 .843 0.34

Calculated Market Value

$15.5M Avg. Annual Salary

Market Value

  • 4 years, $62,110,016
  • Avg. Salary: $15,527,504
  • MLB Rank: 79
  • RF Rank: 8

Current Contract

  • Free Agent: 2028
  • Avg. Salary: $3,100,000
  • MLB Rank: 271
  • RF Rank: 19

Comparable Players

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

Player Length Value Avg. Salary Age When Signed
Harrison Bader 1 $10,500,000 $10,500,000 29
Kevin Kiermaier 1 $10,500,000 $10,500,000 33
Julio Rodriguez 12 $209,300,000 $17,441,667 21
Cody Bellinger 3 $80,000,000 $26,666,667 28
Averages 4 $77,575,000 $16,277,084 27.8

Base Calculated Value

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

Length Value Avg. Salary
4 $59,245,496 $14,811,374

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and Vierling statistically over the two seasons prior to their signing. In this case we're analyzing: GP%, H/Gm, RBI/Gm, K/Gm, AVG/Yr, OPS, WOBP, ISO, WAR

Player GP% H/Gm RBI/Gm K/Gm AVG/Yr OPS WOBP ISO WAR
Harrison Bader
2022-2023
 56.79 0.80 0.38 0.66 0.24 0.64 0.29 0.11 1.56
Kevin Kiermaier
2022-2023
 59.26 0.76 0.30 0.77 0.25 0.70 0.32 0.15 5.09
Julio Rodriguez
2021-2022
 81.48 1.10 0.57 1.10 0.14 0.43 0.18 0.11 6.95
Cody Bellinger
2022-2023
 84.57 0.95 0.60 0.86 0.26 0.77 0.34 0.20 3.40
Average 70.53 0.90 0.46 0.85 0.22 0.63 0.28 0.14 4.25
Matt Vierling
2023-2024
 85.54 0.93 0.36 0.84 0.26 0.73 0.33 0.15 2.55
Pct Change 21.28 3.33 -21.74 1.18 17.73 15.24 18.57 7.14 -40.00
Median Prime % Change 7.14%
Average Prime % Change 2.53%

Calculated Market Value: Matt Vierling

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
4 years, $62,110,016 $15,527,504

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TRANSACTIONS

Mar 01, 2024
Signed a 1 year $766,000 contract with Detroit (DET)
Mar 01, 2023
Signed a 1 year $727,100 contract with Detroit (DET)
Jan 07, 2023
Traded to Detroit (DET) from Philadelphia (PHI) with Nick Maton and Donny Sands for Gregory Soto and Kody Clemens
Jun 07, 2022
Promoted from the Minors by Philadelphia (PHI)
May 11, 2022
Optioned to the Minors by Philadelphia (PHI)
Apr 01, 2022
Signed a 1 year $704,000 contract with Philadelphia (PHI)
Jun 12, 2018
Signed a contract with Philadelphia (PHI)
Jun 04, 2018
Drafted by Philadelphia (PHI): Round 5 (#137 overall)
Jul 15, 2015
Unsigned by St. Louis (STL)
Jun 10, 2015
Drafted by St. Louis (STL): Round 30 (#911 overall)

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