Brendan Donovan

Seattle Mariners, 2nd Base
Age: 29y-1m-30d (Jan 16, 1997)
Exp: 4 Years
Country: DE
College: South Alabama
Drafted: Round 7 (#213 overall), 2018
Agent(s): Bledsoe Brothers
2026 Payroll Salary

$5,800,000

2026 Cash

$5,800,000

Career Earnings

$9,992,007

2026-2026 Arbitration (CURRENT)

Brendan Donovan signed a 1 year, $5,800,000 contract with the St. Louis Cardinals, including $5,800,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $5,800,000. In 2026, Donovan will earn a base salary of $5,800,000, while carrying a total salary of $5,800,000.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $5,800,000
Average Salary:
$5,800,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2028 / UFA
YOS @ Signing:
4
Year Age YOS Status PayrollAnnual Luxury Tax Tax % League Tax Cash Annual Cash Cumulative
2026 29 4
Arb Avoided
 $5,800,000 $5,800,000 2.38% $5,800,000 $5,800,000
2027 30 --
ARB 3
2028 31 -
UFA
Year Age Service Status Base Salary Incentives Likely Incentives Unlikely Payroll Salary Luxury Tax
2026 29 4.000
Arb Avoided
 $5,800,000 - - $5,800,000 $5,800,000
2027 30 --
ARB 3
2028 31 --
UFA
Year Age Status Base Salary Cash Total Cash Cumulative Cash Remaining AYC Cumulative AYC Remaining
2026 29
Arb Avoided
 $5,800,000 $5,800,000 $5,800,000 $5,800,000 $5,800,000 $5,800,000
Source: MLB contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.

2025-2025 Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,850,000
Average Salary:
$2,850,000
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
3
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2024-2024 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $757,200
Average Salary:
$757,200
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
2
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2023-2023 Pre-Arbitration

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $728,600
Average Salary:
$728,600
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0.164
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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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2018-2018 Signing Bonus

Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $200,300
Average Salary:
$200,300
Signing Bonus:
N/A
YOS @ Signing:
0
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Seasons

4 Years

Career Earnings thru 2026

$5,992,007

Earnings w/ Different Teams

1 team

Earnings Per Year

Year Age Team(s) Service Status Cash Total Cash Cumulative Awards
2018 21
-
Signing Bonus
$200,300
$200,300
2022 25
0
Active
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
$630,744
$400,441
$831,044
$1,231,485
 NL Gold Glove:UTIL
2023 26
0.164
Injured
$728,600
$1,960,085
2024 27
2
Active
Pre-Arb Bonus Pool
$757,200
$424,722
$2,717,285
$3,142,007
2025 28
3
Active / Arb Settled (T)
$2,850,000
$5,992,007
Total      
$5,992,007
$5,992,007
2026 29
4
Active / Arb Avoided
$5,800,000
Total
$11,792,007

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
5 $5,791,707 $200,300 - $5,992,007
Year Team(s) Age Base Signing Incentives Cash Total Cash Cumulative
2018
21
$200,300
$200,300
$200,300
2022
25
$630,744
$400,441
$630,744
$400,441
$831,044
$1,231,485
2023
26
$728,600
$728,600
$1,960,085
2024
27
$757,200
$424,722
$757,200
$424,722
$2,717,285
$3,142,007
2025
28
$2,850,000
$2,850,000
$5,992,007
Total
$5,791,707
$200,300
$5,992,007
$5,992,007
2026
29
$5,800,000
$5,800,000
Total
$11,591,707
$200,300
$11,792,007

Earnings Per Team

Years Team Base Signing Incentives Cash Cumulative
5 $5,791,707 $200,300 - $5,992,007

Injuries

Year Dates Reason
2025 STL Aug 15, 2025 - Sep 12, 2025 Groin
2023 STL Aug 01, 2023 - Oct 01, 2023 Arm
  • Feb 02, 2026 Traded to Seattle (SEA) from St. Louis (STL) as part of a 3-team trade: Tampa Bay (TB) traded 2026 2nd round pick to St. Louis (STL); Seattle (SEA) traded Ben Williamson to Tampa Bay (TB); Seattle (SEA) traded Jurrangelo Cijntje, Tai Peete and 2026 2nd round pick to St. Louis (STL)
  • Jan 08, 2026 Signed a 1 year $5.8 million contract with St. Louis (STL), avoiding arbitration
  • Feb 12, 2025 Signed a 1 year $2.85 million contract with St. Louis (STL), settling in arbitration
  • Jan 09, 2025 Player: $3.3M; Team (STL) $2.85M
  • Mar 01, 2024 Signed a 1 year $757,200 contract with St. Louis (STL)
  • Mar 01, 2023 Signed a 1 year $728,600 contract with St. Louis (STL)
  • Apr 25, 2022 Promoted from the Minors by St. Louis (STL)
  • Apr 03, 2022 Optioned to the Minors by St. Louis (STL)
  • Nov 19, 2021 Contract purchased by St. Louis (STL)
  • Jun 13, 2018 Signed a contract with St. Louis (STL)
  • Jun 04, 2018 Drafted by St. Louis (STL): Round 7 (#213 overall)
Year Team GP GS PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB K SB AVG OBP SLG OPS WAR
2025 STL 118 116 515 460 64 132 32 0 10 50 194 42 67 3 .287 .351 .422 .773 2.74
2024 STL 153 150 652 587 65 163 34 3 14 73 245 47 81 5 .278 .342 .417 .759 2.48
2023 STL 95 81 370 327 48 93 10 1 11 34 138 33 53 5 .284 .365 .422 .787 1.89
2022 STL 126 108 467 391 64 110 21 1 5 45 148 60 70 2 .281 .394 .379 .773 4.10
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