This afternoon marked the non-tender deadline where the Reds were forced to input who they were or weren’t tendering. The decisions were as we expected, and wrote about. They had several eligible players, we detail them in this article post. We are going to post the 3 main ones we think may be cut loose or have a chance to be, followed by predictions for guys who will likely stay. Subscribe to our newsletter to get ALL the news & updates sent straight to your inbox!
Nati Sports Cincinnati Reds HUB
Your one-stop page for Reds trades, roster moves, prospects, salary trackers, and daily news.
Visit the Reds HUB →Gavin Lux – Estimated $5.1M
We wrote about Gavin Lux’s status of tender or non-tender today, this is the biggest toss up player for us. He’s expected to get a contract especially after being traded for a top 100 prospect and establishing himself as one of the ‘locker room’ guys that everyone enjoyed being around, but he’ll likely go to hearing if the Reds can’t agree with him on a number.
Will Benson – Estimated $1.7M
We wrote about Will Benson yesterday asking if you all thought he was worth tendering a contract to. Many said yes, but we still await the organization’s decision. It will be posted below with the others.
Sam Moll – Estimated $1.2M — Agreed $875,000 + Incentives
Sam Moll had a decent run as a Red but it was severely hiccupped in 2025 as he fought injuries and the waiver wire a whole lot, mixed with a side of bad results when out there. Considering he’s one of the only lefties on the Reds roster currently, we believe he’ll be tendered, and expected to contribute in 2025, but we’ll see.
List of ALL other Reds arbitration eligible players, along with their status
- Brady Singer: $11.9MM — TENDERED
- Santiago Espinal: $2.9MM — DFA’D
- Gavin Lux: $5MM — TBA
- Tyler Stephenson: $6.4MM — TBA
- Ian Gibaut: $1.5MM — DFA’D
- Sam Moll: $1.2MM — TENDERED $875,000 + Incentives
- Nick Lodolo: $4.3MM — TENDERED
- Graham Ashcraft: $1.4MM — TENDERED
- TJ Friedl: $4.9MM — TENDERED
- Tony Santillan: $2.4MM — TENDERED
- Spencer Steer: $4.5MM — TENDERED
- Will Benson: $1.7MM — TBA
- Matt McLain: $2.6MM — TENDERED
- Brandon Williamson: $800K — TENDERED
