Anthony Bender

Miami Marlins, Relief Pitcher
Age: 29-283d (Feb 03, 1995)
Exp: 3.153 Years
Country: US
Drafted: Round 20 (#613 overall), 2016
2025 Payroll Salary

$3,200,000

2025 Cash

$3,200,000

Career Earnings

$2,860,184

2025-2025 Arbitration (CURRENT)

Anthony Bender signed a 1 year , $3,200,000 contract with the Miami Marlins, including $3,200,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,200,000. In 2025, Bender will earn a base salary of $3,200,000, while carrying a total salary of $3,200,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $3,200,000
Average Salary:
$3,200,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2028 / UFA
Year Age Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2025 30
Estimate
$3,200,000 $3,200,000 1.33% $3,200,000 $3,200,000
2026 31
ARB 3
2027 32
ARB 4
2028 33
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2025 30 3.153
Estimate
$3,200,000 - - $3,200,000 $3,200,000
2026 31 --
ARB 3
2027 32 --
ARB 4
2028 33 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2025 30
Estimate
$3,200,000 $3,200,000 $3,200,000 $3,200,000 $3,200,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2024-2024 Arbitration

Anthony Bender signed a 1 year , $770,000 contract with the Miami Marlins, including $770,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $770,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $770,000
Average Salary:
$770,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2028 / UFA
To see the rest of the Anthony Bender's contract breakdowns, & gain access to all of Spotrac's Premium tools, sign up today. Already Subscribed? Login Here

2023-2023 Pre-Arb

Anthony Bender signed a 1 year , $738,500 contract with the Miami Marlins, including $738,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $738,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $738,500
Average Salary:
$738,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
To see the rest of the Anthony Bender's contract breakdowns, & gain access to all of Spotrac's Premium tools, sign up today. Already Subscribed? Login Here

2022-2022 Pre-Arb

Anthony Bender signed a 1 year , $713,000 contract with the Miami Marlins, including $713,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $713,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $713,000
Average Salary:
$713,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
To see the rest of the Anthony Bender's contract breakdowns, & gain access to all of Spotrac's Premium tools, sign up today. Already Subscribed? Login Here

2021-2021 free-agent-restricted

Anthony Bender signed a 1 year , $570,500 contract with the Miami Marlins, 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
To see the rest of the Anthony Bender's contract breakdowns, & gain access to all of Spotrac's Premium tools, sign up today. Already Subscribed? Login Here

2016-2016 Signing Bonus

Anthony Bender signed a 1 year , $172,500 contract with the Kansas City Royals, including $172,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $172,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $172,500
Average Salary:
$172,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
To see the rest of the Anthony Bender's contract breakdowns, & gain access to all of Spotrac's Premium tools, sign up today. Already Subscribed? Login Here
Seasons

3.153 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$2,860,184

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2016 21
Signing Bonus
$172,500
$172,500
2021 26
Active
$466,184
$638,684
2022 27
Injured
$713,000
$1,351,684
2023 28
Injured
$738,500
$2,090,184
2024 29
Active / Arb Avoided
$770,000
$2,860,184
Total      
$2,860,184
$2,860,184
2025 30
Active / estimate-arbitration
$3,200,000
Total
$6,060,184

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 - $172,500 - $172,500
4 $2,687,684 - - $2,687,684
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2016
21
$172,500
$172,500
$172,500
2021
26
$466,184
$466,184
$638,684
2022
27
$713,000
$713,000
$1,351,684
2023
28
$738,500
$738,500
$2,090,184
2024
29
$770,000
$770,000
$2,860,184
Total
$2,687,684
$172,500
$2,860,184
$2,860,184
2025
30
$3,200,000
$3,200,000
Total
$5,887,684
$172,500
$6,060,184

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 - $172,500 - $172,500
4 $2,687,684 - - $2,687,684

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2024 MIA Aug 12, 2024 - Sep 07, 2024 Undisclosed
2023 MIA Mar 30, 2023 - Oct 01, 2023 Elbow (Tommy John)
2022 MIA Aug 14, 2022 - Oct 05, 2022 Elbow
2022 MIA May 25, 2022 - Aug 02, 2022 Back
  • Jan 11, 2024 Signed a 1 year $770,000 contract with Miami (MIA), avoiding arbitration
  • Mar 01, 2023 Signed a 1 year $738,500 contract with Miami (MIA)
  • Mar 01, 2022 Signed a 1 year $713,000 contract with Miami (MIA)
  • Dec 19, 2020 Signed a minor league contract with Miami (MIA)
  • Jul 17, 2016 Signed a contract with Kansas City (KC)
  • Jun 11, 2016 Drafted by Kansas City (KC): Round 20 (#613 overall)
Year Team GP GS H R ER BB K HR W L SV IP ERA WHIP WAR
2024 MIA 59 0 50 25 24 18 59 3 5 2 1 53.0 4.08 1.28 0.87
2023 MIA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.00 0.00
2022 MIA 22 0 17 7 7 8 17 3 1 3 6 19.3 3.26 1.29 0.41
2021 MIA 61 1 45 22 19 20 71 5 3 2 3 61.3 2.79 1.06 1.28

Calculated Market Value

Market Value

  • 6 years, $48,078,384
  • Avg. Salary: $8,013,064
  • MLB Rank: 159
  • RP Rank: 13

Current Contract

  • Free Agent: 2028
  • Avg. Salary: $3,200,000
  • MLB Rank: 268
  • RP Rank: 38

Comparable Players

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

Player Length Value Avg. Salary Age When Signed
Kenta Maeda 2 $24,000,000 $12,000,000 35
Tommy Kahnle 2 $11,500,000 $5,750,000 33
Robert Suarez 5 $46,000,000 $9,200,000 31
Luke Jackson 2 $11,500,000 $5,750,000 31
Averages 3 $23,250,000 $8,175,000 32.5

Base Calculated Value

After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Bender's current age (29), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.

Length Value Avg. Salary
6 $55,192,728 $9,198,788

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and Bender statistically over the two seasons prior to their signing. In this case we're analyzing: GP/Yr, SV, ERA, WHIP, K/9, BB/9, FIP, WAR

Player GP/Yr SV ERA WHIP K/9 BB/9 FIP WAR
Kenta Maeda
2022-2023
10.50 0.00 2.12 0.58 5.04 1.21 2.01 3.50
Tommy Kahnle
2021-2022
6.50 0.08 1.42 0.32 4.97 1.06 2.19 1.41
Robert Suarez
2021-2022
22.50 0.02 1.14 0.52 5.76 1.98 1.61 2.22
Luke Jackson
2021-2022
35.50 0.00 0.99 0.58 4.95 2.05 1.83 2.15
Average 18.75 0.03 1.42 0.50 5.18 1.58 1.91 2.32
Anthony Bender
2023-2024
29.50 0.02 2.04 0.64 5.01 1.53 1.46 1.00
Pct Change 57.33 -33.33 -43.66 -28.00 -3.28 3.16 23.56 -56.90
Median Prime % Change -15.64%
Average Prime % Change -10.14%

Calculated Market Value: Anthony Bender

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
6 years, $48,078,384 $8,013,064
Top