MLB
Matt Waldron
Matt Waldron
San Diego Padres, Starting Pitcher
Age: 28y-2m-26d (Sep 26, 1996)
Exp: 1.039 Years
Country: US
College: Nebraska-Lincoln
Drafted: Round 18 (#550 overall), 2019
2025 Payroll Salary
$800,000
2025 Cash
$800,000
Career Earnings
$792,762
2025-2025 Pre-Arbitration (CURRENT)
Matt Waldron signed a 1 year , $800,000 contract with the San Diego Padres, including $800,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $800,000. In 2025, Waldron 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 |
|
28 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 |
| 2026 |
|
29 |
PRE-ARB
|
|||||
| 2027 |
|
30 |
ARB 1
|
| Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
28 | 1.039 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $800,000 |
| 2026 |
|
29 | -- |
PRE-ARB
|
|||||
| 2027 |
|
30 | -- |
ARB 1
|
| Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
28 |
Estimate |
$800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | - | $800,000 | $800,000 |
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2024-2024 Pre-Arbitration
Matt Waldron signed a 1 year , $741,800 contract with the San Diego Padres, including $741,800 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $741,800.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $741,800
Average Salary:
$741,800
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2023-2023 Pre-Arbitration
Matt Waldron signed a 1 year , $720,000 contract with the San Diego Padres, 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
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2019-2019 Signing Bonus
Matt Waldron signed a 1 year , $5,000 contract with the Cleveland Indians, including $5,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $5,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $5,000
Average Salary:
$5,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons
1.039 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$792,762
Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 22 |
 |
Signing Bonus
|
$5,000 |
$5,000 |
|
| 2023 | 26 |
|
Active
|
$193,550 |
$198,550 |
|
| 2024 | 27 |
|
Active
|
$594,212 |
$792,762 |
|
| Total |
$792,762 |
$792,762 |
||||
| 2025 | 28 |
|
Active / estimate-pre-arbitration
|
$800,000 |
||
| Total |
$1,592,762 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
- | $5,000 | - | $5,000 |
| 2 |
|
$787,762 | - | - | $787,762 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 |
|
22 |
$5,000 |
$5,000 |
$5,000 |
||
| 2023 |
|
26 |
$193,550
|
$193,550 |
$198,550 |
||
| 2024 |
|
27 |
$594,212
|
$594,212 |
$792,762 |
||
| Total |
$787,762 |
$5,000 |
$792,762 |
$792,762 |
|||
| 2025 |
|
28 |
$800,000
|
$800,000 |
|||
| Total |
$1,587,762 |
$5,000 |
$1,592,762 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
- | $5,000 | - | $5,000 |
| 2 |
|
$787,762 | - | - | $787,762 |
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Sep 29, 2024
Recalled from the Minors by San Diego (SD)
-
Aug 22, 2024
Optioned to the Minors by San Diego (SD)
-
Mar 01, 2024
Signed a 1 year $741,800 contract with San Diego (SD)
-
Aug 28, 2023
Recalled from the Minors by San Diego (SD)
-
Jul 20, 2023
Optioned to the Minors by San Diego (SD)
-
Jul 16, 2023
Recalled from the Minors by San Diego (SD)
-
Jul 14, 2023
Optioned to the Minors by San Diego (SD)
-
Jul 04, 2023
Recalled from the Minors by San Diego (SD)
-
Jun 25, 2023
Optioned to the Minors by San Diego (SD)
-
Jun 24, 2023
Contract purchased by San Diego (SD)
-
Nov 09, 2020
Traded to San Diego (SD) from Cleveland (CLE) with Mike Clevinger and Greg Allen for Josh Naylor, Cal Quantrill, Gabriel Arias, Austin Hedges, Joey Cantillo and Owen Miller
-
Jun 14, 2019
Signed a contract with Cleveland (CLE)
-
Jun 05, 2019
Drafted by Cleveland (CLE): Round 18 (#550 overall)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | W | L | SV | IP | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | SD | 27 | 26 | 145 | 84 | 80 | 40 | 133 | 21 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 146.7 | 4.91 | 1.26 | 0.78 |
| 2023 | SD | 8 | 6 | 39 | 20 | 20 | 12 | 31 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 41.3 | 4.36 | 1.23 |
