Spencer Steer

Cincinnati Reds, 1st Base
Age: 28y-3m-3d (Dec 07, 1997)
Exp: 3.035 Years
Country: US
College: Oregon
Drafted: Round 3 (#90 overall), 2019
Agent(s): Ballengee Group
2026 Payroll Salary

$4,000,000

2026 Cash

$4,000,000

Career Earnings

$3,215,889

2026-2026 Arbitration (CURRENT)

Spencer Steer signed a 1 year, $4,000,000 contract with the Cincinnati Reds, including $4,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $4,000,000. In 2026, Steer will earn a base salary of $4,000,000, while carrying a total salary of $4,000,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $4,000,000
Average Salary:
$4,000,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2029 / UFA
YOS @ Signing:
3.035
Year Age YOS Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2026 28 3.035
Arb Avoided
 $4,000,000 $4,000,000 1.64% $4,000,000 $4,000,000
2027 29 --
ARB 2
2028 30 --
ARB 3
2029 31 -
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2026 28 3.035
Arb Avoided
 $4,000,000 - - $4,000,000 $4,000,000
2027 29 --
ARB 2
2028 30 --
ARB 3
2029 31 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2026 28
Arb Avoided
 $4,000,000 $4,000,000 $4,000,000 $4,000,000 $4,000,000 $4,000,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2025-2025 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $780,000
Average Salary:
$780,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2029 / UFA
YOS @ Signing:
2.035
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2024-2024 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $750,000
Average Salary:
$750,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
1.035
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2023-2023 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $720,000
Average Salary:
$720,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0.035
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2022-2022 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $700,000
Average Salary:
$700,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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2019-2019 Signing Bonus

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $575,000
Average Salary:
$575,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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Seasons

3.035 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$3,215,889

Earnings w/ Different Teams

2 teams

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Service Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2019 21
-
Signing Bonus
$575,000
$575,000
2022 24
0
Active
$130,764
$705,764
2023 25
0.035
Active
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
$720,000
$260,125
$1,425,764
$1,685,889
2024 26
1.035
Active
$750,000
$2,435,889
2025 27
2.035
Active
$780,000
$3,215,889
Total      
$3,215,889
$3,215,889
2026 28
3.035
Active / Arb Avoided
$4,000,000
Total
$7,215,889

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 - $575,000 - $575,000
4 $2,640,889 - - $2,640,889
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2019
21
$575,000
$575,000
$575,000
2022
24
$130,764
$130,764
$705,764
2023
25
$720,000
$260,125
$720,000
$260,125
$1,425,764
$1,685,889
2024
26
$750,000
$750,000
$2,435,889
2025
27
$780,000
$780,000
$3,215,889
Total
$2,640,889
$575,000
$3,215,889
$3,215,889
2026
28
$4,000,000
$4,000,000
Total
$6,640,889
$575,000
$7,215,889

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
1 - $575,000 - $575,000
4 $2,640,889 - - $2,640,889
  • Jan 08, 2026 Signed a 1 year $4 million contract with Cincinnati (CIN), avoiding arbitration
  • Mar 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $750,000 contract with Cincinnati (CIN)
  • Mar 01, 2023 Signed a 1 year $720,000 contract with Cincinnati (CIN)
  • Sep 01, 2022 Contract purchased by Cincinnati (CIN)
  • Aug 02, 2022 Traded to Cincinnati (CIN) from Minnesota (MIN) with Christian Encarnacion-Strand and Steven Hajjar for Tyler Mahle
  • Jun 21, 2019 Signed a contract with Minnesota (MIN)
  • Jun 04, 2019 Drafted by Minnesota (MIN): Round 3 (#90 overall)
  • Jul 15, 2016 Unsigned by Cleveland (CLE)
  • Jun 11, 2016 Drafted by Cleveland (CLE): Round 29 (#872 overall)
Year Team GP GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
2025 CIN 146 137 568 509 66 121 21 2 21 75 209 51 129 7 .238 .312 .411 .723 0.54
2024 CIN 158 156 656 574 74 129 34 4 20 92 231 72 137 25 .225 .319 .402 .721 1.47
2023 CIN 156 152 665 582 74 158 37 3 23 86 270 68 139 15 .271 .356 .464 .820 3.01
2022 CIN 28 27 108 95 12 20 5 0 2 8 31 11 26 0 .211 .306 .326 .632 0.13
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