Kyle Nelson

Arizona Diamondbacks, Relief Pitcher
Age: 28y-7m-13d (Jul 08, 1996)
Exp: 3.076 Years
Country: US
College: California-Santa Barbara
Drafted: Round 15 (#462 overall), 2017
Agent(s): MVP Sports Group
2025 Payroll Salary
$825,000
2025 Cash
$825,000
Career Earnings
$3,370,702
2025-2025 Arbitration (CURRENT)
Kyle Nelson signed a 1 year, $825,000 contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks, including $825,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $825,000. In 2025, Nelson will earn a base salary of $825,000, while carrying a total salary of $825,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $825,000
Average Salary:
$825,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2028 / UFA
Year | Age | Status | PayrollAnnual | Luxury Tax | Tax % League Tax | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 |
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28 |
Arb Avoided
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$825,000 | $825,000 | 0.34% | $825,000 | $825,000 |
2026 |
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29 |
ARB 2
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2027 |
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30 |
ARB 3
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2028 |
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31 |
UFA |
Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 |
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28 | 3.076 |
Arb Avoided
|
$825,000 | - | - | $825,000 | $825,000 |
2026 |
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29 | -- |
ARB 2
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2027 |
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30 | -- |
ARB 3
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2028 |
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31 | -- |
UFA |
Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 |
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28 |
Arb Avoided |
$825,000 | $825,000 | $825,000 | - | $825,000 | $825,000 |
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2024-2024 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $757,300
Average Salary:
$757,300
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2028 / UFA
2023-2023 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $728,900
Average Salary:
$728,900
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2022-2022 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $700,000
Average Salary:
$700,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2021-2021 Pre-Arbitration
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $570,500
Average Salary:
$570,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2017-2017 Signing Bonus
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $125,000
Average Salary:
$125,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Seasons
3.076 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$2,520,702
Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Service | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 | 20 |
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- |
Signing Bonus
|
$125,000 |
$125,000 |
|
2021 | 24 |
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0.022 |
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$128,814 |
$253,814 |
|
2022 | 25 |
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0.076 |
Injured
|
$684,588 |
$938,402 |
|
2024 | 27 |
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2.076 |
Injured
|
$757,300 |
$1,695,702 |
|
2025 | 28 |
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3.076 |
Active / Arb Avoided
|
$825,000 |
$2,520,702 |
|
Total |
$2,520,702 |
$2,520,702 |
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Total |
$2,520,702 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 |
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$128,814 | $125,000 | - | $253,814 |
3 |
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$2,266,888 | - | - | $2,266,888 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2017 |
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20 |
$125,000 |
$125,000 |
$125,000 |
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2021 |
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24 |
$128,814
|
$128,814 |
$253,814 |
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2022 |
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25 |
$684,588
|
$684,588 |
$938,402 |
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2024 |
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27 |
$757,300
|
$757,300 |
$1,695,702 |
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2025 |
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28 |
$825,000
|
$825,000 |
$2,520,702 |
||
Total |
$2,395,702 |
$125,000 |
$2,520,702 |
$2,520,702 |
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Total |
$2,395,702 |
$125,000 |
$2,520,702 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 |
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$128,814 | $125,000 | - | $253,814 |
3 |
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$2,266,888 | - | - | $2,266,888 |
Injuries
Year | Dates | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|
2024 |
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Apr 23, 2024 - Sep 29, 2024 | Shoulder |
2022 |
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Sep 15, 2022 - Oct 05, 2022 | Elbow |
2022 |
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Aug 08, 2022 - Sep 01, 2022 | Back |
2022 |
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May 18, 2022 - May 29, 2022 | COVID-19 |
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Jan 09, 2025 Signed a 1 year $825,000 contract with Arizona (ARI), avoiding arbitration
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Mar 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $757,300 contract with Arizona (ARI)
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Mar 01, 2023 Signed a 1 year $728,900 contract with Arizona (ARI)
-
Apr 10, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Arizona (ARI)
-
Apr 01, 2022 Optioned to the Minors by Arizona (ARI)
-
Nov 24, 2021 Claimed off waivers by Arizona (ARI)
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Nov 19, 2021 Designated for Assignment by Cleveland (CLE)
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Sep 09, 2020 Contract purchased by Cleveland (CLE)
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Jun 27, 2017 Signed a contract with Cleveland (CLE)
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Jun 14, 2017 Drafted by Cleveland (CLE): Round 15 (#462 overall)
Year | Team | GP | GS | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | W | L | SV | IP | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | ARI | 11 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.7 | 4.22 | 1.13 | 0.05 |
2023 | ARI | 68 | 2 | 59 | 30 | 26 | 14 | 67 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 56.0 | 4.18 | 1.30 | 0.01 |
2022 | ARI | 43 | 1 | 26 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 30 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 37.0 | 2.19 | 1.08 | 0.95 |
2021 | CLE | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.7 | 9.31 | 1.86 | -0.28 |
2020 | CLE | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.7 | 54.00 | 6.00 | -0.14 |