While the full extent of the Rangers’ payroll cuts for 2025 remains unclear, Friday’s contract tender decisions suggest they are committed to reducing costs.

Dane Dunning was the first to experience this pay reduction. In his second year of salary arbitration eligibility, Dunning agreed to a one-year deal that includes the maximum allowable 20% cut in base salary. For 2025, he will earn $2.66 million, a figure confirmed by a source close to the contract talks.

This agreement was first reported by Jon Heyman of the New York Post and MLB Network. The deal also includes performance-based incentives, though the specifics were not disclosed.

Per the collective bargaining agreement, players cannot be offered contracts with a pay cut greater than 20% from their previous salary.

The Rangers also tendered contracts to their other four arbitration-eligible players: first baseman Nathaniel Lowe, catcher Jonah Heim, outfielder Leody Taveras, and reliever Josh Sborz. Lowe is expected to earn $10.7 million, Heim $4.8 million, Taveras $4.3 million, and Sborz $1.3 million, though Sborz’s 2025 status is uncertain due to a shoulder issue that may require surgery.

Dunning, who turns 30 in December, led the Rangers in innings pitched last season. He earned $3.25 million in 2024, but had a challenging year, which included a midseason demotion to the minors.