Right-hander Bryce Miller and Mariners agree at $2,452,500 and avoid salary arbitration

By: The Associated Press Posted: 4:17 PM CST Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026 Last Modified: 4:22 PM CST Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026

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SEATTLE (AP) — Right-hander Bryce Miller and the Seattle Mariners avoided salary arbitration, agreeing Tuesday to a one-year contract that includes a club option and guarantees $2,452,500.

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SEATTLE (AP) — Right-hander Bryce Miller and the Seattle Mariners avoided salary arbitration, agreeing Tuesday to a one-year contract that includes a club option and guarantees $2,452,500.

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SEATTLE (AP) — Right-hander Bryce Miller and the Seattle Mariners avoided salary arbitration, agreeing Tuesday to a one-year contract that includes a club option and guarantees $2,452,500.

Miller gets a $2,437,500 salary this year — the midpoint between the $2,625,000 he had asked for and the $2.25 million that Mariners had offered when the sides swapped proposed arbitration salaries on Jan. 8.

Seattle’s option is for $6,075,000 with a $15,000 buyout. If he finishes in the top five among Cy Young Award voting, the option would be voided but Miller still would receive the buyout.

FILE - Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Bryce Miller throws during the first inning of a baseball game against the Colorado Rockies, Sept. 23, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun, File)

The 27-year-old was 4-6 with a 5.68 ERA in 18 regular-season starts last year, when he earned $800,000. He was on the injured list with right elbow inflammation from May 14-31 and from June 10 to Aug. 19.

Miller was 1-1 with a 2.51 ERA in the postseason

He is 24-21 with a 4.01 ERA in 74 starts over three major league seasons.

Miller was Seattle’s last player still eligible for arbitration.

Sixteen players remain scheduled for hearings, to be held from Jan. 26 to Feb. 13 in Scottdale, Arizona.

In the most prominent case, two-time AL Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal asked for a record $32 million, while the Detroit Tigers offered the left-hander $19 million.

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