Will Benson
Cincinnati Reds, Right Field
Age: 26y-5m-23d (Jun 16, 1998)
Exp: 2.042 Years
Country: US
College: Duke
Drafted: Round 1 (#14 overall), 2016
2025 Payroll Salary
$800,000
2025 Cash
$800,000
Career Earnings
$4,357,549
2025-2025 Pre-Arb (CURRENT)
Will Benson signed a 1 year , $800,000 contract with the Cincinnati Reds, including $800,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $800,000. In 2025, Benson will earn a base salary of $800,000, while carrying a total salary of $800,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $800,000
Average Salary:
$800,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Year | Age | Status | PayrollAnnual | Luxury Tax | Tax % League Tax | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 | 27 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | $800,000 | 0.33% | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
2026 | 28 |
ARB 1
|
Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 | 27 | 2.042 |
Estimate
|
$800,000 | - | - | $800,000 | $800,000 | |
2026 | 28 | -- |
ARB 1
|
Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2025 | 27 |
Estimate |
$800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 | $800,000 |
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2024-2024 Pre-Arb
Will Benson signed a 1 year , $750,000 contract with the Cincinnati Reds, including $750,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $750,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $750,000
Average Salary:
$750,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2023-2023 Pre-Arb
Will Benson signed a 1 year , $720,000 contract with the Cincinnati Reds, including $720,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $720,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $720,000
Average Salary:
$720,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2022-2022 Pre-Arb
Will Benson signed a 1 year , $700,000 contract with the Cleveland Guardians, including $700,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $700,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $700,000
Average Salary:
$700,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2016-2016 Signing Bonus
Will Benson signed a 1 year , $2,500,000 contract with the Cleveland Indians, including $2,500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,500,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,500,000
Average Salary:
$2,500,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Seasons
2.042 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$4,357,549
Earnings w/ Different Teams
2 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | 18 |
Signing Bonus
|
$2,500,000 |
$2,500,000 |
||
2022 | 24 |
Active
|
$249,990 |
$2,749,990 |
||
2023 | 25 |
Active
|
$857,559 |
$3,607,549 |
||
2024 | 26 |
Active
|
$750,000 |
$4,357,549 |
||
Total |
$4,357,549 |
$4,357,549 |
||||
2025 | 27 |
Active / estimate-pre-arbitration
|
$800,000 |
|||
Total |
$5,157,549 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | $249,990 | $2,500,000 | - | $2,749,990 | |
2 | $1,315,166 | - | $292,393 | $1,607,559 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | 18 |
$2,500,000 |
$2,500,000 |
$2,500,000 |
|||
2022 | 24 |
$249,990
|
$249,990 |
$2,749,990 |
|||
2023 | 25 |
$565,166
|
$292,393 |
$857,559 |
$3,607,549 |
||
2024 | 26 |
$750,000
|
$750,000 |
$4,357,549 |
|||
Total |
$1,565,156 |
$2,500,000 |
$292,393 |
$4,357,549 |
$4,357,549 |
||
2025 | 27 |
$800,000
|
$800,000 |
||||
Total |
$2,365,156 |
$2,500,000 |
$292,393 |
$5,157,549 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | $249,990 | $2,500,000 | - | $2,749,990 | |
2 | $1,315,166 | - | $292,393 | $1,607,559 |
- Mar 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $750,000 contract with Cincinnati (CIN)
- May 26, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Cincinnati (CIN)
- May 23, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Cincinnati (CIN)
- May 20, 2023 Recalled from the Minors by Cincinnati (CIN)
- Apr 13, 2023 Optioned to the Minors by Cincinnati (CIN)
- Mar 01, 2023 Signed a 1 year $720,000 contract with Cincinnati (CIN)
- Feb 08, 2023 Traded to Cincinnati (CIN) from Cleveland (CLE) for Justin Boyd and Steven Hajjar
- Aug 01, 2022 Contract purchased by Cleveland (CLE)
- Jun 17, 2016 Signed a contract with Cleveland (CLE)
- Jun 09, 2016 Drafted by Cleveland (CLE): Round 1 (#14 overall)
Year | Team | GP | GS | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | TB | BB | K | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | WAR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | CIN | 128 | 103 | 387 | 343 | 41 | 64 | 19 | 2 | 14 | 43 | 129 | 40 | 154 | 16 | .187 | .274 | .376 | .650 | -1.36 |
2023 | CIN | 108 | 86 | 329 | 287 | 51 | 79 | 15 | 8 | 11 | 31 | 143 | 40 | 103 | 19 | .275 | .365 | .498 | .863 | 1.63 |
2022 | CLE | 28 | 15 | 60 | 55 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 19 | 0 | .182 | .250 | .200 | .450 | -0.34 |