MLB
Cionel Perez
Cionel Perez
Baltimore Orioles, Relief Pitcher
Age: 28-221d (Apr 21, 1996)
Exp: 4.085 Years
Country: CU
Agent(s): Octagon
2025 Payroll Salary
$2,200,000
2025 Cash
$2,200,000
Career Earnings
$5,257,954
2024-2025 Arbitration (CURRENT)
Cionel Perez signed a 1 year , $1,200,000 contract with the Baltimore Orioles, including $1,200,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,200,000. In 2025, Perez will earn a base salary of $2,200,000, while carrying a total salary of $2,200,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,200,000
Average Salary:
$1,200,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2027 / UFA
| Year | Age | Status | PayrollAnnual | Luxury Tax | Tax % League Tax | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
|
28 |
Arb Avoided
|
$1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | 0.51% | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 |
| 2025 |
|
29 |
Club
|
$2,200,000 | $1,200,000 | 0.50% | $2,200,000 | $3,400,000 |
| 2026 |
|
30 |
ARB 3
|
|||||
| 2027 |
|
31 |
UFA |
| Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
|
28 | 3.085 |
Arb Avoided
|
$1,200,000 | - | - | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 |
| 2025 |
|
29 | 4.085 |
Club
|
$2,200,000 | - | - | $2,200,000 | $1,200,000 |
| 2026 |
|
30 | -- |
ARB 3
|
|||||
| 2027 |
|
31 | -- |
UFA |
| Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
|
28 |
Arb Avoided |
$1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | $1,200,000 | $1,700,000 |
| 2025 |
|
29 |
Club |
$2,200,000 | $2,200,000 | $3,400,000 | $1,700,000 | $2,200,000 |
Contract Notes
- 2025 Club Option contains no buyout
- 2025 Escalators
$25,000 each for 55, 60, 65, 70 innings
$50,000 each for 20, 25, games finished
$100,000 each for 30, 35 games finished
$150,000 each for 40, 45 games finished
$200,000 for 50 games finished - Player Filing: $1.4M
Team Filing: $1.1M
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2023-2023 Pre-Arb
Cionel Perez signed a 1 year , $732,300 contract with the Baltimore Orioles, including $732,300 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $732,300.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $732,300
Average Salary:
$732,300
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2022-2022 Pre-Arb
Cionel Perez signed a 1 year , $705,000 contract with the Baltimore Orioles, including $705,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $705,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $705,000
Average Salary:
$705,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2021-2021 Pre-Arb
Cionel Perez signed a 1 year , $572,500 contract with the Cincinnati Reds, including $572,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $572,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $572,500
Average Salary:
$572,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2020-2020 Pre-Arb
Cionel Perez signed a 1 year , $563,500 contract with the Houston Astros, including $563,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $563,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $563,500
Average Salary:
$563,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2019-2019 Pre-Arb
Cionel Perez signed a 1 year , $555,000 contract with the Houston Astros, including $555,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $555,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $555,000
Average Salary:
$555,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2018-2018 Pre-Arb
Cionel Perez signed a 1 year , $545,000 contract with the Houston Astros, including $545,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $545,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $545,000
Average Salary:
$545,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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2016-2016 Signing Bonus
Cionel Perez signed a 1 year , $2,000,000 contract with the Houston Astros, including $2,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,000,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,000,000
Average Salary:
$2,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
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Seasons
4.085 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$5,257,954
Earnings w/ Different Teams
3 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 20 |
|
Signing Bonus
|
$2,000,000 |
$2,000,000 |
|
| 2018 | 22 |
|
Active
|
$213,890 |
$2,213,890 |
|
| 2019 | 23 |
|
Active
|
$113,392 |
$2,327,282 |
|
| 2020 | 24 |
|
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$80,990 |
$2,408,272 |
|
| 2021 | 25 |
|
Reserve / minor-buried
|
$212,382 |
$2,620,654 |
|
| 2022 | 26 |
|
Active
|
$705,000 |
$3,325,654 |
|
| 2023 | 27 |
|
Active
|
$732,300 |
$4,057,954 |
|
| 2024 | 28 |
|
Active / Arb Avoided
|
$1,200,000 |
$5,257,954 |
|
| Total |
$5,257,954 |
$5,257,954 |
||||
| 2025 | 29 |
|
Active / Club Exercised
|
$2,200,000 |
||
| Total |
$7,457,954 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |
|
$408,272 | $2,000,000 | - | $2,408,272 |
| 1 |
|
$212,382 | - | - | $212,382 |
| 3 |
|
$2,637,300 | - | - | $2,637,300 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 |
|
20 |
$2,000,000 |
$2,000,000 |
$2,000,000 |
||
| 2018 |
|
22 |
$213,890
|
$213,890 |
$2,213,890 |
||
| 2019 |
|
23 |
$113,392
|
$113,392 |
$2,327,282 |
||
| 2020 |
|
24 |
$80,990
|
$80,990 |
$2,408,272 |
||
| 2021 |
|
25 |
$212,382
|
$212,382 |
$2,620,654 |
||
| 2022 |
|
26 |
$705,000
|
$705,000 |
$3,325,654 |
||
| 2023 |
|
27 |
$732,300
|
$732,300 |
$4,057,954 |
||
| 2024 |
|
28 |
$1,200,000
|
$1,200,000 |
$5,257,954 |
||
| Total |
$3,257,954 |
$2,000,000 |
$5,257,954 |
$5,257,954 |
|||
| 2025 |
|
29 |
$2,200,000
|
$2,200,000 |
|||
| Total |
$5,457,954 |
$2,000,000 |
$7,457,954 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |
|
$408,272 | $2,000,000 | - | $2,408,272 |
| 1 |
|
$212,382 | - | - | $212,382 |
| 3 |
|
$2,637,300 | - | - | $2,637,300 |
Injuries
| Year | Dates | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 |
BAL |
Mar 31, 2024 - Apr 29, 2024 | Oblique |
| 2023 |
BAL |
Jul 04, 2023 - Jul 18, 2023 | Arm |
-
Nov 04, 2024
Baltimore (BAL) exercised a $2.2 million club option for 2025
-
Jan 22, 2024
Signed a 1 year $1.2 million contract with Baltimore (BAL), including a club option for 2025, avoiding arbitration
-
Mar 01, 2023
Signed a 1 year $732,300 contract with Baltimore (BAL)
-
Mar 01, 2022
Signed a 1 year $705,000 contract with Baltimore (BAL)
-
Nov 24, 2021
Claimed off waivers by Baltimore (BAL)
-
Jan 23, 2021
Traded to Cincinnati (CIN) from Houston (HOU) for Luke Berryhill
-
Nov 20, 2017
Contract purchased by Houston (HOU)
-
Dec 09, 2016
Signed a contract with Houston (HOU)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | W | L | SV | IP | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | BAL | 62 | 0 | 47 | 29 | 27 | 28 | 46 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 53.7 | 4.53 | 1.40 | -0.18 |
| 2023 | BAL | 65 | 0 | 56 | 30 | 21 | 27 | 44 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 53.3 | 3.54 | 1.56 | -0.28 |
| 2022 | BAL | 66 | 0 | 46 | 11 | 9 | 21 | 55 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 57.7 | 1.41 | 1.16 | 2.61 |
| 2021 | CIN | 25 | 0 | 21 | 21 | 17 | 20 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 24.0 | 6.38 | 1.71 | -0.47 |
| 2020 | HOU | 7 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 2.84 | 2.05 | 0.14 |
| 2019 | HOU | 5 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9.0 | 10.00 | 1.44 | -0.49 |
| 2018 | HOU | 8 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.3 | 3.97 | 1.15 | 0.07 |
Calculated Market Value
Market Value
- 1 years, $4,671,596
- Avg. Salary: $4,671,596
- MLB Rank: 224
- RP Rank: 28
Current Contract
- Free Agent: 2027
- Avg. Salary: $1,200,000
- MLB Rank: 392
- RP Rank: 96
Comparable Players
We've selected the following players based on their age, contract status, and statistical production to compare Cionel Perez to.
| Player | Length | Value | Avg. Salary | Age When Signed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matt Moore | 1 | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | 34 |
| Hector Neris | 1 | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | 34 |
| Luis Garcia | 1 | $4,250,000 | $4,250,000 | 36 |
| Wandy Peralta | 4 | $16,500,000 | $4,125,000 | 32 |
| Averages | 2 | $9,687,500 | $6,593,750 | 34.0 |
Base Calculated Value
After adjusting the above contracts as if signed at Perez's current age (28), a linear regression is performed, providing us with the following initial value.
| Length | Value | Avg. Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | $49,061,728 | $6,132,716 |
Statistical Comparisons
Now we'll compare our variables and Perez 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Matt Moore
2022-2023
|
56.00 | 0.04 | 2.26 | 1.17 | 10.17 | 3.59 | 3.36 | 2.56 |
|
Hector Neris
2022-2023
|
70.00 | 0.04 | 2.72 | 1.03 | 10.51 | 3.21 | 3.09 | 1.44 |
|
Luis Garcia
2022-2023
|
62.00 | 0.02 | 3.73 | 1.30 | 9.01 | 3.06 | 3.44 | 0.20 |
|
Wandy Peralta
2022-2023
|
59.50 | 0.07 | 2.78 | 1.13 | 8.00 | 3.86 | 3.96 | 1.43 |
| Average | 61.88 | 0.04 | 2.87 | 1.16 | 9.42 | 3.43 | 3.46 | 1.41 |
|
Cionel Perez
2023-2024
|
55.00 | 0.05 | 3.83 | 1.44 | 7.60 | 4.57 | 3.55 | -0.12 |
| Pct Change | -11.12 | 25.00 | -33.45 | -24.14 | -19.32 | -33.24 | -2.60 | -108.51 |
| Median Prime % Change | -21.73% | |||||||
| Average Prime % Change | -25.92% | |||||||
Calculated Market Value: Cionel Perez
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 |
|---|---|
| 1 years, $4,671,596 | $4,671,596 |
