Cincinnati Reds Lose Nick Martinez, Jakob Junis, Ty France and Luke Maile as MLB Off-Season Begins
Nick Kirby is joined by Austin Layton to breakdown a flurry of roster moves from the Cincinnati Reds on Friday as MLB off-season is underway.
-Reds declined the $3.5 million 2025 option for Luke Maile (will pay $500k buyout)
-Nick Martinez declined his $12 million player option. Reds will still have an opportunity to extend him a qualifying offer
-Jakob Junis declined his $8 million player option
-Brent Suter re-worked his deal with the Reds. Suter is now signed for $2.25 million in 2025 with a $3 million club option for 2026
-Reds 2020 second round pick Christian Roa was claimed off waivers by the Miami Marlins
-Tejay Antone & Austin Wynns were DFA’d and accepted an assignment to AAA
-Ty France and Nick Martini were DFA’d and elected free agency
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Reds Injuries & Roster Moves: Flurry of Reds hit free agency
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This roster moves and injury updates page will be updated throughout the offseason as news happens.
LATEST NEWS
Nov. 1: LHP Brent Suter signed to a one-year contract; Luke Maile’s option declined; RHP Nick Martinez exercised the opt-out clause in his two-year contract; RHP Jakob Junis declined his mutual option; 1B Ty France and OF Nick Martini sent outright to Triple-A Louisville; RHP Tejay Antone, C Austin Wynns reinstated, outrighted to Louisville; RHP Christian Roa claimed off of waivers by the Marlins
Of all the moves, the only player assured to be returning in 2025 is Suter, who signed a new one-year, $2.5 million contract with a club option in 2026.
Oct. 31: LHP Justin Wilson, RHPs Buck Farmer and David Buchanan became free agents
Wilson, Farmer and Buchanan automatically became free agents on Thursday with the conclusion of the World Series. The three joined INF Amed Rosario and LHP Brandon Leibrandt, who became free agents after they were designated for assignment.
Oct. 28: IF Christian Encarnacion-Strand (right ulnar styloid fracture) and IF Matt McLain (left shoulder surgery) reinstated from the 60-day injured list; LHP Brandon Leibrandt and INF/OF Amed Rosario designated for assignment
All Reds transactions
INJURY UPDATES
RHP Julian Aguiar (torn UCL)
Expected return: 2026
LHP Andrew Abbott (left shoulder strain)
Expected return: 2025
LHP Nick Lodolo (left middle finger sprain)
Expected return: 2025
1B/DH Jeimer Candelario (fractured left big toe)
Expected return: 2025
LHP Sam Moll (left shoulder impingement)
Expected return: 2025
LHP Brandon Williamson (left UCL tear)
Estimated return: Maybe 2025
RHP Graham Ashcraft (right elbow strain)
Expected return: 2025
OF Stuart Fairchild (torn left thumb ligament)
Expected return: 2025
RHP Tejay Antone (right elbow surgery)
Expected return: 2025
• More injury news
SS Edwin Arroyo (left shoulder surgery; No. 3 on Reds’ top prospect list, No. 67 overall)
Expected return: 2025
Arroyo, who is out for the season after having surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder during Spring Training, is starting a game progression at the team’s spring complex in Goodyear, Ariz. He has also been tapped to participate in the Arizona Fall League.
In a March 13 Cactus League game vs. the Giants, the 21-year-old Arroyo was injured diving back to first base on a pickoff throw. (Last updated: Sept. 2)