MLB
Fernando Cruz
Fernando Cruz
Cincinnati Reds, Relief Pitcher
Age: 34-243d (Mar 28, 1990)
Exp: 2.035 Years
Country: PR
Drafted: Round 6 (#186 overall), 2007
2025 Payroll Salary
$800,000
2025 Cash
$800,000
Career Earnings
$1,725,764
2025-2025 Pre-Arb (CURRENT)
Fernando Cruz signed a 1 year , $800,000 contract with the Cincinnati Reds, including $800,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $800,000. In 2025, Cruz 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 |
|
35 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 |
| 2026 |
|
36 |
ARB 1
|
| Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
35 | 2.035 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $800,000 |
| 2026 |
|
36 | -- |
ARB 1
|
| Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
35 |
Estimate |
$800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 |
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2024-2024 Pre-Arb
Fernando Cruz signed a 1 year , $750,000 contract with the Cincinnati Reds, including $750,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $750,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $750,000
Average Salary:
$750,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2023-2023 Pre-Arb
Fernando Cruz signed a 1 year , $720,000 contract with the Cincinnati Reds, 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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2022-2022 free-agent-restricted
Fernando Cruz 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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2007-2007 Signing Bonus
Fernando Cruz signed a 1 year , $125,000 contract with the Kansas City Royals, including $125,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $125,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $125,000
Average Salary:
$125,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons
2.035 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$1,725,764
Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 17 |
|
Signing Bonus
|
$125,000 |
$125,000 |
|
| 2022 | 32 |
|
Active
|
$130,764 |
$255,764 |
|
| 2023 | 33 |
|
Active
|
$720,000 |
$975,764 |
|
| 2024 | 34 |
|
Active
|
$750,000 |
$1,725,764 |
|
| Total |
$1,725,764 |
$1,725,764 |
||||
| 2025 | 35 |
|
Active / estimate-pre-arbitration
|
$800,000 |
||
| Total |
$2,525,764 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
- | $125,000 | - | $125,000 |
| 3 |
|
$1,600,764 | - | - | $1,600,764 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 |
|
17 |
$125,000 |
$125,000 |
$125,000 |
||
| 2022 |
|
32 |
$130,764
|
$130,764 |
$255,764 |
||
| 2023 |
|
33 |
$720,000
|
$720,000 |
$975,764 |
||
| 2024 |
|
34 |
$750,000
|
$750,000 |
$1,725,764 |
||
| Total |
$1,600,764 |
$125,000 |
$1,725,764 |
$1,725,764 |
|||
| 2025 |
|
35 |
$800,000
|
$800,000 |
|||
| Total |
$2,400,764 |
$125,000 |
$2,525,764 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
- | $125,000 | - | $125,000 |
| 3 |
|
$1,600,764 | - | - | $1,600,764 |
Injuries
| Year | Dates | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
CIN |
Sep 01, 2023 - Sep 08, 2023 | COVID-19 |
| 2023 |
CIN |
Apr 30, 2023 - May 26, 2023 | Shoulder |
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Mar 01, 2024
Signed a 1 year $750,000 contract with Cincinnati (CIN)
-
Mar 01, 2023
Signed a 1 year $720,000 contract with Cincinnati (CIN)
-
Sep 01, 2022
Contract purchased by Cincinnati (CIN)
-
Feb 01, 2022
Signed a minor league contract with Cincinnati (CIN)
-
Oct 03, 2012
Released by Kansas City (KC)
-
Jun 14, 2007
Signed a contract with Kansas City (KC)
-
Jun 07, 2007
Drafted by Kansas City (KC): Round 6 (#186 overall)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | W | L | SV | IP | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | CIN | 69 | 3 | 54 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 109 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 66.7 | 4.86 | 1.34 | 0.30 |
| 2023 | CIN | 58 | 2 | 52 | 39 | 36 | 28 | 98 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 66.0 | 4.91 | 1.21 | 0.22 |
| 2022 | CIN | 14 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14.7 | 1.23 | 1.23 | 0.75 |
