TL;DR
- Bryan Woo earned a $1,540,676 bonus for his best MLB season.
- He was among the highest earners in MLB's bonus pool for non-arbitration eligible players.
- Woo ranked fourth in bonus recipients, behind Skenes, Sanchez, and Brown.
- His season included a 15-7 record, 2.94 ERA, and 198 strikeouts.
Bryan Woo is coming off the best season of his MLB career.
He's earned a salary bonus for his troubles.
The Seattle Mariners' right-handed pitcher ranked among the highest earners in MLB's bonus pool for players not yet eligible for arbitration.
Woo will get a bonus of $1,540,676 from the process.
The Associated Press described it like this: "A total of 101 players will receive the payments under a plan aimed to get more money to players without sufficient service time for salary arbitration eligibility going into the season, which was two years, 132 days. Players signed as foreign professionals are not eligible."
MLB determines these values using a formula that incorporates postseason awards and Wins Above Replacement.
Woo ranks as the fourth-highest bonus recipient, trailing only Pirates' top pitcher Paul Skenes, Phillies' left-handed pitcher Christopher Sanchez, and Astros' right-handed pitcher Hunter Brown.
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In the end of season Cy Young voting, Woo finished fifth in the American League.
This was the third MLB season for the 25-year old right-hander Woo.
He made his first All-Star team, and deservedly so.
Woo put up a 15-7 record and a 2.94 ERA.
He went 186.2 innings on the mound, struck out 198 batters and walked only 36.
His 5.50 strikeout-to-walk ratio is about as good as it gets.
Woo surpassed his prior career high for innings pitched, which was the 121.1 he achieved in 2024, without missing a step.
And now he's got a nice extra payday to show for it.
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