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Nick Martinez has till Tuesday afternoon at 4pm ET to formally settle for or decline the Cincinnati Reds qualifying provide. Francys Romero is reporting that Martinez goes to just accept the Reds provide.
It’s not usually {that a} participant does settle for a qualifying provide, however more often than not the gamers who’re provided them aren’t of their mid-30’s, both. Martinez is now 34-years-old, however he’s additionally coming off of his finest season. He went 10-7 with a profession finest 3.10 ERA. The suitable-hander frolicked between the Reds bullpen and the rotation, making 16 begins and one other 26 aid appearances. He nonetheless had a profession excessive 142.1 innings, a profession greater 116 strikeouts, and a profession low 18 walks. His 1.03 WHIP was additionally a profession finest.
Cincinnati will possible be joyful to have him again – in the event that they weren’t, they possible wouldn’t have risked making the qualifying provide. That’s chunk of change for the group who didn’t appear to be projecting a ton of spending this offseason earlier this week.
If certainly the report from Romero is appropriate and Martinez accepts, that might push the payroll for 2025 to across the $90,000,000 mark if the crew doesn’t add/subtract gamers and people nonetheless round get their estimated arbitration numbers. How a lot that would go away for different additions is unknown, however it will put the payroll at roughly the identical quantity it was in 2024.
If Martinez is coming again, one wonders if that adjustments something on the subject of the commerce talks the membership has had with the Kansas Metropolis Royals a couple of Brady Singer for Jonathan India swap. Singer would nonetheless be a top quality addition to the rotation, however had been these talks extra of a possible insurance coverage coverage for Martinez not returning and the Reds needing to fill the rotation with somebody they might foresee as a dependable innings eater who may present some high quality innings alongside the best way?
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