Tom CarrollTue, November 25, 2025 at 11:46 PM UTC·5 min readYoung players around baseball got a little extra spending money ahead of the holidays.
Tuesday afternoon, news came down of the 101 players across the big leagues who will be receiving money from the 2025 Major League Baseball pre-arbitration bonus pool, as determined by the collective bargaining agreement.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementBefore we get into the list, of which five Red Sox cashed in on, here’s how the bonus pool works for eligible players:
- $2.5 million for winning a MVP or Cy Young Award- $1.75 million for second in MVP or Cy Young Award voting- $1.5 million for third in MVP or Cy Young Award voting- $1 million for fourth or fifth in MVP or Cy Young Award voting- $1 million for an All-MLB first team selection- $750,000 for Rookie of the Year- $500,000 for second in Rookie of the Year voting- $500,000 for an All-MLB second team selection- Players are only eligible to receive a bonus for one award per year, cashing in on the highest amount they’re eligible for- Remaining money awarded to each player is allocated by a WAR formula
Five young members of the Red Sox appeared on the list: outfielder Roman Anthony at $725,317, outfielder Ceddanne Rafaela at $493,243, catcher Carlos Narvaez at $428,434, starting pitcher Brayan Bello at $336,196 and outfielder Wilyer Abreu at $320,563.
Aug 25, 2025; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Boston Red Sox outfielder Roman Anthony (19) hits a home run during the first inning against the Baltimore Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. (Daniel Kucin Jr./Imagn Images)A nice chunk of change for the kids, if I do say so myself!
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementOther names of note for Red Sox fans appearing on the list were one-time Red Sox starting pitcher Quinn Priester at $307,705 and former Red Sox catching prospect Kyle Teel at $241,037 - the former being traded to the Brewers in April for minor league depth and the latter being traded to the White Sox in the deal for Cy Young runner-up Garrett Crochet.
Here’s all 101 players receiving money from this year’s pool, along with the amounts they’re receiving, in order of dollar amount:
- Paul Skenes, Pittsburgh, $3,436,343- Cristopher Sánchez, Philadelphia, $2,678,437- Hunter Brown, Houston, $2,206,538- Bryan Woo, Seattle, $1,540,676- Corbin Carroll, Arizona, $1,341,674- Nick Kurtz, Athletics, $1,297,017- Pete Crow-Armstrong, Chicago Cubs, $1,206,20- Drake Baldwin, Atlanta, $1,175,583- Brice Turang, Milwaukee, $1,155,884- Junior Caminero, Tampa Bay, $1,068,739- Jacob Wilson, Athletics, $904,762- Cade Horton, Chicago Cubs, $858,806- Maikel Garcia, Kansas City, $773,819- Roman Anthony, Boston, $725,317- Caleb Durbin, Milwaukee, $707,139- Gunnar Henderson, Baltimore, $641,218- Noah Cameron, Kansas City, $638,351- Isaac Collins, Milwaukee, $631,766- Elly De La Cruz, Cincinnati, $631,080- Dillon Dingler, Detroit, $549,351- Kyle Stowers, Miami, $549,018- Wyatt Langford, Texas, $541,037- Andrew Abbott, Cincinnati, $520,065- Colson Montgomery, Chi. White Sox, $516,819- Shea Langeliers, Athletics, $516,257- Andy Pages, L.A. Dodgers, $513,082- Sal Frelick, Milwaukee, $507,232- Patrick Bailey, San Francisco, $494,307- Ceddanne Rafaela, Boston, $493,243- Michael Busch, Chicago Cubs, $483,708- Hiunter Goodman, Colorado, $460,214- Masyn Winn, St. Lous, $460,089- Zach Neto, L.A. Angels, $431,322- Carlos Narvaez, Boston, $428,434- James Wood, Washington, $424,554- Jackson Chourio, Milwaukee, $414,477- TJ Friedl, Cincinnati, $409,167- CJ Abrams, Washington, $403,973- Austin Wells, N.Y. Yankees, $392,768- Jackson Merrill, San Diego, $391,918- Ryne Nelson, Arizona, $389,113- Gabriel Moreno, Arizona, $386,629- Xavier Edwards, Miami, $386,237- Tyler Soderstrom, Athletics, $385,375- Riley Greene, Detroit, $378,111- Ben Rice, N.Y. Yankees, $375,943- Iván Herrera, St. Louis, $356,773- Jonathan Aranda, Tampa Bay, $354,177- Gavin Williams, Cleveland, $347,481- Brayan Bello, Boston, $336,196- Spencer Schwellenbach, Atlanta, $335,439- José Soriano, L.A. Angels, $324,925- Wilyer Abreu, Boston, $320,563- Spencer Torkelson, Detroit, $318,620- Quinn Priester, Milwaukee, $307,705- Chad Patrick, Milwaukee, $305,643- Tyler Heineman, Toronto, $304,942- Ryan Pepiot, Tampa Bay, $303,898- Mason Miller, San Diego, $303,074- Cade Smith, Cleveland, $295,820- Otto Lopez, Miami, $288,512- Jack Leiter, Texas, $286,905- Jakob Marsee, Miami, $282,207- Alec Burleson, St. Louis, $277,847- Spencer Horwitz, Pittsburgh, $275,190- Abner Uribe, Milwaukee, $271,917- Brett Baty, N.Y. Mets, $270,987- José Caballero, N.Y. Yankees, $269,841- Josh Smith, Texas, $257,984- Janson Junk, Miami, $256,773- Shane Smith, Chi. White Sox, $255,276- Stephen Kolek, Kansas City, $251,660- Emmet Sheehan, L.A. Dodgers, $248,866- Addison Barger, Toronto, $248,511- Vinne Pasquantino, Kansas City, $245,479- Kyle Teel, Chi. White Sox, $241,037- Jake Mangum, Tampa Bay, $236,310- Jordan Westburg, Baltimore, $233,051- Randy Rodríguez, San Francisco, $230,041- Aaron Ashby, Milwaukee, $228,384- Colt Keith, Detroit, $224,454- Reese Olson, Detroit, $224,416- Will Warren, N.Y. Yankees, $223,911- Cam Schlittler, N.Y. Yankees, $223,864- Nathan Lukes, Toronto, $222,545- Dominic Canzone, Seattle, $222,066- Oneil Cruz, Pittsburgh, $221,795- Hurston Waldrep, Atlanta, $221,100- Matthew Liberatore, St. Louis, $219,532- Wenceel Pérez, Detroit, $219,286- Chase Meidroth, Chi. White Sox, $218,320- Tanner Bibee, Cleveland, $217,235- Jared Triolo, Pittsburgh, $216,057- Josh Jung, Texas, $214,156- Victor Scott, St. Louis, $213,735- Eury Pérez, Miami, $213,253- Braxton Ashcraft, Pittsburgh, $212,924- Joey Ortiz, Milwaukee, $212,245- Luke Keaschall, Minnesota, $209,217- Matthew McLain, Cincinnati, $206,056- Daylen Lile, Washington, $150,000
Sep 26, 2025; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Red Sox center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela (left) and right fielder Wilyer Abreu (right) celebrate clinching a playoff spot after their game against the Detroit Tigers at Fenway Park. (Eric Canha/Imagn Images)With the young talent on this roster to go along with the promise of a big offseason from the front office, the Red Sox currently sit seventh in World Series odds at OddsTrader, with Caesars giving them the best number for bettors at +2000. As of publishing, those are the same odds as defending American League champion Toronto.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAnd after making a trade for Cardinals righty Sonny Gray on Tuesday, it appears Boston is in the early stages of putting their money where their mouth is.
Tom Carroll is a contributor for Roundtable, with boots-on-the-ground coverage of all things Boston sports. He's a senior digital content producer for WEEI.com, and a native of Lincoln, RI.
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