Bryan De La Cruz

Pittsburgh Pirates, Right Field
Age: 27-347d (Dec 16, 1996)
Exp: 3.056 Years
Country: DO
Agent(s): Rep 1 Sports
2025 Payroll Salary

$3,800,000

2025 Cash

$3,800,000

Career Earnings

$2,517,269

2025-2025 Arbitration (CURRENT)

Bryan De La Cruz signed a 1 year , $3,800,000 contract with the Pittsburgh Pirates, including $3,800,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $3,800,000. In 2025, De La Cruz will earn a base salary of $3,800,000, while carrying a total salary of $3,800,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $3,800,000
Average Salary:
$3,800,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2028 / UFA
Year Age Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2025 28
Estimate
 $3,800,000 $3,800,000 1.58% $3,800,000 $3,800,000
2026 29
ARB 2
2027 30
ARB 3
2028 31
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2025 28 3.056
Estimate
 $3,800,000 - - $3,800,000 $3,800,000
2026 29 --
ARB 2
2027 30 --
ARB 3
2028 31 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2025 28
Estimate
 $3,800,000 $3,800,000 $3,800,000 $3,800,000 $3,800,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2024-2024 Pre-Arb

Bryan De La Cruz signed a 1 year , $768,000 contract with the Miami Marlins, including $768,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $768,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $768,000
Average Salary:
$768,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2023-2023 Pre-Arb

Bryan De La Cruz signed a 1 year , $736,000 contract with the Miami Marlins, including $736,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $736,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $736,000
Average Salary:
$736,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2022-2022 Pre-Arb

Bryan De La Cruz signed a 1 year , $706,000 contract with the Miami Marlins, including $706,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $706,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $706,000
Average Salary:
$706,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2021-2021 Pre-Arb

Bryan De La Cruz 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
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2013-2013 Signing Bonus

Bryan De La Cruz signed a 1 year , $170,000 contract with the Houston Astros, including $170,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $170,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $170,000
Average Salary:
$170,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons

3.056 Years

Career Earnings thru 2025

$2,517,269

Earnings w/ Different Teams

3 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2013 16
Signing Bonus
$170,000
$170,000
2021 24
Active
$199,355
$369,355
2022 25
Active
$643,914
$1,013,269
2023 26
Active
$736,000
$1,749,269
2024 27
Retained
Active
$520,260
$247,740
$2,269,529
$2,517,269
Total      
$2,517,269
$2,269,529
$2,517,269
2025 28
Active / estimate-arbitration
$3,800,000
Total
$6,317,269

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 - $170,000 - $170,000
4 $2,099,529 - - $2,099,529
1 $247,740 - - $247,740
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2013
16
$170,000
$170,000
$170,000
2021
24
$199,355
$199,355
$369,355
2022
25
$643,914
$643,914
$1,013,269
2023
26
$736,000
$736,000
$1,749,269
2024
27
$520,260
$247,740
$520,260
$247,740
$2,269,529
$2,517,269
Total
$2,347,269
$170,000
$2,517,269
$2,269,529
$2,517,269
2025
28
$3,800,000
$3,800,000
Total
$6,147,269
$170,000
$6,317,269

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 - $170,000 - $170,000
4 $2,099,529 - - $2,099,529
1 $247,740 - - $247,740
  • Jul 30, 2024 Traded to Pittsburgh (PIT) from Miami (MIA) for Jun-Seok Shim and Garret Forrester
  • Mar 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $768,000 contract with Miami (MIA)
  • Mar 01, 2023 Signed a 1 year $736,000 contract with Miami (MIA)
  • Sep 01, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Miami (MIA)
  • Aug 12, 2022 Demoted to the Minors by Miami (MIA)
  • May 06, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Miami (MIA)
  • May 05, 2022 Optioned to the Minors by Miami (MIA)
  • Apr 07, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by Miami (MIA)
  • Mar 26, 2022 Optioned to the Minors by Miami (MIA)
  • Mar 01, 2022 Signed a 1 year $706,000 contract with Miami (MIA)
  • Jul 28, 2021 Traded to Miami (MIA) from Houston (HOU) with Austin Pruitt for Yimi Garcia
  • Sep 24, 2013 Signed a contract with Houston (HOU)
Year Team GP GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
2024 PIT 149 145 621 584 61 136 25 0 21 68 224 29 170 5 .233 .271 .384 .655 -0.24
2023 MIA 153 147 625 579 60 149 32 0 19 78 238 40 142 4 .257 .304 .411 .715 -0.32
2022 MIA 115 87 354 329 38 83 20 0 13 43 142 19 90 4 .252 .294 .432 .726 0.58
2021 MIA 58 53 219 199 17 59 7 2 5 19 85 18 53 1 .296 .356 .427 .783 0.94

Calculated Market Value

$19.2M Avg. Annual Salary

Market Value

  • 7 years, $134,103,410
  • Avg. Salary: $19,157,630
  • MLB Rank: 58
  • RF Rank: 7

Current Contract

  • Free Agent: 2028
  • Avg. Salary: $3,800,000
  • MLB Rank: 248
  • RF Rank: 18

Comparable Players

We've selected the following players based on their age, contract status, and statistical production to compare Bryan De La Cruz to.

Player Length Value Avg. Salary Age When Signed
Juan Soto 1 $31,000,000 $31,000,000 24
Nick Castellanos 5 $100,000,000 $20,000,000 29
Starling Marte 4 $78,000,000 $19,500,000 33
Mookie Betts 12 $365,000,000 $30,416,667 28
Averages 6 $143,500,000 $25,229,167 28.5

Base Calculated Value

After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at De La Cruz's current age (27), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.

Length Value Avg. Salary
7 $178,139,493 $25,448,499

Statistical Comparisons

Now we'll compare our variables and De La Cruz statistically over the two seasons prior to their signing. In this case we're analyzing: GP%, H/Gm, RBI/Gm, K/Gm, AVG/Yr, OPS, WOBP, ISO, WAR

Player GP% H/Gm RBI/Gm K/Gm AVG/Yr OPS WOBP ISO WAR
Juan Soto
2022-2023
 96.92 0.90 0.54 0.71 0.26 0.89 0.40 0.23 5.33
Nick Castellanos
2020-2021
 89.19 1.08 0.68 0.96 0.27 0.86 0.37 0.26 2.70
Starling Marte
2020-2021
 81.53 1.15 0.45 0.77 0.29 0.80 0.37 0.15 5.27
Mookie Betts
2019-2020
 92.79 1.17 0.58 0.67 0.29 0.92 0.40 0.25 7.41
Average 90.11 1.08 0.56 0.78 0.28 0.87 0.39 0.22 5.18
Bryan De La Cruz
2023-2024
 92.64 0.94 0.48 1.03 0.25 0.69 0.31 0.15 -0.92
Pct Change 2.81 -12.96 -14.29 -32.05 -12.50 -21.26 -20.51 -31.82 -117.76
Median Prime % Change -20.51%
Average Prime % Change -28.93%

Calculated Market Value: Bryan De La Cruz

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
7 years, $134,103,410 $19,157,630

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TRANSACTIONS

Jul 30, 2024
Traded to Pittsburgh (PIT) from Miami (MIA) for Jun-Seok Shim and Garret Forrester
Mar 01, 2024
Signed a 1 year $768,000 contract with Miami (MIA)
Mar 01, 2023
Signed a 1 year $736,000 contract with Miami (MIA)
Sep 01, 2022
Promoted from the Minors by Miami (MIA)
Aug 12, 2022
Demoted to the Minors by Miami (MIA)
May 06, 2022
Promoted from the Minors by Miami (MIA)
May 05, 2022
Optioned to the Minors by Miami (MIA)
Apr 07, 2022
Promoted from the Minors by Miami (MIA)
Mar 26, 2022
Optioned to the Minors by Miami (MIA)
Mar 01, 2022
Signed a 1 year $706,000 contract with Miami (MIA)
Jul 28, 2021
Traded to Miami (MIA) from Houston (HOU) with Austin Pruitt for Yimi Garcia
Sep 24, 2013
Signed a contract with Houston (HOU)

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