The Reds hoped to make the jump from underdogs with an exciting young core to legitimate playoff contenders. It didn't happen this year. With a splash managerial hire and returns to health from most of the rotation, expectations will again be high going into 2025.
Guaranteed Contracts
- Hunter Greene, RHP: $47MM through 2028 (including buyout of '29 club option)
- Jeimer Candelario, 3B: $30MM through 2026 (including buyout of '27 club option)
- Jonathan India, 2B: $7.05MM through 2025 (eligible for arbitration in '26)
Option Decisions
- RHP Nick Martinez holds $12MM player option (no buyout)
- RHP Emilio Pagán holds $8MM player option ($250K buyout)
- Team, RHP Jakob Junis hold $8MM mutual option; Brewers are responsible for $1MM of the $3MM buyout
- Team holds $3.5MM option on LHP Brent Suter ($500K buyout)
- Team holds $3.5MM option on C Luke Maile ($500K buyout)
2025 financial commitments (assuming Martinez opt-out and Pagán opts in): $39.05MM
Total future commitments (assuming Martinez opt-out and Pagán opts in): $95.05MM
Arbitration-Eligible Players (projections via Matt Swartz)
- Ty France (5.089): $8.6MM
- Tejay Antone (5.000): $1.1MM
- Santiago Espinal (4.149): 4MM
- Jake Fraley (4.097): $3.3MM
- Tyler Stephenson (4.056): $5.2MM
- Austin Wynns (4.017): $1.4MM
- Ian Gibaut (3.077): $800K
- Sam Moll (3.075): $1.1MM
- Alexis Díaz (3.000): $4.2MM
- Nick Lodolo (3.000): $2.2MM
Non-tender candidates: France, Antone, Espinal, Fraley, Wynns, Gibaut
Free Agents
The Reds have begun their offseason with a bang. As the season wound down, Cincinnati dismissed sixth-year skipper David Bell. That wasn't especially surprising with the team en route to a 77-85 finish that represented a five-game drop relative to last season. Bell's replacement was a stunner. The Reds brought Terry Francona out of what proved to be a one-year retirement. Landing one of the sport's most respected managers should renew optimism going into 2025.
Unlock Subscriber-Exclusive Articles Like This One With a Trade Rumors Front Office Subscription
- Access weekly subscriber-only articles by Tim Dierkes, Steve Adams, and Anthony Franco.
- Join exclusive weekly live chats with Anthony.
- Remove ads and support our writers.
- Access GM-caliber tools like our MLB Contract Tracker
D-Money
During the entire Tito era in Cleveland, the one memory that sticks with me is how he would wrap fresh gum with his chewed gum, and pop them in his mouth. That, and him yelling at Bauer for hurling a ball over the outfield wall.
Bauer and Tito reunion in Cincy 2025.
NYCityRiddler
Yea, Bauer can come over & clean his house. Bauer! Ahahahahaha!
I Believe We Can Win
Last years version of the reds off season outlook got 79 comments.
mlbtraderumors.com/2023/10/offseason-outlook-cinci…
jdgoat
They need to dump India and put that money towards pitching. One of McClain/CES/Marte/Steer should be able to step up and produce big numbers in an everyday role.
JoeBrady
Marte was beyond awful last year. No reason to trade off an affordable 2B in the hopes Marte arrives.
FletcherFan
Hey Tim, where’s all the new subscribers you’re talking about?
Biggie22
Saw they were talking about working MClain in some at CF which is kinda intriguing….
Degaz
Nick Krall has made a lot of bad signing….let’s leave it at that.
30 Parks
Tito knows.