Robert Suarez

San Diego Padres, Relief Pitcher
Age: 33y-9m-26d (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
  • Aug 25, 2023 Suspended 10 games for use of a foreign substance with San Diego (SD)
  • Nov 10, 2022 Signed a 5 year $46 million contract with San Diego (SD)
  • Nov 07, 2022 Declined a $5 million player option for 2023 ($1M buyout)
  • Dec 02, 2021 Signed a 2 year $11 million contract with San Diego (SD)
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
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