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Dylan Cease

San Diego Padres, Starting Pitcher

2025-2025 Arbitration (CURRENT)

Year Age Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2025 29
Arb Avoided
$13,750,000 $13,750,000 5.71% $13,750,000 $13,750,000
2026 30
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2025 29 5.089
Arb Avoided
$13,750,000 - - $13,750,000 $13,750,000
2026 30 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2025 29
Arb Avoided
$13,750,000 $13,750,000 $13,750,000 - $13,750,000 $13,750,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Service Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2014 18
-
Signing Bonus
$1,500,000
$1,500,000
2019 23
0
Active
$265,576
$1,765,576
2020 24
0.089
Active
$212,963
$1,978,539
2021 25
1.089
Active
$600,000
$2,578,539
2022 26
2.089
Active
$3,207,426
$5,785,965
All MLB (2nd)
2023 27
3.089
Active / Arb Avoided
$5,700,000
$11,485,965
2024 28
4.089
Active / Arb Avoided
$8,000,000
$19,485,965
All MLB (2nd)
Total      
$19,485,965
$19,485,965
2025 29
5.089
Active / Arb Avoided
$13,750,000
Total
$33,235,965

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 - $1,500,000 - $1,500,000
5 $7,528,539 - $2,457,426 $9,985,965
1 $8,000,000 - - $8,000,000
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2014
18
$1,500,000
$1,500,000
$1,500,000
2019
23
$265,576
$265,576
$1,765,576
2020
24
$212,963
$212,963
$1,978,539
2021
25
$600,000
$600,000
$2,578,539
2022
26
$750,000
$2,457,426
$3,207,426
$5,785,965
2023
27
$5,700,000
$5,700,000
$11,485,965
2024
28
$8,000,000
$8,000,000
$19,485,965
Total
$15,528,539
$1,500,000
$2,457,426
$19,485,965
$19,485,965
2025
29
$13,750,000
$13,750,000
Total
$29,278,539
$1,500,000
$2,457,426
$33,235,965

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 - $1,500,000 - $1,500,000
5 $7,528,539 - $2,457,426 $9,985,965
1 $8,000,000 - - $8,000,000
Cap Hit

$13,750,000 / 125th

Cash Total

$13,750,000 / 120th

Contract Value

$13,750,000 / 196th

Contract Average

$13,750,000 / 123rd

AAV% of Cap

5.71% / 127th

Signing Bonus

$0 / 521st

2-Year Cash

$13,750,000 / 164th

3-Year Cash

$13,750,000 / 180th

Total Guaranteed

$13,750,000 / 196th

Guaranteed at Signing

$0 / 1st

  • Jan 09, 2025 Signed a 1 year $13.75 million contract with San Diego (SD), avoiding arbitration
  • Mar 13, 2024 Traded to San Diego (SD) from Chicago (CHW) for Drew Thorpe, Samuel Zavala, Jairo Iriarte and Steven Wilson
  • Jan 13, 2023 Signed a 1 year $5.7 million contract with Chicago (CHW), avoiding arbitration
  • Mar 24, 2022 Signed a 1 year $750,000 contract with Chicago (CHW)
  • Mar 05, 2020 Signed a 1 year $575,000 contract with Chicago (CHW)
  • Nov 20, 2018 Contract purchased by Chicago (CHW)
  • Jul 13, 2017 Traded to Chicago (CHW) from Chicago (CHC) with Eloy Jimenez , Matt Rose and Bryant Flete for Jose Quintana
  • Jul 07, 2014 Signed a contract with Chicago (CHC)
  • Jun 06, 2014 Drafted by Chicago (CHC): Round 6 (#169 overall)
  • Jun 06, 2014 Drafted by Chicago (CHC): Round 6 (#169 overall)