The Orioles reached agreements on 2025 contracts with 10 of their 11 players eligible for arbitration, including all of their biggest names.
Catcher Adley Rutschman, centerfielder Cedric Mullins, first baseman Ryan Mountcastle and starting pitchers Kyle Bradish and Dean Kremer were among those to reach agreements.
Starters Trevor Rogers and Tyler Wells, left-handed relievers Keegan Akin and Gregory Soto, and infielder Ramón Urías also reached agreement.
The Orioles won’t reach an agreement with infielder Jorge Mateo before the deadline and will exchange figures with him.
Rutschman, in his first year of arbitration eligibility, has a $5.5 million deal, according to Houston’s KPRC 2. Mullins, in his third and final year of arbitration, has an $8.725 million settlement, and Mountcastle, in his second year, agreed on a 2025 contract for $6.787 million. Mullins and Mountcastle’s figures were first reported by FanSided.
Bradish, who had Tommy John surgery last June and will begin the season on the 60-day injured list, agreed on a $2.35 million deal, according to the New York Post. Kremer’s 2025 salary will be $2.95 million, Soto’s $5.35 million and Wells $2.075 million, according to The Baltimore Banner. Urías’ will collect $3.15 million, according to MASNsports.com, and Akin $1.475 million, according to MLB.com.
Wells, who had elbow surgery in June, will begin the season on the 60-day injured list.
Mateo had Tommy John surgery on his left elbow in August and executive vice president/general manager Mike Elias has spoken about his importance to the team this offseason. He reached an agreement on a 2024 contract for $2.7 million but played in only 68 games before his season-ending injury in July.
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