Mariners’ Bryan Woo projected for pre-arbitration bonus

Bryan Woo dazzled the baseball world Thursday night when he took a no-hitter into the eighth inning at Yankee Stadium.

It was the latest strong performance by the Seattle Mariners’ right-hander, whose consistency this season has been a major reason the M’s have remained a playoff contender despite injuries to their touted starting rotation.

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Woo has gone at least six innings in all 18 starts this season (a club record) while compiling an 8-4 record and 2.75 ERA over 114 2/3 innings pitched. He was rewarded for his stellar season Sunday when he was named to his first All-Star team.

The 25 year old is on track to be rewarded once more for his talents on the mound, this time in a monetary fashion.

The Associated Press on Friday released projected allocations for MLB’s 2025 pre-arbitration bonus pool, and Woo was near the top of the lenghty list with a projected bonus of $538,153.

That bonus would nearly match Woo’s entire 2025 salary. As a pre-arbitration player, Woo is still making just over the league minimum at $783,300 this season.

Woo’s projected figure ranked 18th. He was the only Mariner mentioned.

Chicago Cubs center fielder Pete Crow-Armstrong topped the list with a $1,091,102 projected bonus, and Pittsburgh Pirates ace Paul Skenes led pitchers with a $961,256 projection.

Mariners center fielder Julio Rodríguez topped the list of pre-arbitration bonus pool money in 2023 when he finished in the top five in AL MVP voting. Rodríguez was awarded $1,865,349.

Pre-arbitration bonus pool money is determined by MLB and MLBPA’s collective bargaining agreement. An eligible player receives $2.5 million for winning a MVP or Cy Young Award, $1.75 million for second in the voting, $1.5 million for third, $1 million for fourth, fifth or all-MLB first team, $750,000 for Rookie of the Year, $500,000 for second in Rookie of the Year voting or all-MLB second team, $350,000 for third, $250,000 for fourth or $150,000 for fifth.

A player is eligible to receive a bonus for only one award per year, for the highest amount eligible for. The remaining money is allocated by a WAR formula.

Information from the Associated Press was used for this report.

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