Matt Brash

Seattle Mariners, Relief Pitcher
Age: 26-187d (May 12, 1998)
Exp: 2.121 Years
Country: CA
College: Niagara
Drafted: Round 4 (#113 overall), 2019
2025 Payroll Salary

$2,100,000

2025 Cash

$2,100,000

Career Earnings

$2,449,746

2025-2025 Arbitration (CURRENT)

Matt Brash signed a 1 year , $2,100,000 contract with the Seattle Mariners, including $2,100,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,100,000. In 2025, Brash will earn a base salary of $2,100,000, while carrying a total salary of $2,100,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,100,000
Average Salary:
$2,100,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Year Age Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2025 27
Estimate
 $2,100,000 $2,100,000 0.87% $2,100,000 $2,100,000
2026 28
ARB 2
2027 29
ARB 3
2028 30
ARB 4
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2025 27 2.121
Estimate
 $2,100,000 - - $2,100,000 $2,100,000
2026 28 --
ARB 2
2027 29 --
ARB 3
2028 30 --
ARB 4
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2025 27
Estimate
 $2,100,000 $2,100,000 $2,100,000 $2,100,000 $2,100,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2024-2024 Pre-Arb

Matt Brash signed a 1 year , $757,600 contract with the Seattle Mariners, including $757,600 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $757,600.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $757,600
Average Salary:
$757,600
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2023-2023 Pre-Arb

Matt Brash signed a 1 year , $725,800 contract with the Seattle Mariners, including $725,800 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $725,800.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $725,800
Average Salary:
$725,800
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2022-2022 Pre-Arb

Matt Brash signed a 1 year , $700,100 contract with the Seattle Mariners, including $700,100 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $700,100.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $700,100
Average Salary:
$700,100
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2021-2021 Pre-Arb

Matt Brash signed a 1 year , $570,500 contract with the Seattle Mariners, 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
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2019-2019 Signing Bonus

Matt Brash signed a 1 year , $512,400 contract with the San Diego Padres, including $512,400 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $512,400.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $512,400
Average Salary:
$512,400
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons

2.121 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$2,449,746

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2019 21
Signing Bonus
$512,400
$512,400
2022 24
Active
$453,946
$966,346
2023 25
Active
$725,800
$1,692,146
2024 26
Injured
$757,600
$2,449,746
Total      
$2,449,746
$2,449,746
2025 27
Active / estimate-arbitration
$2,100,000
Total
$4,549,746

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 - $512,400 - $512,400
3 $1,937,346 - - $1,937,346
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2019
21
$512,400
$512,400
$512,400
2022
24
$453,946
$453,946
$966,346
2023
25
$725,800
$725,800
$1,692,146
2024
26
$757,600
$757,600
$2,449,746
Total
$1,937,346
$512,400
$2,449,746
$2,449,746
2025
27
$2,100,000
$2,100,000
Total
$4,037,346
$512,400
$4,549,746

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 - $512,400 - $512,400
3 $1,937,346 - - $1,937,346

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2024 SEA Mar 28, 2024 - Sep 29, 2024 Elbow
  • Mar 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $757,600 contract with Seattle (SEA)
  • Mar 01, 2023 Signed a 1 year $725,800 contract with Seattle (SEA)
  • Jul 28, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Seattle (SEA)
  • Jul 26, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by Seattle (SEA)
  • Jul 10, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Seattle (SEA)
  • May 05, 2022 Optioned to the Minors by Seattle (SEA)
  • Mar 01, 2022 Signed a 1 year $700,100 contract with Seattle (SEA)
  • Aug 31, 2020 Traded to Seattle (SEA) from San Diego (SD) for Taylor Williams
  • Jun 10, 2019 Signed a contract with San Diego (SD)
  • Jun 04, 2019 Drafted by San Diego (SD): Round 4 (#113 overall)
Year Team GP GS H R ER BB K HR W L SV IP ERA WHIP WAR
2024 SEA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.00 0.00
2023 SEA 75 0 65 26 24 29 107 3 9 4 4 70.7 3.06 1.33 1.31
2022 SEA 39 5 46 25 25 33 62 3 4 4 0 50.7 4.44 1.56 0.14

Calculated Market Value

$10.9M Avg. Annual Salary

Market Value

  • 8 years, $87,145,336
  • Avg. Salary: $10,893,167
  • MLB Rank: 127
  • RP Rank: 9

Current Contract

  • Free Agent: 0
  • Avg. Salary: $2,100,000
  • MLB Rank: 336
  • RP Rank: 68

Comparable Players

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

Player Length Value Avg. Salary Age When Signed
Joe Kelly 1 $8,000,000 $8,000,000 35
Joe Jimenez 3 $26,000,000 $8,666,667 28
Matt Moore 1 $9,000,000 $9,000,000 34
Matt Strahm 1 $7,500,000 $7,500,000 32
Averages 2 $12,625,000 $8,291,667 32.3

Base Calculated Value

After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Brash's current age (26), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.

Length Value Avg. Salary
8 $66,295,424 $8,286,928

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and Brash 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
Joe Kelly
2022-2023
 42.50 0.02 5.10 1.40 13.31 4.86 2.89 -0.50
Joe Jimenez
2022-2023
 60.50 0.02 3.27 1.12 11.94 2.15 2.80 0.80
Matt Moore
2022-2023
 56.00 0.04 2.26 1.17 10.17 3.59 3.36 2.56
Matt Strahm
2023-2024
 61.00 0.04 2.58 0.88 11.22 1.87 2.76 2.60
Average 55.00 0.03 3.30 1.14 11.66 3.12 2.95 1.37
Matt Brash
2023-2024
 37.50 0.05 1.53 0.67 6.82 1.84 1.13 1.14
Pct Change -31.82 66.67 53.64 41.23 -41.51 41.03 61.69 -16.79
Median Prime % Change 41.13%
Average Prime % Change 21.77%

Calculated Market Value: Matt Brash

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
8 years, $87,145,336 $10,893,167

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TRANSACTIONS

Mar 01, 2024
Signed a 1 year $757,600 contract with Seattle (SEA)
Mar 01, 2023
Signed a 1 year $725,800 contract with Seattle (SEA)
Jul 28, 2022
Promoted from the Minors by Seattle (SEA)
Jul 26, 2022
Demoted to the Minors by Seattle (SEA)
Jul 10, 2022
Promoted from the Minors by Seattle (SEA)
May 05, 2022
Optioned to the Minors by Seattle (SEA)
Mar 01, 2022
Signed a 1 year $700,100 contract with Seattle (SEA)
Aug 31, 2020
Traded to Seattle (SEA) from San Diego (SD) for Taylor Williams
Jun 10, 2019
Signed a contract with San Diego (SD)
Jun 04, 2019
Drafted by San Diego (SD): Round 4 (#113 overall)

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