Lyon Richardson
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Cincinnati Reds, Relief Pitcher
Age: 24-239d (Jan 18, 2000)
Exp: .033 Years
Country: US
Drafted: Round 2 (#47 overall), 2018
2024-2024 Pre-Arb (CURRENT)
Lyon Richardson signed a 1 year , $740,000 contract with the Cincinnati Reds, including $740,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $740,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $740,000
Average Salary:
$740,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Year | Age | Status | PayrollAnnual | Luxury Tax | Tax % League Tax | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |
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2024 |
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24 |
Buried
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$7,956 | $7,956 | 0.00% | $7,956 | $7,956 |
2025 |
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25 |
PRE-ARB
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2026 |
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26 |
PRE-ARB
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Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 |
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24 | 0.033 |
Buried
|
$740,000 | - | - | $7,956 | $7,956 |
2025 |
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25 | -- |
PRE-ARB
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2026 |
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26 | -- |
PRE-ARB
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Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
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2024 |
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24 |
Buried |
$7,956 | $7,956 | $7,956 | $7,956 | $7,956 |
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2023-2023 Pre-Arb
Lyon Richardson 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
2018-2018 Signing Bonus
Lyon Richardson signed a 1 year , $1,997,500 contract with the Cincinnati Reds, including $1,997,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,997,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,997,500
Average Salary:
$1,997,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Career Earnings thru 2024
$2,044,166
Career Earnings w/ Different Teams
1 team
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | 18 |
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Signing Bonus
|
$1,997,500 |
$1,997,500 |
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2023 | 23 |
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Reserve / minor-buried
|
$38,710 |
$2,036,210 |
|
2024 | 24 |
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Reserve / minor-buried
|
$7,956 |
$2,044,166 |
|
Total |
$2,044,166 |
$2,044,166 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
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2018 |
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18 |
$1,997,500 |
$1,997,500 |
$1,997,500 |
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2023 |
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23 |
$38,710
|
$38,710 |
$2,036,210 |
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2024 |
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24 |
$7,956
|
$7,956 |
$2,044,166 |
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Total |
$46,666 |
$1,997,500 |
$2,044,166 |
$2,044,166 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
3 |
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$46,666 | $1,997,500 | - | $2,044,166 |
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Jul 31, 2024 Optioned to the Minors by Cincinnati (CIN)
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Jul 30, 2024 Recalled from the Minors by Cincinnati (CIN)
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Jul 25, 2024 Optioned to the Minors by Cincinnati (CIN)
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Jul 23, 2024 Recalled from the Minors by Cincinnati (CIN)
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Sep 10, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Cincinnati (CIN)
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Sep 06, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Cincinnati (CIN)
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Sep 04, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Cincinnati (CIN)
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Sep 01, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Cincinnati (CIN)
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Aug 07, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Cincinnati (CIN)
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Aug 06, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Cincinnati (CIN)
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Nov 15, 2022 Contract purchased by Cincinnati (CIN)
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Jun 12, 2018 Signed a contract with Cincinnati (CIN)
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Jun 04, 2018 Drafted by Cincinnati (CIN): Round 2 (#47 overall)
Year | Team | GP | GS | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | W | L | SV | IP | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
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2024 | CIN | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 27.00 | 4.50 | -0.10 |
2023 | CIN | 4 | 4 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16.7 | 8.64 | 1.92 | -0.36 |