Bennett Sousa
Houston Astros, Relief Pitcher
Age: 29-221d (Apr 06, 1995)
Exp: 1.156 Years
Country: US
College: Virginia
Drafted: Round 10 (#288 overall), 2018
2025 Payroll Salary
$800,000
2025 Cash
$800,000
Career Earnings
$1,362,093
2025-2025 Pre-Arb (CURRENT)
Bennett Sousa signed a 1 year , $800,000 contract with the Houston Astros, including $800,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $800,000. In 2025, Sousa 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 | 30 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
2026 | 31 |
ARB 1 (S2)
|
Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 | 30 | 1.156 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
2026 | 31 | -- |
ARB 1 (S2)
|
Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 | 30 |
Estimate |
$800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 |
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2024-2024 Pre-Arb
Bennett Sousa signed a 1 year , $742,300 contract with the Houston Astros, including $742,300 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $742,300.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $742,300
Average Salary:
$742,300
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2023-2023 Pre-Arb
Bennett Sousa signed a 1 year , $720,000 contract with the Chicago White Sox, 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
2022-2022 Pre-Arb
Bennett Sousa signed a 1 year , $700,000 contract with the Chicago White Sox, 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
2018-2018 Signing Bonus
Bennett Sousa signed a 1 year , $10,000 contract with the Chicago White Sox, including $10,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $10,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $10,000
Average Salary:
$10,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Seasons
1.156 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$1,362,093
Earnings w/ Different Teams
3 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | 23 |
Signing Bonus
|
$10,000 |
$10,000 |
||
2022 | 27 |
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$280,758 |
$290,758 |
||
2023 | 28 |
Active
Retained
|
$65,807 $263,228 |
$356,565 $619,793 |
||
2024 | 29 |
Injured
|
$742,300 |
$1,362,093 |
||
Total |
$1,362,093 |
$1,362,093 |
||||
2025 | 30 |
Active / estimate-pre-arbitration
|
$800,000 |
|||
Total |
$2,162,093 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | $280,758 | $10,000 | - | $290,758 | |
2 | $808,107 | - | - | $808,107 | |
1 | $263,228 | - | - | $263,228 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2018 | 23 |
$10,000 |
$10,000 |
$10,000 |
|||
2022 | 27 |
$280,758
|
$280,758 |
$290,758 |
|||
2023 | 28 |
$65,807 $263,228
|
$65,807 $263,228 |
$356,565 $619,793 |
|||
2024 | 29 |
$742,300
|
$742,300 |
$1,362,093 |
|||
Total |
$1,352,093 |
$10,000 |
$1,362,093 |
$1,362,093 |
|||
2025 | 30 |
$800,000
|
$800,000 |
||||
Total |
$2,152,093 |
$10,000 |
$2,162,093 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | $280,758 | $10,000 | - | $290,758 | |
2 | $808,107 | - | - | $808,107 | |
1 | $263,228 | - | - | $263,228 |
Injuries
Year | Dates | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|
2024 | HOU | Mar 28, 2024 - Sep 29, 2024 | Shoulder |
2023 | MIL | Jun 09, 2023 - Aug 07, 2023 | Shoulder |
- Mar 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $742,300 contract with Houston (HOU)
- Sep 14, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Houston (HOU)
- Sep 03, 2023 Claimed off waivers by Houston (HOU)
- Sep 01, 2023 Designated for Assignment by Detroit (DET)
- Aug 29, 2023 Claimed off waivers by Detroit (DET)
- Aug 07, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Milwaukee (MIL)
- Jun 04, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Milwaukee (MIL)
- May 09, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Milwaukee (MIL)
- May 05, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Milwaukee (MIL)
- Apr 09, 2023 Traded to Milwaukee (MIL) from Cincinnati (CIN) for cash considerations
- Apr 05, 2023 Designated for Assignment by Cincinnati (CIN)
- Feb 22, 2023 Claimed off waivers by Cincinnati (CIN)
- Feb 20, 2023 Designated for Assignment by Chicago (CHW)
- Jun 14, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by Chicago (CHW)
- Mar 01, 2022 Signed a 1 year $700,000 contract with Chicago (CHW)
- Nov 19, 2021 Contract purchased by Chicago (CHW)
- Jun 13, 2018 Signed a contract with Chicago (CHW)
- Jun 04, 2018 Drafted by Chicago (CHW): Round 10 (#288 overall)
- Jul 07, 2017 Unsigned by Washington (WSH)
- Jun 14, 2017 Drafted by Washington (WSH): Round 34 (#1033 overall)
Year | Team | GP | GS | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | W | L | SV | IP | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | |
2023 | HOU | 6 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 4.00 | 0.89 | -0.11 |
2022 | CHW | 25 | 0 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 20.3 | 8.41 | 1.72 | -0.99 |