Free agency technically began last week, but not entirely. Players who were free agents after the 2024 season are not allowed to negotiate with teams they didn’t end the year with until five days after the World Series ends. That means that players can’t look for deals on the open market until this week. The Cincinnati Reds have never really been a player in the free agency … [Read more...] about Will the Reds be players for any quality free agents?
Cincinnati Reds sign catcher Alex Jackson for 2025
The Cincinnati Reds have made their first signing of the offseason – at least when it comes to players that didn’t already play for them. On Saturday they inked catcher Alex Jackson to a minor league contract. Jackson, who is 28-years-old, has spent parts of five seasons in the big leagues. Three of those seasons, though, have been ones where he played in five or fewer games. … [Read more...] about Cincinnati Reds sign catcher Alex Jackson for 2025
Cincinnati Reds will have a new television partner for 2025
It was a big day in the courts for the Cincinnati Reds and Diamond Sports Group. The Reds have not been a direct part of the ongoing bankruptcy proceedings with DSG, who own the FanDuel Sports Networks (former Bally Sports, and prior to that Fox Sports). Cincinnati was not a part of that because they owned a stake of what is now FanDuel Sports Ohio. But today the two sides … [Read more...] about Cincinnati Reds will have a new television partner for 2025
Cincinnati Reds infielder returns to the field after set back
Christian Encarnacion-Strand would like a do-over on 2024. He struggled at the plate to begin the year and then suffered an injury in May before finding out that at some point before that injury that he had actually suffered another injury to his wrist/hand area that had been undiagnosed. In the end, he would play his final game of the regular season on May 7th before deciding … [Read more...] about Cincinnati Reds infielder returns to the field after set back
Nick Martinez expected to accept Reds qualifying offer
When the Cincinnati Reds made a qualifying offer to Nick Martinez this past week it seemed that the consensus was that he was likely to decline it as he would get more money overall by signing a free agent deal, even if it wasn’t going to be for as much money per season as the qualifying offer would give him. Jon Heyman of the New York Post, though, is reporting this morning … [Read more...] about Nick Martinez expected to accept Reds qualifying offer