The Cincinnati Reds missed the postseason for the fourth straight year in 2024 as they finished with a record of 77 wins and 85 losses.
After missing the postseason in 2024, the Reds have now made the playoffs only one time in the last 11 seasons.
The Reds will check out their options in free agency this offseason as they prepare for the 2025 season and try to win the National League Central for the first time since 2012.
One Reds pitcher will be returning to the club in 2025 as they came to an agreement on Monday.
According to FOX Sports: MLB on ‘X,’ pitcher Nick Martinez has accepted the 1-year, $21.05 million qualifying offer from the Reds for the 2024 season.
Nick Martinez has accepted the 1-year, $21.05M qualifying offer from the Reds
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Martinez came into the league in 2014 with the Texas Rangers and played his first season with the Reds in 2024.
He appeared in 42 games for the club and had a record of 10 wins and seven losses with a 3.10 ERA and 116 strikeouts in 142.1 innings pitched.
A qualifying offer in the MLB is calculated by the average salary of the 125 highest-paid players in the league, which in this case was $21.05 million.
The offer can be made by a club to a player before the onset of free agency if they have never received a qualifying offer before and spent the entire season on that team’s roster.
Martinez had a solid year for the Reds in 2024, and he should make a positive impact on the starting rotation/bullpen next season.
The Reds will continue to try and build the best roster they can for 2025 as they try to get the organization back on the winning track.
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