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The Cincinnati Reds have prolonged a qualifying supply to right-handed pitcher Nick Martinez. He had opted out of his contract following the 2024 season and have become a free agent.
For this 12 months, the qualifying supply is a 1-year deal for $21,050,000. Martinez was certainly one of 13 gamers across the league to obtain one. Gamers have till 4pm ET on November nineteenth to make their determination to just accept or decline the qualifying supply.
If Martinez declines the supply and indicators elsewhere, how a lot he indicators for will decide what sort of compensation the Reds would get. If he indicators for greater than $50,000,000 then Cincinnati would get a draft decide after the first spherical of the 2025 draft. Within the case the place he indicators for lower than $50,000,000 then the Reds would get a draft decide after the aggressive stability spherical B (which is after the 2nd spherical however earlier than the third spherical).
Nick Martinez is coming off of one of the best 12 months of his profession. He posted a profession greatest 3.10 ERA whereas additionally throwing a profession excessive 142.1 innings. Whereas with the Reds he hung out in each the bullpen and the rotation. He made 16 begins and one other 26 aid appearances – filling in wherever he was requested to. Whereas management had by no means been a difficulty for Martinez, his 1.1 walks per 9-innings pitched was simply one of the best price he’d ever had and the second greatest in baseball amongst pitchers with at the very least 140 innings pitched.
At 34-years-old, that is doubtless the final time that he must signal a multi-year contract with a very good yearly wage to go together with it. It appears doubtless that he would flip down the qualifying supply as he’s prone to get greater than $21,050,000 assured from another person over the size of no matter deal he can be introduced with.
Roster Cleanup
Additionally introduced this night by the Reds is that that they had “activated” Graham Ashcraft, Stuart Fairchild, and Brandon Williamson from the 60-day injured listing. As soon as the offseason actually will get underway the 60-man injured listing ceases to exist and groups should activate gamers who have been on it and so they as soon as once more rely in direction of the 40-man roster. With these strikes now made, Cincinnati’s 40-man roster is at 36 gamers.
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