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Reds CIN

202477–85 (0.475)
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President of baseball ops: Nick Krall

Overview

Ranks vs the 30 teams in 2024, 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
$97M
Surplus $M
+12
Win %
0.475
TAB
-1.9
WAB
+1.6
Roster composition
Roster fWAR
26.1
Dead money %
54%
Depth Players
6.0
Dead WAR
-7.9

Offense

PoorAverageGreat

Pitching & Defense

PoorAverageGreat

Roster

2024 depth chart — stacked by playing time

C

RTyler Stephenson127
RLuke Maile49
RAustin Wynns6

1B

RSpencer Steer63
RTy France⇄49
BJeimer Candelario32
RChristian Encarnacion-Strand29
LDominic Smith⇄8
LEdwin Rios3
LMike Ford2

2B

RJonathan India133
RSantiago Espinal33
RAmed Rosario⇄8
RSpencer Steer7
RNoelvi Marte1
RLevi Jordan1

3B

RSantiago Espinal67
RNoelvi Marte55
BJeimer Candelario54

SS

BElly De La Cruz160
RSantiago Espinal6
RSpencer Steer1
LLivan Soto⇄1

LF

RSpencer Steer102
LWill Benson55
LJacob Hurtubise20
RBlake Dunn14
RStuart Fairchild10
LNick Martini8
RSantiago Espinal6
LJake Fraley5
RLevi Jordan3
RRece Hinds2
RJoey Wiemer⇄2
LConner Capel1

CF

LTJ Friedl82
RStuart Fairchild59
LWill Benson43
RBubba Thompson11
RBlake Dunn2
LJake Fraley2
RRece Hinds2
RJoey Wiemer⇄1

RF

LJake Fraley97
LWill Benson45
RStuart Fairchild22
RRece Hinds18
LNick Martini10
RAmed Rosario⇄8
RSpencer Steer3
RLevi Jordan2
RSantiago Espinal2
RBlake Dunn1
LJacob Hurtubise1
RJoey Wiemer⇄1

DH

BJeimer Candelario32
LNick Martini31
RJonathan India18
LMike Ford13
RSantiago Espinal11
RNoelvi Marte10
RTyler Stephenson9
RStuart Fairchild8
LJake Fraley8
RAmed Rosario⇄6
RSpencer Steer6
LWill Benson6
LJacob Hurtubise5
LConner Capel4
RTy France⇄3
RAustin Slater⇄2
RBubba Thompson2
RLuke Maile2
RBlake Dunn1
LDominic Smith⇄1
LTJ Friedl1

Starters

RHunter Greene3.7 WAR
RNick Martinez3.4 WAR
LNick Lodolo2.0 WAR
RFernando Cruz1.2 WAR
LAndrew Abbott1.0 WAR
RRhett Lowder0.9 WAR
RJakob Junis⇄0.8 WAR
RFrankie Montas⇄0.8 WAR
RTony Santillan0.8 WAR
RBuck Farmer0.5 WAR
RGraham Ashcraft0.5 WAR
REmilio Pagan0.5 WAR
LBrent Suter0.2 WAR
RCarson Spiers0.0 WAR
LBrandon Williamson-0.2 WAR
RJulian Aguiar-0.3 WAR

Bullpen

★ RAlexis Diaz28 sv
RFernando Cruz23 h
LJustin Wilson11 h
LSam Moll11 h
REmilio Pagan7 h
LBrent Suter2 h
RBuck Farmer1 h
RLucas Sims⇄0 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 2023)

PlayerfWAR
Nick Martinez3.4
Rhett Lowder0.9
Jakob Junis0.8
Frankie Montas0.8
Rece Hinds0.7
Emilio Pagán0.5

Key subtractions (gone from 2023)

Player2023 fWAR
Ben Lively0.4
Derek Law0.3
Luke Weaver0.2
Luis Cessa0.2
Levi Stoudt0.1
Silvino Bracho0.1

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 2024; everyone else is shown as a 2024 season snapshot.

PlayerPeriodfWARTier Market $MPaid $MSurplus $M$ / WARTierContract
Hunter Greene 2023–2024 +5.6 +87.9 4.7 +83.2 $0.8M 1.96× Pre-arb extension · 2023–2029 · $8.8M AAV
Elly De La Cruz 2024 +6.6 +79.0 0.7 +78.3 $0.1M 1.51× –
Nick Lodolo 2024 +2.0 +23.8 0.8 +23.1 $0.4M 1.49× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $4.7M AAV
Tyler Stephenson 2024 +3.1 +24.4 2.5 +21.9 $0.8M 1.00× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $6.8M AAV
Jonathan India 2024 +2.9 +25.1 3.8 +21.3 $1.3M 1.07× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $8.0M AAV
Nick Martinez 2024 +3.4 +34.9 14.0 +20.9 $4.1M 1.28× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $13.0M AAV
Spencer Steer 2024 +1.6 +15.6 0.8 +14.8 $0.5M 1.22× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $4.0M AAV
Andrew Abbott 2024 +1.0 +8.3 0.7 +7.5 $0.7M 1.02× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Rhett Lowder 2024 +0.9 +7.0 0.1 +6.9 $0.1M 1.02× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Fernando Cruz 2024 +1.2 +6.3 0.8 +5.6 $0.6M 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.4M AAV
Jake Fraley 2024 +1.0 +6.7 2.1 +4.5 $2.1M 0.83× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $3.0M AAV
Rece Hinds 2024 +0.7 +4.7 0.2 +4.5 $0.3M 0.83× –
Tony Santillan 2024 +0.8 +4.0 0.3 +3.7 $0.4M 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.8M AAV
Graham Ashcraft 2024 +0.5 +4.3 0.8 +3.6 $1.4M 1.02× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.8M AAV
Jakob Junis↔ 2024 +0.8 +4.3 2.3 +2.0 $2.9M 0.67× –
Sam Moll 2024 +0.4 +2.3 0.8 +1.6 $1.8M 0.67× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.9M AAV
Alexis Díaz 2024 +0.2 +2.3 0.8 +1.5 $3.5M 1.34× –
TJ Friedl 2024 +0.3 +1.9 0.8 +1.1 $2.7M 0.83× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $3.8M AAV
Stuart Fairchild 2024 +0.3 +1.7 0.8 +0.9 $3.0M 0.83× –
Austin Wynns 2024 +0.4 +1.5 0.9 +0.6 $2.5M 0.52× –
Buck Farmer 2024 +0.5 +2.9 2.2 +0.6 $4.2M 0.67× –
David Buchanan 2024 +0.0 +0.2 0.0 +0.2 $0.1M 0.67× –
Yosver Zulueta 2024 +0.1 +0.3 0.1 +0.2 $2.1M 0.67× –
Joey Wiemer↔ 2024 +0.0 +0.2 0.1 +0.1 $2.2M 0.83× –
Alan Busenitz 2024 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 – 0.67× –
Eric Yang 2024 -0.0 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 – 0.65× –
Edwin Rios 2024 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 – 0.56× –
Livan Soto↔ 2024 -0.1 -0.4 0.1 -0.5 – 0.61× –
Blake Dunn 2024 +0.0 +0.1 0.7 -0.6 $48.3M 0.83× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Carson Spiers 2024 +0.0 +0.2 0.7 -0.6 $25.2M 0.67× –
Dominic Smith↔ 2024 -0.1 -0.6 0.1 -0.7 – 0.56× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.2M AAV
Ian Gibaut 2024 +0.0 +0.1 0.8 -0.7 $45.1M 0.67× –
Brandon Leibrandt 2024 -0.2 -0.8 0.0 -0.8 – 0.67× –
Justin Wilson 2024 +0.1 +0.6 1.5 -0.9 $12.6M 0.67× –
Jacob Hurtubise 2024 -0.0 -0.3 0.7 -1.0 – 0.83× –
Bubba Thompson 2024 -0.1 -0.9 0.2 -1.1 – 0.83× –
Casey Legumina 2024 -0.1 -0.3 0.7 -1.1 – 0.67× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Conner Capel 2024 -0.1 -0.4 0.7 -1.1 – 0.69× –
Tejay Antone 2024 -0.1 -0.3 0.8 -1.1 – 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Lyon Richardson 2024 -0.1 -0.5 0.7 -1.2 – 0.67× –
Levi Jordan 2024 -0.2 -1.2 0.0 -1.3 – 0.83× –
Brent Suter 2024 +0.2 +0.9 2.5 -1.6 $14.1M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.2M AAV
Austin Slater↔ 2024 -0.3 -1.7 0.4 -2.0 – 0.69× –
Brandon Williamson 2024 -0.2 -1.4 0.7 -2.1 – 1.02× Pre-arbitration · 2026–2026 · $0.8M AAV
Frankie Montas↔ 2024 +0.8 +6.4 8.9 -2.5 $11.3M 1.02× –
Santiago Espinal 2024 +0.0 +0.2 2.7 -2.6 $81.2M 0.58× –
Lucas Sims↔ 2024 -0.1 -0.6 2.1 -2.7 – 0.67× –
Amed Rosario↔ 2024 -0.5 -2.5 0.3 -2.8 – 0.56× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $2.5M AAV
Julian Aguiar 2024 -0.3 -2.6 0.2 -2.8 – 1.02× –
Nick Martini 2024 -0.5 -2.8 0.8 -3.5 – 0.69× –
Christian Encarnacion-Strand 2024 -0.7 -2.9 0.7 -3.7 – 0.56× –
Will Benson 2024 -0.6 -3.9 0.8 -4.6 – 0.83× Arbitration · 2026–2026 · $1.7M AAV
Mike Ford 2024 -0.6 -3.5 1.3 -4.8 – 0.69× –
Ty France↔ 2024 -0.6 -2.5 2.5 -5.0 – 0.56× Free Agent · 2026–2026 · $1.4M AAV
Emilio Pagán 2024 +0.5 +2.5 8.0 -5.5 $16.8M 0.67× Free Agent · 2026–2027 · $10.0M AAV
Luke Maile 2024 -0.7 -3.0 3.0 -6.0 – 0.52× –
Noelvi Marte 2024 -1.4 -6.6 0.7 -7.4 – 0.58× –
Jeimer Candelario 2024 -0.3 -1.2 13.0 -14.2 – 0.58× –
Alex Young↔ 2024 +0.0 +0.3 0.2 +0.0 $4.3M 0.67× –
Casey Kelly 2024 +0.0 +0.0 0.0 -0.0 $6.0M 0.67× –
Evan Kravetz 2024 +0.0 +0.0 0.0 +0.0 $1.8M 0.67× –
Total—+27.9+319.497.7+221.4—

Trades

Every graded 2024 deal involving the Reds — best expected value first. Surplus is realized value in $M; 12 total.

2024 · CIN / KCR Nov 22, 2024
CIN · Nick Krall +$37.6M
Brady Singer
KCR · J.J. Picollo −$37.6M
Jonathan India, Joey Wiemer
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · NYY / CIN Dec 20, 2024
NYY · Brian Cashman +$10.4M
Alex Jackson, Fernando Cruz
CIN · Nick Krall −$10.4M
Jose Trevino
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · SFG / CIN Jul 7, 2024
SFG · Farhan Zaidi +$4.8M
Alex Young
CIN · Nick Krall −$4.8M
Austin Slater
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · TOR / CIN Mar 20, 2024
TOR · Ross Atkins +$6.4M
Chris McElvain
CIN · Nick Krall −$6.4M
Santiago Espinal
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · CIN / MIL Jul 30, 2024
CIN · Nick Krall +$1.6M
Jakob Junis, Joey Wiemer
MIL · Matt Arnold −$1.6M
Frankie Montas
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · SEA / CIN Jul 29, 2024
SEA · Jerry Dipoto +$8.8M
Andruw Salcedo
CIN · Nick Krall −$8.8M
Ty France
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · TEX / CIN Jan 16, 2024
TEX · Chris Young +$0.0M
Daniel Duarte
CIN · Nick Krall +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · PHI / CIN May 7, 2024
PHI · Dave Dombrowski +$0.0M
Tyler Gilbert
CIN · Nick Krall +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · TEX / CIN Jul 30, 2024
TEX · Chris Young +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
CIN · Nick Krall +$0.0M
Davis Wendzel
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · CIN / BOS Jul 30, 2024
CIN · Nick Krall +$3.2M
Ovis Portes
BOS · Craig Breslow −$3.2M
Lucas Sims
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · PHI / CIN Aug 27, 2024
PHI · Dave Dombrowski +$0.0M
cash / PTBNL
CIN · Nick Krall +$0.0M
David Buchanan
Too soon to call unsettled
2024 · CIN / BAL Jul 30, 2024
CIN · Nick Krall +$0.8M
cash / PTBNL
BAL · Mike Elias −$0.8M
Austin Slater, Livan Soto
Too soon to call unsettled

Current & Historical Payroll

2024 payroll
$96.6M
2025 guaranteed
$6.3M

What the front office was committed to as of 2024, 2024–2030. Guaranteed $ are contract commitments signed by 2024; 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 (10)

PlayerAgeSvc2024202520262027202820292030
Jeimer Candelario306.038$13.0MFREE AGENT
Frankie Montas316.015$8.9MFREE AGENT
Emilio Pagán336.091$8.0MFREE AGENT
Hunter Greene242.000$3.3M$6.3M$8.3M$15.3M$16.3M$21.0MCLUBFREE AGENT
Luke Maile336.148$3.0MFREE AGENT
Brent Suter346.161$2.5MFREE AGENT
Jakob Junis317.000$2.3MFREE AGENT
Buck Farmer336.140$2.2MFREE AGENT
Justin Wilson3611.035$1.5MFREE AGENT
Amed Rosario286.062$320kFREE AGENT

Arbitration-eligible (14)

PlayerAgeSvc2024202520262027202820292030
Nick Martinez335.002$14.0MFREE AGENT
Jonathan India273.000$3.8MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Santiago Espinal293.149$2.7MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tyler Stephenson273.056$2.5MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ty France294.089$2.5MARB 3FREE AGENT
Jake Fraley293.097$2.1MARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lucas Sims305.014$2.1MFREE AGENT
Mike Ford315.000$1.3MFREE AGENT
Austin Wynns333.090$914kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tejay Antone304.000$830kARB 3FREE AGENT
Austin Slater315.147$381kFREE AGENT
Alex Young303.143$205kARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Dominic Smith295.081$138kFREE AGENT
Edwin Rios304.003$86kARB 3FREE AGENT

Pre-arbitration (37)

PlayerAgeSvc2024202520262027202820292030
Sam Moll322.075$760kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Lodolo262.000$760kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alexis Díaz272.000$760kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Ian Gibaut302.077$760kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Will Benson261.042$750kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Stuart Fairchild281.114$750kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Nick Martini341.127$750kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Fernando Cruz341.035$750kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Spencer Steer261.035$750kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
TJ Friedl281.112$750kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Graham Ashcraft261.136$750kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Elly De La Cruz221.000$742kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Brandon Williamson260.139$742kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Andrew Abbott250.119$742kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Blake Dunn250.000$740kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Lyon Richardson240.033$740kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Conner Capel270.090$740kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Casey Legumina270.109$740kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Noelvi Marte220.044$740kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Carson Spiers260.028$740kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Christian Encarnacion-Strand240.077$740kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Jacob Hurtubise260.000$740kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Tony Santillan272.020$310kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rece Hinds230.000$211kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Julian Aguiar230.000$167kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Bubba Thompson260.134$164kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Yosver Zulueta260.000$127kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Rhett Lowder220.000$123kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Joey Wiemer251.000$70kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Livan Soto240.042$57kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Levi Jordan28–$36k
Casey Kelly342.135$20kARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Eric Yang26–$16k
Brandon Leibrandt310.111$12kPre-ArbPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Alan Busenitz331.005$12kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT
Evan Kravetz27–$12k
David Buchanan351.008$4kPre-ArbARB 1ARB 2ARB 3FREE AGENT

Graphs

How each 2024 acquisition stacked onto Reds's playoff-odds curve. The side table is ranked by PPA.

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