In 2025, the Cleveland Guardians got big contributions from pitchers Gavin Williams, Tanner Bibee and Cade Smith.
The trio was rewarded for their performance earlier this week via MLB’s $50 million player pool available for pre-arbitation players.
The earnings are given out based on individual performance along with showing in awards races, if applicable. Payouts for players who don’t win awards is determined by a formula based around WAR.
Williams received $342,481 while Smith got $295,820 and Bibee got $217,235. Both Smith and Williams made around $780,000 as true pre-arbitration players, while Bibee made $3 million as a part of the five-year, $48 million deal he signed in spring training.