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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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