Paul Sewald
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Arizona Diamondbacks, Relief Pitcher
Age: 34-71d (May 26, 1990)
Exp: 5.072 Years
Country: US
College: San Diego
Drafted: Round 10 (#320 overall), 2012
Agent(s): ISE Baseball
2024 Payroll Salary
$7,350,000
2024 Cash
$7,350,000
Career Earnings
$14,984,546
2024-2024 Arbitration (CURRENT)
Paul Sewald signed a 1 year , $7,350,000 contract with the Arizona Diamondbacks, including $7,350,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $7,350,000. In 2024, Sewald will earn a base salary of $7,350,000, while carrying a total salary of $7,350,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $7,350,000
Average Salary:
$7,350,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
Year | Age | Status | PayrollAnnual | Luxury Tax | Tax % League Tax | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 |
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34 |
Arb Avoided
|
$7,350,000 | $7,350,000 | 3.10% | $7,350,000 | $7,350,000 |
2025 |
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35 |
UFA |
Year | Age | Service | Status | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Payroll Salary | Luxury Tax | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 |
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34 | 5.072 |
Arb Avoided
|
$7,350,000 | - | - | $7,350,000 | $7,350,000 |
2025 |
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35 | -- |
UFA |
Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 |
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34 |
Arb Avoided |
$7,350,000 | $7,350,000 | $7,350,000 | $7,350,000 | $7,350,000 |
Source:
MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2023-2023 Arbitration
Paul Sewald signed a 1 year , $4,100,000 contract with the Seattle Mariners, including $4,100,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $4,100,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $4,100,000
Average Salary:
$4,100,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
2022-2022 Arbitration
Paul Sewald signed a 1 year , $1,735,000 contract with the Seattle Mariners, including $1,735,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,735,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,735,000
Average Salary:
$1,735,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2021-2021 Pre-Arb
Paul Sewald signed a 1 year , $570,500 contract with the Seattle Mariners, including $570,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $570,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $570,500
Average Salary:
$570,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2020-2020 Pre-Arb
Paul Sewald signed a 1 year , $563,500 contract with the New York Mets, including $563,500 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $563,500.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $563,500
Average Salary:
$563,500
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2019-2019 Pre-Arb
Paul Sewald signed a 1 year , $555,000 contract with the New York Mets, including $555,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $555,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $555,000
Average Salary:
$555,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2018-2018 Pre-Arb
Paul Sewald signed a 1 year , $553,250 contract with the New York Mets, including $553,250 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $553,250.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $553,250
Average Salary:
$553,250
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2017-2017 Pre-Arb
Paul Sewald signed a 1 year , $535,000 contract with the New York Mets, including $535,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $535,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $535,000
Average Salary:
$535,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2012-2012 Signing Bonus
Paul Sewald signed a 1 year , $1,000 contract with the New York Mets, including $1,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $1,000
Average Salary:
$1,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Career Earnings thru 2024
$14,984,546
Career Earnings w/ Different Teams
3 teams
Earnings Per Year
Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 | 22 |
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Signing Bonus
|
$1,000 |
$1,000 |
|
2017 | 27 |
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Active
|
$535,000 |
$536,000 |
|
2018 | 28 |
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Active
|
$475,840 |
$1,011,840 |
|
2019 | 29 |
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Active
|
$161,136 |
$1,172,976 |
|
2020 | 30 |
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Reserve / minor-buried
|
$56,070 |
$1,229,046 |
|
2021 | 31 |
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Active
|
$570,500 |
$1,799,546 |
|
2022 | 32 |
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Active / Arb Avoided
|
$1,735,000 |
$3,534,546 |
|
2023 | 33 |
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Active / Arb Avoided
Retained
|
$1,366,666 $2,733,334 |
$4,901,212 $7,634,546 |
|
2024 | 34 |
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Active / Arb Avoided
|
$7,350,000 |
$14,984,546 |
|
Total |
$14,984,546 |
$14,984,546 |
Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2012 |
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22 |
$1,000 |
$1,000 |
$1,000 |
||
2017 |
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27 |
$535,000
|
$535,000 |
$536,000 |
||
2018 |
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28 |
$475,840
|
$475,840 |
$1,011,840 |
||
2019 |
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29 |
$161,136
|
$161,136 |
$1,172,976 |
||
2020 |
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30 |
$56,070
|
$56,070 |
$1,229,046 |
||
2021 |
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31 |
$570,500
|
$570,500 |
$1,799,546 |
||
2022 |
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32 |
$1,735,000
|
$1,735,000 |
$3,534,546 |
||
2023 |
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33 |
$1,366,666 $2,733,334
|
$1,366,666 $2,733,334 |
$4,901,212 $7,634,546 |
||
2024 |
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34 |
$7,350,000
|
$7,350,000 |
$14,984,546 |
||
Total |
$14,983,546 |
$1,000 |
$14,984,546 |
$14,984,546 |
Earnings Per Team
Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
5 |
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$1,228,046 | $1,000 | - | $1,229,046 |
3 |
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$5,038,834 | - | - | $5,038,834 |
2 |
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$8,716,666 | - | - | $8,716,666 |
Injuries
Year | Dates | Reason | |
---|---|---|---|
2022 |
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Apr 20, 2022 - Apr 27, 2022 | COVID-19 |
2024 |
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Mar 28, 2024 - May 07, 2024 | Oblique |
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Jan 11, 2024 Signed a 1 year $7.35 million contract with Arizona (ARI), avoiding arbitration
-
Jul 31, 2023 Traded to Arizona (ARI) from Seattle (SEA) for Dominic Canzone, Josh Rojas and Ryan Bliss
-
Jan 13, 2023 Signed a 1 year $4.1 million contract with Seattle (SEA), avoiding arbitration
-
Mar 22, 2022 Signed a 1 year $1.735 million contract with Seattle (SEA), avoiding arbitration
-
Jan 07, 2021 Signed a minor league contract with Seattle (SEA)
-
Dec 02, 2020 Non-Tendered by New York (NYM)
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Mar 25, 2018 Signed a 1 year $553,250 contract with New York (NYM)
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Jun 15, 2012 Signed a contract with New York (NYM)
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Jun 05, 2012 Drafted by New York (NYM): Round 10 (#320 overall)
Year | Team | GP | GS | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | W | L | SV | IP | ERA | WHIP | WAR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2024 | ARI | 27 | 0 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 24.3 | 3.70 | 0.95 | 0.34 |
2023 | ARI | 62 | 0 | 46 | 23 | 21 | 24 | 80 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 34 | 60.7 | 3.12 | 1.15 | 0.83 |
2022 | SEA | 65 | 0 | 32 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 72 | 10 | 5 | 4 | 20 | 64.0 | 2.67 | 0.77 | 1.55 |
2021 | SEA | 62 | 0 | 42 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 104 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 64.7 | 3.06 | 1.02 | 0.00 |
2020 | NYM | 5 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 13.50 | 2.67 | -0.34 |
2019 | NYM | 17 | 0 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 3 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19.7 | 4.58 | 1.07 | -0.01 |
2018 | NYM | 47 | 0 | 62 | 39 | 38 | 23 | 58 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 56.3 | 6.07 | 1.51 | -0.07 |
2017 | NYM | 57 | 0 | 58 | 36 | 33 | 21 | 69 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 65.3 | 4.55 | 1.21 | 0.08 |