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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
Estimate
$13,000,000 $13,000,000 5.39% $13,000,000 $13,000,000
2026 30
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2025 29 5.089
Estimate
$13,000,000 - - $13,000,000 $13,000,000
2026 30 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2025 29
Estimate
$13,000,000 $13,000,000 $13,000,000 $13,000,000 $13,000,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2014 18
Signing Bonus
$1,500,000
$1,500,000
2019 23
Active
$265,576
$1,765,576
2020 24
Active
$212,963
$1,978,539
2021 25
Active
$600,000
$2,578,539
2022 26
Active
$750,000
$3,328,539
All MLB (2nd)
2023 27
Active / Arb Avoided
$5,700,000
$9,028,539
2024 28
Active / Arb Avoided
$8,000,000
$17,028,539
All MLB (2nd)
Total      
$17,028,539
$17,028,539
2025 29
Active / estimate-arbitration
$13,000,000
Total
$30,028,539

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 - $1,500,000 - $1,500,000
5 $7,528,539 - - $7,528,539
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
$750,000
$3,328,539
2023
27
$5,700,000
$5,700,000
$9,028,539
2024
28
$8,000,000
$8,000,000
$17,028,539
Total
$15,528,539
$1,500,000
$17,028,539
$17,028,539
2025
29
$13,000,000
$13,000,000
Total
$28,528,539
$1,500,000
$30,028,539

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 - $1,500,000 - $1,500,000
5 $7,528,539 - - $7,528,539
1 $8,000,000 - - $8,000,000
Cap Hit

$13,000,000 / 113th

Cash Total

$13,000,000 / 101st

Contract Value

$13,000,000 / 173rd

Contract Average

$13,000,000 / 108th

AAV% of Cap

5.39% / 113th

Signing Bonus

$0 / 478th

2-Year Cash

$13,000,000 / 139th

3-Year Cash

$13,000,000 / 155th

Total Guaranteed

$13,000,000 / 171st

Guaranteed at Signing

$0 / 1st

  • 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)