MLB
Robert Suarez
Robert Suarez
San Diego Padres, Relief Pitcher
Age: 33y-9m-20d (Mar 01, 1991)
Exp: 3 Years
Country: VE
Agent(s): Don Nomura, Shawn Novak
2025 Payroll Salary
$10,000,000
2025 Cash
$10,000,000
Career Earnings
$30,000,000
2023-2027 free-agent-xxb (CURRENT)
Robert Suarez signed a 5 year , $46,000,000 contract with the San Diego Padres, including $46,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $9,200,000. In 2025, Suarez will earn a base salary of $10,000,000, while carrying a total salary of $10,000,000.
Contract Terms:
5 yr(s) / $46,000,000
Average Salary:
$9,200,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2028 / UFA
| Year | Age | Status | PayrollAnnual | Luxury Tax | Tax % League Tax | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
|
32 | $10,000,000 | $9,200,000 | 3.95% | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | |
| 2024 |
|
33 |
Pre-Arb
|
$13,000,000 | $9,200,000 | 3.88% | $13,000,000 | $23,000,000 |
| 2025 |
|
34 |
ARB 1
|
$10,000,000 | $9,200,000 | 3.82% | $10,000,000 | $33,000,000 |
| PLAYER OPT-OUT: AVAILABLE 2026, 2 YR, $16,000,000 REMAINING | ||||||||
| 2026 |
|
35 |
Opt-Out
|
$8,000,000 | $9,200,000 | 3.77% | $8,000,000 | $41,000,000 |
| 2027 |
|
36 | $8,000,000 | $9,200,000 | - | $8,000,000 | $49,000,000 | |
| 2028 |
|
37 |
UFA |
|||||
| Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
|
32 | 1.000 | $10,000,000 | - | - | $10,000,000 | $9,200,000 | ||
| 2024 |
|
33 | 2.000 |
Pre-Arb
|
$10,000,000 | $3,000,000 | - | $13,000,000 | $9,200,000 | |
| 2025 |
|
34 | 3.000 |
ARB 1
|
$10,000,000 | - | - | $10,000,000 | $9,200,000 | |
| PLAYER OPT-OUT: AVAILABLE 2026, 2 YR, $16,000,000 REMAINING | ||||||||||
| 2026 |
|
35 | - |
Opt-Out
|
$8,000,000 | - | - | $8,000,000 | $9,200,000 | |
| 2027 |
|
36 | - | $8,000,000 | - | - | $8,000,000 | $9,200,000 | ||
| 2028 |
|
37 | -- |
UFA |
||||||
| Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
|
32 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $39,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $9,800,000 | |
| 2024 |
|
33 |
Pre-Arb |
$10,000,000 | $13,000,000 | $23,000,000 | $26,000,000 | $11,500,000 | $9,750,000 |
| 2025 |
|
34 |
ARB 1 |
$10,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $33,000,000 | $16,000,000 | $11,000,000 | $8,666,667 |
| PLAYER OPT-OUT: AVAILABLE 2026, 2 YR, $16,000,000 REMAINING | |||||||||
| 2026 |
|
35 |
Opt-Out |
$8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $41,000,000 | $16,000,000 | $10,250,000 | $8,000,000 |
| 2027 |
|
36 | $8,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $49,000,000 | $8,000,000 | $9,800,000 | $8,000,000 | |
Contract Notes
- Opt-out available after 2025
- Games Finished ($3M earned in 2024)
$250,000 each for 20, 25, 30, 35
$500,000 each for 40, 45, 50, 55
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2022-2023 foreign-professional
Robert Suarez signed a 2 year , $11,000,000 contract with the San Diego Padres, including $1,000,000 signing bonus, $11,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $5,500,000.
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $11,000,000
Average Salary:
$5,500,000
Signing Bonus:
$1,000,000
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Seasons
3 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$30,000,000
Earnings w/ Different Teams
1 team
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 31 |
|
Active
Buyout
|
$6,000,000 $1,000,000 |
$6,000,000 $7,000,000 |
|
| 2023 | 32 |
|
Active
|
$10,000,000 |
$17,000,000 |
|
| 2024 | 33 |
|
Active /
Pre-Arbitration Bypassed |
$13,000,000 |
$30,000,000 |
|
| Total |
$30,000,000 |
$30,000,000 |
||||
| 2025 | 34 |
|
Active /
Arbitration 1 Bypassed |
$10,000,000 |
||
| 2026 | 35 |
|
Active / early-termination
|
$8,000,000 |
||
| 2027 | 36 |
|
Active
|
$8,000,000 |
||
| Total |
$56,000,000 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |
|
$26,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $30,000,000 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 |
|
31 |
$5,000,000 $1,000,000
|
$1,000,000 |
$6,000,000 $1,000,000 |
$6,000,000 $7,000,000 |
|
| 2023 |
|
32 |
$10,000,000
|
$10,000,000 |
$17,000,000 |
||
| 2024 |
|
33 |
$10,000,000
|
$3,000,000 |
$13,000,000 |
$30,000,000 |
|
| Total |
$26,000,000 |
$1,000,000 |
$3,000,000 |
$30,000,000 |
$30,000,000 |
||
| 2025 |
|
34 |
$10,000,000
|
$10,000,000 |
|||
| 2026 |
|
35 |
$8,000,000
|
$8,000,000 |
|||
| 2027 |
|
36 |
$8,000,000
|
$8,000,000 |
|||
| Total |
$52,000,000 |
$1,000,000 |
$3,000,000 |
$56,000,000 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 |
|
$26,000,000 | $1,000,000 | $3,000,000 | $30,000,000 |
Injuries
| Year | Dates | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 |
SD |
Mar 30, 2023 - Jul 20, 2023 | Arm |
| 2022 |
SD |
Jun 07, 2022 - Aug 06, 2022 | Knee |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | W | L | SV | IP | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | SD | 65 | 0 | 52 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 59 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 36 | 65.0 | 2.77 | 1.05 | 2.03 |
| 2023 | SD | 27 | 1 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 10 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 27.7 | 4.23 | 0.90 | 0.02 |
| 2022 | SD | 45 | 0 | 29 | 13 | 12 | 21 | 61 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 47.7 | 2.27 | 1.05 | 1.47 |
