Matt Waldron

San Diego Padres, Starting Pitcher
Age: 28-56d (Sep 26, 1996)
Exp: 1.039 Years
Country: US
College: Nebraska-Lincoln
Drafted: Round 18 (#550 overall), 2019
2025 Payroll Salary

$800,000

2025 Cash

$800,000

Career Earnings

$792,762

2025-2025 Pre-Arb (CURRENT)

Matt Waldron signed a 1 year , $800,000 contract with the San Diego Padres, including $800,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $800,000. In 2025, Waldron 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
2027 30
ARB 1
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2025 28 1.039
Estimate
$800,000 - - $800,000 $800,000
2026 29 --
PRE-ARB
2027 30 --
ARB 1
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

Matt Waldron signed a 1 year , $741,800 contract with the San Diego Padres, including $741,800 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $741,800.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $741,800
Average Salary:
$741,800
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2023-2023 Pre-Arb

Matt Waldron signed a 1 year , $720,000 contract with the San Diego Padres, including $720,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $720,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $720,000
Average Salary:
$720,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2019-2019 Signing Bonus

Matt Waldron signed a 1 year , $5,000 contract with the Cleveland Indians, including $5,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $5,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $5,000
Average Salary:
$5,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons

1.039 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$792,762

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2019 22
Signing Bonus
$5,000
$5,000
2023 26
Active
$193,550
$198,550
2024 27
Active
$594,212
$792,762
Total      
$792,762
$792,762
2025 28
Active / estimate-pre-arbitration
$800,000
Total
$1,592,762

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 - $5,000 - $5,000
2 $787,762 - - $787,762
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2019
22
$5,000
$5,000
$5,000
2023
26
$193,550
$193,550
$198,550
2024
27
$594,212
$594,212
$792,762
Total
$787,762
$5,000
$792,762
$792,762
2025
28
$800,000
$800,000
Total
$1,587,762
$5,000
$1,592,762

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 - $5,000 - $5,000
2 $787,762 - - $787,762
  • Sep 29, 2024 Recalled from the Minors by San Diego (SD)
  • Aug 22, 2024 Optioned to the Minors by San Diego (SD)
  • Mar 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $741,800 contract with San Diego (SD)
  • Aug 28, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by San Diego (SD)
  • Jul 20, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by San Diego (SD)
  • Jul 16, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by San Diego (SD)
  • Jul 14, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by San Diego (SD)
  • Jul 04, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by San Diego (SD)
  • Jun 25, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by San Diego (SD)
  • Jun 24, 2023 Contract purchased by San Diego (SD)
  • Nov 09, 2020 Traded to San Diego (SD) from Cleveland (CLE) with Mike Clevinger and Greg Allen for Josh Naylor, Cal Quantrill, Gabriel Arias, Austin Hedges, Joey Cantillo and Owen Miller
  • Jun 14, 2019 Signed a contract with Cleveland (CLE)
  • Jun 05, 2019 Drafted by Cleveland (CLE): Round 18 (#550 overall)
Year Team GP GS H R ER BB K HR W L SV IP ERA WHIP WAR
2024 SD 27 26 145 84 80 40 133 21 7 11 0 146.7 4.91 1.26 0.78
2023 SD 8 6 39 20 20 12 31 9 1 3 0 41.3 4.36 1.23
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