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Reds CIN

202382–80 (0.506)
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President of baseball ops: Nick Krall

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2023, or a custom range (defaults to every team-season since 1985, when our data starts).

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Front Office

PoorAverageGreat
Value
Payroll $M
$71M
Surplus $M
+44
Win %
0.506
TAB
+4.0
WAB
+9.9
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
28.9
Dead money %
80%
Depth Players
4.0
Dead WAR
-5.5

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2023 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RTyler Stephenson92
RLuke Maile71
RCurt Casali38

1B

RSpencer Steer73
LJoey Votto47
RChristian Encarnacion-Strand35
LJason Vosler18
RWil Myers13
RKevin Newman9
RTyler Stephenson8
LNick Martini4
RCurt Casali2
RMatt Reynolds1

2B

RJonathan India104
RMatt McLain37
RKevin Newman16
RSpencer Steer16
RNick Senzel6
BAlejo Lopez1
RNoelvi Marte1

3B

RNick Senzel57
RSpencer Steer47
BElly De La Cruz32
RNoelvi Marte29
RKevin Newman24
RChristian Encarnacion-Strand9
LJason Vosler4
RMatt Reynolds2
RCurt Casali1

SS

BElly De La Cruz69
RMatt McLain53
RJosé Barrero26
RKevin Newman19
RNoelvi Marte4

LF

LWill Benson46
RSpencer Steer45
RStuart Fairchild45
LJake Fraley29
LTJ Friedl23
RNick Senzel23
LNick Martini13
RTJ Hopkins6
BHenry Ramos3
LMichael Siani⇄1

CF

LTJ Friedl126
RStuart Fairchild27
RJosé Barrero19
RNick Senzel18
RHarrison Bader⇄14
LWill Benson4

RF

LJake Fraley55
LWill Benson54
RStuart Fairchild30
RWil Myers27
RNick Senzel18
RHunter Renfroe⇄13
BHenry Ramos10
RTJ Hopkins9
LNick Martini4
RSpencer Steer3
LTJ Friedl2
RChristian Encarnacion-Strand1

DH

RTyler Stephenson43
RChristian Encarnacion-Strand24
LJake Fraley23
LJoey Votto16
RJonathan India15
LNick Martini10
BHenry Ramos9
RKevin Newman7
RTJ Hopkins6
RSpencer Steer6
LWill Benson5
RWil Myers4
RMatt McLain4
RNick Senzel4
RHunter Renfroe⇄1
RHarrison Bader⇄1
BElly De La Cruz1
RJosé Barrero1
RLuke Maile1
LTJ Friedl1
RNoelvi Marte1
RStuart Fairchild1

Starters

LAndrew Abbott2.1 WAR
RHunter Greene1.9 WAR
LBrandon Williamson1.8 WAR
RFernando Cruz1.6 WAR
RGraham Ashcraft1.4 WAR
RBen Lively0.4 WAR
RDerek Law0.3 WAR
RLuke Weaver⇄0.2 WAR
RCarson Spiers0.2 WAR
RTejay Antone0.2 WAR
RBrett Kennedy0.2 WAR
RLuis Cessa0.2 WAR
RLevi Stoudt0.1 WAR
RConnor Phillips0.1 WAR
LNick Lodolo0.0 WAR
RConnor Overton-0.1 WAR
RLyon Richardson-0.5 WAR

Bullpen

★ RAlexis Diaz37 sv
RIan Gibaut23 h
RLucas Sims23 h
LAlex Young14 h
RBuck Farmer10 h
RFernando Cruz7 h
RDerek Law3 h
RDaniel Duarte2 h

Each position shows its top 3 by games (top = starter) — click "+more" for the rest. The letter is bats/throws; ⇄ marks a player traded mid-season. Starters are ranked by WAR, bullpen by holds; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.

Key additions (new vs 2022)

PlayerfWAR
Matt McLain3.2
Andrew Abbott2.1
Will Benson1.9
Elly De La Cruz1.9
Brandon Williamson1.8
Christian Encarnacion-Strand0.7

Key subtractions (gone from 2022)

Player2022 fWAR
Brandon Drury2.7
Tyler Mahle2.3
Luis Castillo2.2
Kyle Farmer1.5
Albert Almora Jr.0.5
Donovan Solano0.5

Contract Value

WAR translated into tier-adjusted market value, then compared with what the player was paid by Reds. Guaranteed contracts from the 2015-present contract-data period use the known contract period through 2023; everyone else is shown as a 2023 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
TJ Friedl 2023 +4.1 +59.3 0.7 +58.6 $0.2M 1.79× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $3.8M AAV
Matt McLain 2023 +3.2 +30.1 0.5 +29.6 $0.2M 1.18× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $2.3M AAV
Alexis Díaz 2023 +1.7 +26.6 0.7 +25.9 $0.4M 1.95× –
Andrew Abbott 2023 +2.1 +25.4 0.5 +24.9 $0.2M 1.49× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Hunter Greene 2023 +1.9 +22.9 1.3 +21.6 $0.7M 1.49× Pre-arb extension · 2023–2029 · $8.8M AAV
Brandon Williamson 2023 +1.8 +20.9 0.5 +20.4 $0.3M 1.49× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Will Benson 2023 +1.9 +18.8 0.7 +18.1 $0.4M 1.22× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.7M AAV
Elly De La Cruz 2023 +1.9 +13.5 0.5 +13.0 $0.2M 0.89× –
Spencer Steer 2023 +2.0 +13.2 0.7 +12.5 $0.4M 0.81× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $4.0M AAV
Fernando Cruz 2023 +1.6 +12.6 0.7 +11.8 $0.4M 0.98× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.4M AAV
Graham Ashcraft 2023 +1.4 +11.8 0.7 +11.1 $0.5M 1.02× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.8M AAV
Jonathan India 2023 +1.6 +10.3 0.8 +9.5 $0.5M 0.82× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $8.0M AAV
Ian Gibaut 2023 +0.9 +9.5 0.7 +8.7 $0.8M 1.34× –
Jake Fraley 2023 +1.1 +7.6 0.7 +6.9 $0.6M 0.83× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $3.0M AAV
Lucas Sims 2023 +0.8 +8.0 1.3 +6.8 $1.7M 1.34× –
Stuart Fairchild 2023 +0.9 +5.9 0.7 +5.2 $0.8M 0.83× –
Buck Farmer 2023 +0.6 +6.1 1.8 +4.3 $3.1M 1.34× –
Christian Encarnacion-Strand 2023 +0.7 +3.0 0.3 +2.7 $0.4M 0.56× –
Sam Moll↔ 2023 +0.6 +3.0 0.3 +2.7 $0.5M 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.9M AAV
Noelvi Marte 2023 +0.6 +2.7 0.2 +2.5 $0.3M 0.58× –
Nick Martini 2023 +0.4 +2.6 0.2 +2.4 $0.4M 0.83× –
Ben Lively 2023 +0.4 +2.9 0.7 +2.2 $2.0M 1.02× –
Carson Spiers 2023 +0.2 +1.6 0.1 +1.5 $0.6M 1.02× –
Brett Kennedy 2023 +0.2 +1.0 0.1 +0.9 $0.6M 0.67× –
Alan Busenitz 2023 +0.2 +0.9 0.1 +0.8 $0.4M 0.67× –
Levi Stoudt 2023 +0.1 +0.9 0.0 +0.8 $0.3M 1.02× –
Derek Law 2023 +0.3 +1.6 1.0 +0.6 $3.4M 0.67× –
Silvino Bracho 2023 +0.1 +0.5 0.1 +0.4 $0.6M 0.67× –
Alejo Lopez 2023 +0.1 +0.3 0.0 +0.3 $0.2M 0.56× –
Connor Phillips 2023 +0.1 +0.4 0.1 +0.3 $2.1M 1.02× –
Luke Weaver↔ 2023 +0.2 +1.8 1.4 +0.3 $6.6M 1.02× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $11.0M AAV
Tejay Antone 2023 +0.2 +1.0 0.8 +0.3 $4.0M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Ricky Karcher 2023 +0.0 +0.1 0.0 +0.1 $1.0M 0.67× –
Joel Kuhnel↔ 2023 -0.0 -0.0 0.2 -0.2 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Luke Maile 2023 +0.2 +1.0 1.2 -0.2 $4.8M 0.52× –
Henry Ramos 2023 -0.0 -0.0 0.2 -0.3 – 0.83× –
Kevin Herget 2023 -0.0 -0.1 0.2 -0.3 – 0.67× –
Matt Reynolds 2023 -0.1 -0.4 0.0 -0.4 – 0.58× –
Michael Mariot 2023 -0.1 -0.3 0.0 -0.4 – 0.67× –
Nick Lodolo 2023 +0.0 +0.2 0.7 -0.5 $24.5M 1.02× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $4.7M AAV
Alec Mills 2023 -0.1 -0.5 0.0 -0.6 – 0.67× –
Chasen Shreve↔ 2023 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.6 – 1.34× –
Alex Young 2023 +0.1 +0.5 1.1 -0.7 $13.1M 0.67× –
Tony Santillan 2023 -0.1 -0.6 0.4 -1.0 – 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.8M AAV
Reiver Sanmartin 2023 -0.1 -0.4 0.7 -1.1 – 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Daniel Duarte 2023 -0.2 -1.0 0.3 -1.3 – 0.67× –
Luis Cessa 2023 +0.2 +1.4 2.6 -1.3 $15.5M 1.02× –
Casey Legumina 2023 -0.2 -1.1 0.4 -1.5 – 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Connor Overton 2023 -0.1 -1.0 0.7 -1.8 – 1.02× –
Harrison Bader↔ 2023 -0.2 -1.2 0.6 -1.8 – 0.83× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $10.2M AAV
Jason Vosler 2023 -0.3 -1.1 1.0 -2.1 – 0.56× –
Kevin Newman 2023 +0.0 +0.1 2.7 -2.6 $122.2M 0.58× –
José Barrero 2023 -0.5 -2.3 0.7 -3.0 – 0.61× –
Tyler Stephenson 2023 -0.6 -2.4 0.7 -3.1 – 0.52× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $6.8M AAV
Curt Casali 2023 -0.3 -1.0 2.5 -3.5 – 0.52× –
Lyon Richardson 2023 -0.5 -3.7 0.1 -3.8 – 1.02× –
TJ Hopkins 2023 -0.5 -3.6 0.2 -3.8 – 0.83× –
Nick Senzel 2023 -0.4 -2.0 1.9 -4.0 – 0.58× –
Hunter Renfroe↔ 2023 -0.6 -3.7 1.2 -4.9 – 0.83× –
Wil Myers 2023 -0.7 -4.6 6.0 -10.6 – 0.83× –
Joey Votto 2023 +0.1 +0.3 25.0 -24.7 $375.7M 0.56× –
Eduardo Salazar 2023 +0.0 +0.1 0.1 -0.0 $6.3M 0.67× –
Randy Wynne 2023 +0.0 +0.0 0.0 +0.0 $0.7M 0.67× –
Jake Wong 2023 -0.0 -0.1 – – – 0.67× –
Michael Siani↔ 2023 -0.0 -0.0 – – – 0.83× –
Total—+28.8+298.770.4+227.6—

Trades

Every graded 2023 deal involving the Reds — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 8 total.

2023 · SFG / CIN Dec 19, 2023
SFG · Farhan Zaidi +$0.0M
TJ Hopkins
CIN · Nick Krall +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · CIN / MIL Apr 9, 2023
CIN · Nick Krall +$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
MIL · Matt Arnold −$0.8M
Bennett Sousa
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · CIN / HOU Jun 17, 2023
CIN · Nick Krall +$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
HOU · Dana Brown −$0.8M
Joel Kuhnel
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · TBR / CIN May 3, 2023
TBR · Erik Neander +$0.8M
Chase Anderson
CIN · Nick Krall −$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · CLE / CIN Mar 26, 2023
CLE · Chris Antonetti +$0.0M
Steve Hajjar
CIN · Nick Krall +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · CIN / CLE Apr 12, 2023
CIN · Nick Krall +$4.8M
Will Benson
CLE · Chris Antonetti −$4.8M
Justin Boyd
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · OAK / CIN Jul 31, 2023
OAK · David Forst +$2.4M
Joe Boyle
CIN · Nick Krall −$2.4M
Sam Moll
Too soon to call unsettled
2023 · SEA / CIN Mar 31, 2023
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$0.0M
Nick Solak
CIN · Nick Krall +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled

Current & Historical Payroll

2023 payroll
$70.6M
2024 guaranteed
$3.3M

What the front office was committed to as of 2023, 2023–2029. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2023; arbitration & free-agent years are projected from service time. Hover a figure for its luxury-tax (CBT) & actual-cash values.

current $ guaranteed $ arbitration (proj) pre-arb (proj) free agent club option player option mutual option vesting option

Guaranteed / signed (7)

PlayerAgeSvc2023202420252026202720282029
Joey Votto3915.027$25.0MFREE AGENT
Wil Myers3210.000$6.0MFREE AGENT
Luis Cessa317.000$2.6MFREE AGENT
Curt Casali346.151$2.5MFREE AGENT
Hunter Greene231.000$1.3M$3.3M$6.3M$8.3M$15.3M$16.3M$21.0MCLUB
Hunter Renfroe317.000$1.2MFREE AGENT
Chasen Shreve329.000$75kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (11)

PlayerAgeSvc2023202420252026202720282029
Kevin Newman295.000$2.7MFREE AGENT
Nick Senzel283.150$1.9MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Buck Farmer325.140$1.8MFREE AGENT
Luke Weaver295.112$1.4MFREE AGENT
Lucas Sims294.014$1.3MARB 3FREE AGENT
Luke Maile325.148$1.2MFREE AGENT
Derek Law323.081$1.0MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tejay Antone293.000$770kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Harrison Bader295.030$560kFREE AGENT
Silvino Bracho303.099$54kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alec Mills313.097$19kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (47)

PlayerAgeSvc2023202420252026202720282029
Alex Young292.143$1.1MARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jason Vosler290.109$1.0MPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jonathan India262.000$760kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Stephenson262.056$740kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Fraley282.097$740kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Connor Overton291.041$730kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ian Gibaut291.077$730kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Lodolo251.000$730kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alexis Díaz261.000$730kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
José Barrero251.082$730kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Stuart Fairchild270.136$722kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Reiver Sanmartin270.147$722kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Graham Ashcraft250.136$722kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
TJ Friedl270.112$722kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Spencer Steer250.035$720kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ben Lively310.159$720kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Fernando Cruz330.035$720kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Will Benson250.066$720kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt McLain230.000$538kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Williamson250.000$538kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Abbott240.000$461kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Elly De La Cruz210.000$457kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Casey Legumina260.000$418kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Santillan261.090$400kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Daniel Duarte261.000$325kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Christian Encarnacion-Strand230.000$298kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Sam Moll311.075$259kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Henry Ramos310.029$236kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Noelvi Marte210.000$166kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Kevin Herget320.023$166kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joel Kuhnel281.041$162kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2FREE AGENT
TJ Hopkins26–$159k
Nick Martini331.086$155kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lyon Richardson230.000$128kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carson Spiers250.000$108kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brett Kennedy281.055$105kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Connor Phillips220.000$105kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eduardo Salazar250.000$81kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alan Busenitz320.156$66kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Matt Reynolds322.093$35kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Levi Stoudt25–$31k
Ricky Karcher25–$15k
Alejo Lopez270.140$12kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Michael Mariot341.057$8kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Randy Wynne30–$4k
Michael Siani231.000—Pre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Wong26–—

Graphs

How each 2023 acquisition stacked onto Reds's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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