Service time in years & days (through 2022 season).

Robert Castellini Chief Executive Officer
2005 -

• Robert Castellini, 2005 -
  • A group led by Cincinnati produce wholesaler Robert Castellini purchased controlling interest (about 70 percent) in the Reds in November, 2005. The purchase was based on an enterprise value of the franchise of about $270M. Carl Lindner retained a minority ownership stake.
• Carl Lindner, 1999-2005
  • Cincinnati businessman and investor Carl Lindner, a Reds minority shareholder, gained controlling interest in the club when he purchased Marge Schott’s stake for $67M in 1999.
    
• Marge Schott, 1984-99
  • Cincinnati auto dealer Marge Schott purchased a minority ownership stake in the team for $1.1M in 1981. She purchased a controlling interest for $11M in 1984.
• William and James Williams, 1981-84
  • A group led by insurance executives William and James Williams bought the Reds for $16.5M in 1981. Previous owner Louis Nippert retained a minority stake. The 11 limited partners also included Carl Lindner and Marge Schott.
    
• Forbes magazine valued the club at $1.19 billion in March, 2023.

• 2023-27 payroll obligations
• Cincinnati free agent signings, 1991-2023

REDS PAYROLLS
Year	Opening Day 26-man	Year End 40-man	CB Tax 40-man
2023	$ 82,890,000 (26)	$                    (   )	$101,056,667 (27)
2022	$114,057,500 (21)	$112,835,589 (22)	$125,021,497 (23)
2021	$122,277,155 (17)	$131,309602 (16)	$144,248,891 (17)
2020	$ 55,446,457 (16)	$  57,693,627 (15)	$165,513,650 (17)
2019	$126,673,214 (15)	$135,364,998 (15)	$150,543,649 (15)
2018	$101,337,500 (22)	$101,177,169 (24)	$111,594,229 (25)
2017	$ 95,375,786 (25)	$ 99,951,375 (24)	$108,415,573 (25)
2016	$ 89,871,228 (25)	$ 91,874,487 (26)	$101,320,745 (28)
2015	$115,373,953 (16)	$118,858,360 (17)	$142,347,016 (14)
2014	$114,170,439 (11)	$115,358,029 (12)	$141,424,382 (11)
2013	$106,855,533 (13)	$116,137,930 (13)	$132,787,186 (12)
2012	$ 87,826,167 (18)	$ 88,106,393 (20)	$118,770,061 (12)
2011	$ 80,826,667 (20)	$ 81,621,587 (19)
2010	$ 76,151,500 (18)	$ 82,451,340 (19)
2009	$ 73,558,500 (22)	$ 72,693,206 (24)
2008	$ 74,117,695 (19)	$ 82,886,440 (16)
2007	$ 68,904,980 (22)	$ 73,072,635 (19)
2006	$ 60,909,519 (21)	$ 63,697,573 (22)
2005	$ 61,892,583 (17)	$ 49,501,275 (23)
2004	$ 46,615,250 (23)	$ 46,264,032 (24)
2003	$ 59,355,667 (17)	$ 65,083,196 (19)
2002	$ 45,050,390 (23)	$ 46,310,698 (23)
2001	$ 48,986,000 (21)	$ 43,964,870 (24)
2000	$ 44,200,000 (22)	$ 42,317,800 (22)

• Opening Day payrolls compiled by Baseball Prospectus include salaries and pro-rated signing bonuses for players on the active 25/26-man roster and injured list. Deferred payments and performance and award bonuses are not included.
• Year End 40-man roster payrolls obtained by The Associated Press include salaries and pro-rated shares of signing bonuses, earned performance and award bonuses, non-cash compensation, buyouts of unexercised options and cash transactions. Deferrals may be discounted to reflect present-day value.
• Year End Competitive Balance Tax payrolls obtained by The Associated Press include average annual value of contracts, earned bonuses, non-cash compensation, cash transactions, buyouts of unexercised options, and health and pension benefits. Deferrals may be discounted to reflect present-day value

Nick Krall VP and General Manager
2018 -

• 2018 -
  • promoted to Vice President and General Manager by Cincinnati 5/10/18
  • duties expanded to head of Baseball Operations 10/19/20
• 2003-18, Cincinnati
  • Assistant Director of Baseball Operations (2013), Senior Director of Baseball Operations (2014), Assistant GM (2015-18)
    
• VP & Assistant General Manager Sam Grossman
• VP, Player Personnel Chris Buckley
• VP, Player Development Shawn Pender

• former President of Baseball Operations & GM Dick Williams
  • 2018 -
    • relinquished general manager title 5/10/18, retaining role as President of Baseball Operations
    • resigned 10/7/20
      
  • 3 years (2016-18)
    • promoted to General Manager by Cincinnati 11/4/15
    • added title of President of Baseball Operations 12/28/16
• Executive Advisor to the CEO Walt Jocketty
  • 2 years (2017-18)
    • signed extension with Cincinnati as GM 11/15 (to serve in advisory role after 2016 season)
      
  • 2 years (2015-16)
    • signed extension with Cincinnati as GM 9/26/14
  • 3 years (2012-14)
    • signed extension with Cincinnati as GM 9/23/11
  • 4 years (2008-11)
    • hired by Cincinnati as President & CEO 4/22/08 (promoted from special advisor), replacing Wayne Krivsky (hired 10/1994)
      
  • 3 years (2005-07), plus 2008 option
    • signed extension as General Manager with St. Louis 2/05
    • annual salaries of about $1M
    • St. Louis exercised 2008 option 9/06
    • fired by St. Louis 10/3/07 (originally hired 10/1994)

David Bell Manager 
2 years (2022-23)

• 2 years (2022-23)
  • signed extension with Cincinnati 9/22/21
• 3 years (2019-21), plus 2022 club option
  • hired as manager by Cincinnati 10/22/18, replacing Jim Riggleman, who served as interim manager from 4/19/18 to end of 2018 season
• San Francisco, 2017: VP, Player Development
  
• St. Louis, 2014-16: assistant hitting coach and bench coach
• Chicago Cubs, 2013: third-base coach
• Cincinnati, 2009-12: minor-league manager

• former manager Bryan Price
  • 1 year (2017), plus 2018 option
    • signed extension with Cincinnati 10/1/16
    • Cincinnati exercised 2018 option 9/17
    • fired by Cincinnati 4/19/18, with Reds promoting bench coach Jim Riggleman to interim manager for remainder of season
      
  • 3 years (2014-16)
    • promoted from pitching coach to manager by Cincinnati 10/22/13, replacing Dusty Baker
• former manager Dusty Baker
  • 2 years (2013-14)
    • signed extension with Cincinnati 10/15/12
    • annual salaries of about $3.5M
    • fired by Cincinnati 10/4/13
  • 2 years (2011-12)
    • signed extension with Cincinnati 10/4/10
  • 3 years/about $10.5M (2008-10)
    • hired by Cincinnati 10/12/07, replacing interim manager Pete Mackanin, who served in interim role 7/2/07 – 9/30/07
    • annual salaries of about $3.5M

Joey Votto 1b
10 years/$225M (2014-23), plus 2024 option

• 10 years/$225M (2014-23), plus 2024 club option
  • signed extension with Cincinnati 4/3/12
  • 14:$12M, 15:$14M, 16:$20M, 17:$22M, 18-23:$25M annually, 24:$20M club option ($7M buyout)
  • award bonuses, including $75,000 for All-Star selection
  • full no-trade clause
• 3 years/$38M (2011-13)
  • signed extension with Cincinnati 1/17/11
  • $6M signing bonus ($2.5M on signing, $1.5M in 2012, $2M in 2013)
  • 11:$5.5M, 12:$9.5M, 13:$17M
  • award bonuses, including $50,000 for Gold Glove
• 1 year/$525,000 (2010)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/10
• 1 year/$437,500 (2009)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 2/28/09 (split contract, $0.234M in minors)
• 1 year/$390,000 (2008)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 1/29/08 (split contract, $64,400 in minors)
• 1 year/$380,000 (2007)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 1/25/07 (split contract, $60,000 in minors)
• 1 year/$327,000 (2006)
  • contract purchased by Cincinnati 11/05
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 2/06 (split contract)
• drafted by Cincinnati 2002 (2-44) (Richview Collegiate Institute, Toronto)
• $0.6M signing bonus
• agent: Dan Lozano, MVP Sports
• ML service: 15.027

Wil Myers 1b-of
1 year/$7.5M (2023), plus 2024 option

• 1 year/$7.5M (2023), plus 2024 mutual option
  • signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 12/23/22
  • 23:$6M, 24:$12M mutual option ($1.5M buyout)
  • performance bonuses: $100,000 for 250 plate appearances. $200,000 each for 300, 350, 400, 450, 500, 550, 600 PA.
  • award bonuses: $250,000 for MVP ($200,000 for second in vote, $150,000 for third, $100,000 for fourth, $50,000 for fifth). $150,000 for WS MVP. $100,000 for LCS MVP. $50,000 each for Silver Slugger, Gold Glove
  • one-time assignment bonus: $500,000 with trade
• 6 years/$83M (2017-22), plus 2023 club option
  • signed extension with San Diego 1/17/17 (avoided arbitration, $4M-$3.4M)
  • $15M signing bonus
  • 17:$2M, 18:$2M, 19:$3M, 20:$20M, 21:$20M, 22:$20M, 23:$20M club option ($1M buyout)
  • San Diego declined 2023 option 11/7/22
• 1 year/$523,900 (2016)
  • re-signed by San Diego 3/16
• 1 year/$519,800 (2015)
  • re-signed by San Diego 3/10/15
• 1 year/$504,200 (2014)
  • renewed by Tampa Bay 3/2/14
  • acquired by San Diego in trade from Tampa Bay 12/19/14
• 1 year (2013)
  • contract selected by Tampa Bay 6/18/13
• acquired by Tampa Bay in trade from Kansas City 12/9/12
• drafted by Kansas City 2009 (3-91) (Wesleyan Christian HS, High Point, N.C.)
• $2M signing bonus
• agent: CAA
  
• ML service: 9.104

Kevin Newman 2b
1 year/$2,662,500 (2023)

• 1 year/$2,662,500 (2023)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 1/13/23 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$1.95M (2022)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/22/22 (avoided arbitration)
  • acquired by Cincinnati in trade from Pittsburgh 11/18/22
• 1 year/$598,000 (2021)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/21
    
• 1 year/$589,000 (2020)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/20
    
• 1 year (2019)
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/19
    
• 1 year (2018)
  • contract selected by Pittsburgh 8/16/18
    
• drafted by Pittsburgh 2015 (1-19) (Arizona)
• $2.175M signing bonus ($2.2738M slot)
• agent: Jonathan Weiss
• ML service: 4.046

Curt Casali c
1 year/$3.25M (2023), plus 2024 option

• 1 year/$3.25M (2023), plus 2024 mutual option
  • signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 12/23/22
  • 23:$2.5M, 24:$4M mutual option ($750,000 buyout)
  • award bonuses: $25,000 each All Star, Gold Glove, Silver Slugger
  • one-time assignment bonus: $250,000 with trade
• 1 year/$2.6M (2022)
  • re-signed by San Francisco 3/22/22 (avoided arbitration)
  • acquired by Seattle in trade from San Francisco 8/2/22 with $914,286 remaining on contract
• 1 year/$1.5M (2021)
  • signed by San Francisco as a free agent 1/4/21
  • roster bonuses: $500,000 for making Opening Day active roster or $125,000 each for 30, 60, 90, 120 days on active roster
• 1 year/$1.4625M (2020)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 1/10/20 (avoided arbitration)
  • non-tendered by Cincinnati 12/2/20
• 1 year/$950,000 (2019)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 1/10/19 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year (2018)
  • signed by LA Angels as a free agent 11/17 (minor-league contract)
  • released by LA Angels 1/16/18
  • signed by Texas as a free agent 1/18/18 (minor-league contract)
  • released by Texas 3/20/18
  • signed by Tampa Bay as a free agent (minor-league contract)
  • acquired by Cincinnati in trade from Tampa Bay 5/31/18
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 6/1/18
• 1 year (2017)
  • re-signed by Tampa Bay 3/17
  • sent outright to Triple-A by Tampa Bay 11/6/17 (elected free agency)
• 1 year/$513,600 (2016)
  • re-signed by Tampa Bay 3/3/16
• 1 year/$509,000 (2015)
  • re-signed by Tampa Bay 3/8/15
• 1 year (2014)
  • contract selected by Tampa Bay 7/18/14
• acquired by Tampa Bay in trade from Detroit 3/25/13
• drafted by Detroit 2011 (10-317) (Vanderbilt)
• $40,000 signing bonus
• agent: Beverly Hills Sports Council
• ML service: 6.151

Luke Weaver rhp
1 year/$2M (2023)

• 1 year/$2M (2023)
  • signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 1/13/23
• 1 year/$2.875M (2022)
  • re-signed by Arizona 3/22/22 (avoided arbitration)
  • acquired by Kansas City in trade from Arizona 8/1/22 with $1,026,786 remaining on contract
  • claimed by Arizona off waivers from Kansas City 10/26/22
  • non-tendered by Seattle 11/18/22
• 1 year/$1.95M (2021)
  • re-signed by Arizona 1/15/21 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$597,000 (2020)
  • re-signed by Arizona 3/20
• 1 year/$581,300 (2019)
  • re-signed by Arizona 3/19
    
• 1 year/$550,800 (2018)
  • re-signed by St. Louis 3/18
  • acquired by Arizona in trade from St. Louis 12/5/18
• 1 year (2017)
  • re-signed by St. Louis 3/17
• 1 year (2016)
  • contract selected by St. Louis 8/13/16
• drafted by St. Louis 2014 (1-27) (Florida State)
• $1.843M signing bonus (slot amount)
• agent: Boras Corp.
• ML service: 5.112

Nick Senzel of-3b
1 year/$1.95M (2023)

• 1 year/$1.95M (2023)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 1/13/23 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$1.25M (2022)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/21/22 (avoided arbitration)
    
• 1 year/$580,500 (2021)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/21
    
• 1 year/$570,000 (2020)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/20
    
• 1 year (2019)
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 5/3/19
    
• drafted by Cincinnati 2016 (1-2) (Tennessee)
• $6.2M signing bonus ($7.7629M slot)
• agent: Boras Corp.
• ML service: 3.150

Buck Farmer rhp
1 year/$1.75M (2023)

• 1 year/$1.75M (2023)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 11/17/22 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year (2022)
  • signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 3/16/22 (minor-league contract with salary of $850,000 in majors)
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 4/6/22
  • DFA by Cincinnati 5/6/22, sent outright to Triple-A 5/9/22 (refused assignment, elected free agency)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 5/10/22 (minor-league contract)
• 1 year/$1.85M (2021)
  • re-signed by Detroit 1/15/21 (avoided arbitration)
  • DFA by Detroit 5/8/21, sent outright to Triple-A 5/11/21
  • contract selected by Detroit 6/13/21
  • DFA by Detroit 8/15/21, released 8/17/21
  • signed by Texas as a free agent 8/21/21 (minor-league contract)
• 1 year/$1.15M (2020)
  • re-signed by Detroit 1/10/20 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$570,800 (2019)
  • re-signed by Detroit 3/19
    
• 1 year/$554,800 (2018)
  • re-signed by Detroit 3/18
• 1 year (2017)
  • re-signed by Detroit 3/17
• 1 year/$509,500 (2016)
  • re-signed by Detroit 3/5/16
• 1 year (2015)
  • re-signed by Detroit 2/24/15
• 1 year (2014)
  • contract selected by Detroit 8/13/14
• drafted by Detroit 2013 (5-156) (Georgia Tech)
• $225,000 signing bonus ($300,400 slot)
• ML service: 5.140

Hunter Greene rhp
6 years/$53M (2023-28), plus 2029 option

• 6 years/$53M (2023-28), plus 2029 club option
  • signed extension with Cincinnati 4/18/23, replacing contract signed 3/23 for 1 year, $730,000 ($350,000 in minors)
  • $2M signing bonus
  • 23:$1M, 24:$3M, 25:$6M, 26:$8M, 27:$15M, 28:$16M, 29:$21M club option ($2M buyout)
  • 2028 salary and 2029 options increase based on awards:
    • $200,000 each for All Star election/selection, $2M for Cy Young ($1M for second or third place in vote, $750,000 for fourth or fifth place, $500,000 for sixth-10th place)
      
  • award bonuses: $250,000 each for Cy Young, MVP ($150,000 for second or third place in vote), $100,000 for fourth or fifth). $100,000 each for All Star, Gold Glove, WS MVP, LCS MVP
• 1 year/$700,000 (2022)
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 11/19/21
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/22
• drafted by Cincinnati 2017 (1-2) (Notre Dame HS, Sherman Oaks, Calif.)
• $7.23M signing bonus ($7,193,200 slot)
• ML service: 1.000

Luke Sims rhp
1 year/$1,267,500 (2023)

• 1 year/$1,267,500 (2023)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 1/13/23 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$1.2M (2022)
  • lost arbitration with Cincinnati 6/9/22 ($1.6M-$1.2M)
• 1 year/$598,500 (2021)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/21
    
• 1 year/$577,500 (2020)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/20
    
• 1 year (2019)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/19
    
• 1 year (2018)
  • re-signed by Atlanta 3/18
  • acquired by Cincinnati in trade from Atlanta 7/30/18
    
• 1 year (2017)
  • contract selected by Atlanta 11/18/16
  • re-signed by Atlanta 3/17
• drafted by Atlanta 2012 (1-21) (Brookwood HS, Snellville, Ga.)
• $1.65M signing bonus ($1.825M slot)
• agent: Jamie Murphy, TWC
• ML service: 4.014

Luke Maile c
1 year/$1.175M (2023)

• 1 year/$1.175M (2023)
  • signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 11/28/22
  • performance bonus: $25,000 for 80 games
• 1 year/$900,000 (2022)
  • signed by Cleveland as a free agent 3/12/22
  • non-tendered by Cleveland 11/18/22
• 1 year/$825,000 (2021)
  • signed by Milwaukee as a free agent 12/8/20
  • salary of $275,000 in minors
  • performance bonuses: $25,000 each for 65, 85, 105 games played
  • sent outright to Triple-A by Milwaukee 11/4/21 (elected free agency)
• 1 year/$900,000 (2020)
  • signed by Pittsburgh as a free agent 12/16/19 (split contract paying $325,000 in minors)
  • sent outright to Triple-A by Pittsburgh 10/30/20
• 1 year/$579,000 (2019)
  • re-signed by Toronto 3/19
  • non-tendered by Toronto 12/2/19
    
• 1 year/$558,400 (2018)
  • re-signed by Toronto 3/18
• 1 year (2017)
  • re-signed by Tampa Bay 3/17
  • claimed by Toronto off waivers 4/6/17 after being DFA by Tampa Bay 4/2/17
• 1 year (2016)
  • re-signed by Tampa Bay 3/3/16
• 1 year (2015)
  • contract selected by Tampa Bay 9/1/15
    
• drafted by Tampa Bay 2012 (8-272) (Kentucky)
• $133,200 signing bonus (slot amount)
• agent: Meister Sports
  
• ML service: 5.148

Alex Young lhp
1 year/$1.15M (2023)

• 1 year/$1.15M (2023)
  • signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 1/17/23 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 3/30/23
    
• 1 year (2022)
  • contract selected by Cleveland 7/3/22
  • acquired by San Francisco in trade 7/18/22 after being DFA by Cleveland 7/14/22
  • non-tendered by San Francisco 11/18/22
• 1 year/$603,000 (2021)
  • re-signed by Arizona 3/21
  • claimed by Cleveland off waivers 7/26/21 after being DFA by Arizona 7/21/21
  • DFA by Cleveland 11/19/21, sent outright to Triple-A 11/24/21
• 1 year/$575,000 (2020)
  • re-signed by Arizona 3/20
• 1 year (2019)
  • contract selected by Arizona 6/26/19
• drafted by Arizona 2015 (2-43) (TCU)
  
• $1,431,400 signing bonus (slot amount)
• agent: Wasserman
  
• ML service: 2.143

Derek Law rhp
1 year/$1M (2023)

• 1 year/$1M (2023)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 1/23/23 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 3/30/23
• 1 year (2022)
  • signed by Detroit as a free agent 4/16/22 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Detroit 7/30/22
  • DFA by Detroit 8/5/22, sent outright to Triple-A 8/7/22 (refused assignment, elected free agency)
  • signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 8/14/22 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 8/30/22
  • DFA by Cincinnati 11/13/22, non-tendered 11/18/22
• 1 year (2021)
  • signed by Minnesota as a free agent 11/25/20 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Minnesota 5/8/21
  • DFA by Minnesota 5/18/21, sent outright to Triple-A 5/20/21
  • contract selected by Minnesota 7/1/21
  • DFA by Minnesota 9/5/21, sent outright to Triple-A 9/6/21
  • elected free agency 10/7/21
• 1 year (2020)
  • signed by Texas as a free agent 1/30/20 (minor-league contract)
• 1 year (2019)
  • DFA by San Francisco 2/1/19, sent outright to Triple-A 2/10/19
  • acquired by Toronto in trade from San Francisco 4/2/19
  • non-tendered by Toronto 12/2/19
• 1 year (2018)
  • re-signed by San Francisco 3/18
    
• 1 year/$545,000 (2017)
  • re-signed by San Francisco 3/17
• 1 year (2016)
  • re-signed by San Francisco 3/16
• 1 year (2015)
  • contract selected by San Francisco 11/20/14
  • re-signed by San Francisco 3/15
• drafted by San Francisco 2009 (9-297) (Miami-Dade JC)
• $125,000 signing bonus
• ML service: 3.081

Justin Dunn rhp
1 year/$900,000 (2023)

• 1 year/$900,000 (2023)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 1/13/23 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$720,000 (2022)
  • acquired by Cincinnati in trade from Seattle 3/14/22
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/22
    
• 1 year/$584,900 (2021)
  • re-signed by Seattle 3/21
    
• 1 year/$564,500 (2020)
  • re-signed by Seattle 3/20
    
• 1 year (2019)
  • contract selected by Seattle 9/10/19
    
• acquired by Seattle in trade from NY Mets 12/3/18
• drafted by Seattle 2016 (1-19) (Boston College)
• $2.3878M signing bonus (slot amount)
• agent: CAA
• ML service: 3.016

Tejay Antone rhp
1 year/$770,000 (2023)

• 1 year/$770,000 (2023)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 1/13/23 (avoided arbitration)
• 1 year/$720,000 (2022)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/22
• 1 year/$580,500 (2021)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/21
    
• 1 year (2020)
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 11/20/19
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/20
• drafted by Cincinnati 2014 (5-155) (Weatherford College, Texas)
• $308,400 signing bonus (slot)
• agent: Warner Cos.
• ML service: 3.000

Jonathan India 2b
1 year/$760,000 (2023)

• 1 year/$760,000 (2023)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/23
• 1 year/$760,000 (2022)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/22
• 1 year/$570,500 (2021)
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 3/21
• drafted by Cincinnati 2018 (1-5) (Florida)
• $5.2975M signing bonus ($5.9464M slot)
• ML service: 2.000

Jake Fraley dh-lf
1 year/$740,000 (2023)

• 1 year/$740,000 (2023)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/23
• 1 year/$710,000 (2022)
  • acquired by Cincinnati in trade from Seattle 3/14/22
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/22
    
• 1 year/$572,100 (2021)
  • re-signed by Seattle 3/21
    
• 1 year/$563,800 (2020)
  • re-signed by Seattle 3/20
    
• 1 year (2019)
  • contract selected by Seattle 8/20/19
• acquired by Seattle in trade from Tampa Bay 11/8/18
• drafted by Tampa Bay 2016 (2s-77) (LSU)
• $797,500 signing bonus ($826,200 slot)
• ML service: 2.097

Tyler Stephenson c
1 year/$740,000 (2023)

• 1 year/$740,000 (2023)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/23
• 1 year/$720,000 (2022)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/22
• 1 year/$570,500 (2021)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/21
    
• 1 year (2020)
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 11/20/19
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/20
• drafted by Cincinnati 2015 (1-11) (Kennesaw Mountain HS, Ga.)
• $3.1416M signing bonus (slot amount)
• agent: ACES
• ML service: 2.056

Jose Barrero ss
1 year/$730,000 (2023)

• 1 year/$730,000 (2023)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/23
• 1 year/$702,500 (2022)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/22
• 1 year (2021)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/21
    
• 1 year (2020)
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 8/26/20
    
• signed by Cincinnati 6/8/17 as a free agent from Cuba
• $5M signing bonus
  
• ML service: 1.082

Alexis Díaz rhp
1 year/$730,000 (2023)

• 1 year/$730,000 (2023)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/23
• 1 year/$700,000 (2022)
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 11/19/21
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/22
• drafted by Cincinnati 2015 (12-355) (Juan Jose Maunez HS, Naguabo, P.R.)
• $130,000 signing bonus
  
• ML service: 1.000

Ian Gibaut rhp
1 year/$730,000 (2023)

• 1 year/$730,000 (2023)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/23
• 1 year (2022)
  • signed by Cleveland as a free agent 3/17/22 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Cleveland 6/27/22
  • claimed by LA Dodgers off waivers 6/30/22 after being DFA by Cleveland 6/28/22
  • claimed by Cincinnati off waivers 7/5/22 after being DFA by LA Dodgers 7/3/22
    
• 1 year (2021)
  • sent outright to Triple-A by Minnesota 2/19/21
  • contract selected by Minnesota 8/27/21
  • sent outright to Triple-A by Minnesota 10/7/21
  • elected free agency 10/15/21
    
• 1 year (2020)
  • re-signed by Texas as a free agent 12/19 (minor-league contract with salary of $600,000 in majors)
  • claimed by Minnesota off waivers from Texas 10/30/20
• 1 year (2019)
  • contract selected by Tampa Bay 11/20/18
  • re-signed by Tampa Bay 3/19
  • acquired by Texas in trade 7/28/19 after being DFA by Tampa Bay 7/23/19
  • non-tendered by Texas 12/2/19
• drafted by Tampa Bay 2015 (11-328) (Tulane)
• $100,000 signing bonus
  
• ML service: 1.077

Vladimir Gutierrez rhp
1 year/$730,000 (2023)

• 1 year/$730,000 (2023)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/23
• 1 year/$707,500 (2022)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/22
• 1 year (2021)
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 11/20/20
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/21
• signed by Cincinnati 9/7/16 as a free agent from Cuba
• $4.75M signing bonus
  
• ML service: 1.127

Joel Kuhnel rhp
1 year/$730,000 (2023)

• 1 year/$730,000 (2023)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/23
• 1 year (2022)
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 5/8/22
• 1 year (2021)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati (minor-league contract)
• 1 year/$563,500 (2020)
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 8/15/19
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/20
  • sent outright to Triple-A by Cincinnati 10/26/20
    
• drafted by Cincinnati 2016 (11-318) (Texas-Arlington)
• $125,000 signing bonus
  
• ML service: 1.041

Nick Lodolo lhp
1 year/$730,000 (2023)

• 1 year/$730,000 (2023)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/23
• 1 year (2022)
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 4/13/22
• drafted by Cincinnati 2019 (1-7) (TCU)
  
• $5,432,400 signing bonus (slot amount)
• ML service: 1.000

Connor Overton rhp
1 year/$730,000 (2023)

• 1 year/$730,000 (2023)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/23
• 1 year (2022)
  • signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 11/1821 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 4/30/22
• 1 year (2021)
  • re-signed by Toronto as a free agent 2/2/21 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Toronto 8/11/21
  • claimed by Pittsburgh off waivers 9/6/21 after being DFA by Toronto 9/3/21
  • sent outright to Triple-A by Pittsburgh 11/5/21 (elected free agency)
• 1 year (2020)
  • signed by Toronto as a free agent 2/29/20 (minor-league contract)
• 2016-2019
  • signed by San Francisco as a free agent 8/12/16 (minor-league contract)
    
  • released by San Francisco 6/11/19
• signed by Washington 7/23/15 (minor-league contract)
• released by Miami 7/9/15
  
• drafted by Miami 2014 (15-437) (Old Dominion)
• ML service: 1.041

Tony Santillan rhp
1 year/$730,000 (2023)

• 1 year/$730,000 (2023)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/23
• 1 year/$702,500 (2022)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/22
• 1 year (2021)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/21
    
• 1 year (2020)
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 11/20/19
• drafted by Cincinnati 2015 (2-49) (Seguin HS, Arlington, Texas)
• $1.35M signing bonus ($1.2278M slot)
• ML service: 1.090

Graham Ashcraft rhp
1 year/$722,500 (2023)

• 1 year/$722,500 (2023)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/23
• 1 year (2022)
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 5/20/22
• drafted by Cincinnati 2019 (6-174) (Alabama-Birmingham)
• $247,500 signing bonus ($286,500 slot)
• ML service: 0.136

Stuart Fairchild of
1 year/$722,500 (2023)

• 1 year/$722,500 (2023)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/23
• 1 year (2022)
  • re-signed by Arizona 3/22
  • acquired by Seattle in trade 4/23/22 after being DFA by Arizona 4/19/22
  • acquired by San Francisco in trade from Seattle 5/13/22
  • claimed by Cincinnati off waivers 6/11/22 after being DFA by San Francisco 6/4/22
• 1 year (2021)
  • contract selected by Arizona 11/20/20
  • re-signed by Arizona 3/21
• acquired by Arizona in trade from Cincinnati 8/31/20
• drafted by Cincinnati 2017 (2-38) (Wake Forest)
• $1,800,300 signing bonus ($1,802,800 slot)
• ML service: 0.136

TJ Friedl lf
1 year/$722,500 (2023)

• 1 year/$722,500 (2023)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/23
• 1 year (2022)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/22
• 1 year (2021)
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 9/18/21
• signed by Cincinnati 9/7/16 as a free agent (Nevada)
• $723,500 signing bonus (record for an undrafted free agent)
• agent: Sosnick-Cobbe
  
• ML service: 0.112

Reiver Sanmartin lhp
1 year/$722,500 (2023)

• 1 year/$722,500 (2023)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/23
• 1 year/$700,000 (2022)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/22
• 1 year (2021)
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 9/27/21
• acquired by Cincinnati in trade from NY Yankees 1/21/19
  
• acquired by NY Yankees in trade from Texas 11/20/17
• signed by Texas 7/2/15 as an amateur free agent from Colombia
• ML service: 0.147

Will Benson rf
1 year/$720,000 (2023)

• 1 year/$720,000 (2023)
  • acquired by Cincinnati in trade from Cleveland 2/8/23
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/23
• 1 year (2022)
  • contract selected by Cleveland 8/1/22
• drafted by Cleveland 2016 (1-14) (The Westminster Schools, Atlanta)
• $2.5M signing bonus ($2,973,700 slot)
  
• ML service: 0.066

Fernando Cruz rhp
1 year/$720,000 (2023)

• 1 year/$720,000 (2023)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/23
• 1 year (2022)
  • signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 2/1/22 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 9/1/22
• 1 year (2016)
  • re-signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 12/17/15 (minor-league contract)
  • released by Chicago Cubs 3/29/16
• 1 year (2015)
  • signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 12/19/14 (minor-league contract)
    
• released by Kansas City 10/3/12
• drafted by Kansas City 2007 (6-186) (Puerto Rico Advancement College HS, Bayamon, P.R.)
• $125,000 signing bonus
  
• ML service: 0.035

Spencer Steer 3b
1 year/$720,000 (2023)

• 1 year/$720,000 (2023)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/23
• 1 year (2022)
  • acquired by Cincinnati in trade from Minnesota 8/2/22
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 9/1/22
• drafted by Minnesota 2019 (3-90) (Oregon)
  
• $575,000 signing bonus ($657,600 slot)
  
• ML service: 0.035

Andrew Abbott lhp
1 year (2023)

• 1 year (2023)
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 6/5/23
• drafted by Cincinnati 2021 (2-53) (Virginia)
• $1.3M signing bonus ($1,370,400 slot)
• ML service: 0.000

Alan Busenitz rhp
1 year (2023)

• 1 year (2023)
  • signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 12/27/22 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 5/14/23
    
• 2019-22
  • Rakuten of Japan
    
• 1 year (2018)
  • re-signed by Minnesota 3/18
    
• 1 year (2017)
  • contract selected by Minnesota 6/17/17
• acquired by Minnesota in trade from LA Angels 8/1/16
• drafted by LA Angels 2013 (25-757) (Kennesaw State)
• ML service: 0.156

Elly De La Cruz ss
1 year (2023)

• 1 year (2023)
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 11/13/22
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/23
• signed by Cincinnati 7/2/18 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic
• $65,000 signing bonus
  
• ML service: 0.000

Kevin Herget rhp
1 year (2023)

• 1 year (2023)
  • signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 11/11/22 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 4/5/23
• 1 year (2022)
  • contract selected by Tampa Bay 8/19/22
  • DFA by Tampa Bay 8/23/22, sent outright to Triple-A 8/25/22
  • contract selected by Tampa Bay 9/12/22
  • DFA by Tampa Bay 9/22/22, sent outright to Triple-A 9/24/22
  • contract selected by Tampa Bay 10/3/22
  • DFA by Tampa Bay 10/4/22, sent outright to Triple-A 10/6/22
    
• 1 year (2021)
  • signed by Cleveland as a free agent 5/25/21 (minor-league contract)
  • released by Cleveland 10/4/21
• drafted by St. Louis 2013 (39-1,175) (Kean University, N.J.)
• ML service: 0.023

T.J. Hopkins of
1 year (2023)

• 1 year (2023)
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 6/3/23
• drafted by Cincinnati 2019 (9-264) (South Carolina)
• $17,500 signing bonus ($156,100 slot)
• ML service: 0.000

Ricky Karcher rhp
1 year (2023)

• 1 year (2023)
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 11/13/22
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/23
• drafted by Cincinnati 2017 (13-377) (Walters State JC, Tenn.)
• $125,000 signing bonus
  
• ML service: 0.000

Casey Legumina rhp
1 year (2023)

• 1 year (2023)
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 11/13/22
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/23
• drafted by Cincinnati 2019 (8-239) (Gonzaga)
• $250,000 signing bonus ($173,000 slot)
• ML service: 0.000

Ben Lively rhp
1 year (2023)

• 1 year (2023)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 11/19/22 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 5/9/23
• 1 year (2022)
  • contract selected by Tampa Bay 8/19/22
• 1 year (2022)
  • signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 1/5/22 (minor-league contract)
• 1 year (2021)
  • re-signed by Samsung Lions of KBO
• 1 year/$700,000 (2020)
  • re-signed by Samsung Lions of Korea 12/19
  • may earn additional $250,000 in performance bonuses
• 1 year (2019)
  • re-signed by Kansas City 2/19
  • acquired by Arizona in trade 6/22/19 after being DFA by Kansas City 6/20/19
  • released by Arizona 8/8/19
  • signed by Samsung Lions of Korea 8/19
• 1 year/$550,000 (2018)
  • re-signed by Philadelphia 3/18
  • claimed by Kansas City off waivers from Philadelphia 9/5/18
• 1 year (2017)
  • contract selected by Philadelphia 11/18/16
  • re-signed by Philadelphia 3/17
• acquired by Philadelphia in trade from Cincinnati 12/31/14
  
• drafted by Cincinnati 2013 (4-135) (Central Florida)
• $350,000 signing bonus ($367,900 slot)
• ML service: 0.159

Noelvi Marte ss
1 year (2023)

• 1 year (2023)
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 11/13/22
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/23
• acquired by Cincinnati in trade from Seattle 7/29/22
• signed by Seattle 7/18 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic
• $1.55M signing bonus
• ML service: 0.000

Matt McLain ss
1 year (2023)

• 1 year (2023)
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 5/15/23
• drafted by Cincinnati 2021 (1-17) (UCLA)
• $4.625M signing bonus ($3,609,700 slot)
• ML service: 0.000

Henry Ramos of
1 year (2023)

• 1 year (2023)
  • signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 1/9/23 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 4/24/23
• 1 year (2022)
  • signed by KT Wiz of Korea 11/21
    
• 1 year (2021)
  • signed by Arizona as a free agent 5/19/21 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Arizona 9/5/21
  • sent outright to Triple-A by Arizona 10/7/21
• 1 year (2020)
  • signed by Texas as a free agent 1/3/20 (minor-league contract)
• 1 year (2019)
  • signed by San Francisco as a free agent 11/29/18 (minor-league contract)
  • released by San Francisco 8/2/19
• 1 year (2018)
  • signed by as a free agent /20 (minor-league contract)
• 1 year (2017)
  • signed by LA Dodgers as a free agent 11/21/16 (minor-league contract)
• drafted by Boston 2010 (5-173) (Alfonso Casta Martinez HS, Maunabo, Puerto Rico)
• ML service: 0.029

Lyon Richardson rhp
1 year (2023)

• 1 year (2023)
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 11/13/22
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/23
• drafted by Cincinnati 2018 (2-47) (Jensen Beach HS, Fla.)
• $1,997,500 signing bonus ($1,520,300 slot)
• ML service: 0.000

Eduardo Salazar rhp
1 year (2023)

• 1 year (2023)
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 5/24/23
• signed by Cincinnati 5/4/17 as an amateur free agent from Venezuela
• ML service: 0.000

Michael Siani of
1 year (2023)

• 1 year (2023)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/23
• 1 year (2022)
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 9/22/22
• drafted by Cincinnati 2018 (4-109) (Penn Charter HS, Philadelphia)
  
• $2M signing bonus ($512,800 slot)
  
• ML service: 0.015

Levi Stoudt rhp
1 year (2023)

• 1 year (2023)
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 11/13/22
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/23
• acquired by Cincinnati in trade from Seattle 7/29/22
• drafted by Seattle 2019 (3-97) (Lehigh)
• $339,000 signing bonus ($599,100 slot)
• ML service: 0.000

Brandon Williamson lhp
1 year (2023)

• 1 year (2023)
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 11/13/22
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/23
• acquired by Cincinnati in trade from Seattle 3/14/22
• drafted by Seattle 2019 (2-59) (TCU)
• $925,000 signing bonus ($1,185,500 slot)
• ML service: 0.000

 

Minor leagues

Victor Acosta ss
2023

• acquired by Cincinnati in trade from San Diego 8/2/22
• signed by San Diego 1/15/21 as an amateur free agent from the Dominican Republic
• $1.8M signing bonus
  
• ML service:

Jay Allen of
2023

• drafted by Cincinnati 2021 (1-30) (Carroll Catholic HS, Fort Pierce, Fla.)
• $2,397,500 signing bonus ($2,365,500 slot)
• ML service:

Edwin Arroyo rhp
2023

• acquired by Cincinnati in trade from Seattle 7/29/22
• drafted by Seattle 2021 (2-48) (Central Pointe Christian Academy, Kissimmee, Fla.)
• $1.65M signing bonus ($1,543,600 slot)
• ML service:

Silvino Bracho rhp
1 year (2023)

• 1 year (2023)
  • signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 12/8/22 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 5/14/23
  • DFA by Cincinnati 5/24/23
    
• 1 year (2022)
  • signed by Boston as a free agent 3/6/22 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Boston 6/28/22
  • acquired by Atlanta in trade 6/30/22 after being DFA by Boston
  • DFA by Atlanta 7/4/22, sent outright to Triple-A 7/6/22
  • contract selected by Atlanta 9/28/22
  • DFA by Atlanta 11/13/22, non-tendered by Atlanta 11/18/22
    
• 1 year (2021)
  • signed by San Francisco as a free agent 12/9/20 (minor-league contract)
    
• 1 year/$584,100 (2020)
  • re-signed by Arizona 3/20
  • sent outright to Triple-A by Arizona 10/27/20 (elected free agency)
• 1 year/$574,600 (2019)
  • re-signed by Arizona 3/19
    
• 1 year (2018)
  • re-signed by Arizona 3/18
    
• 1 year (2017)
  • re-signed by Arizona 3/17
• 1 year/$509,300 (2016)
  • re-signed by Arizona 3/16
• 1 year (2015)
  • contract selected by Arizona 8/30/15
• signed by Arizona as an amateur free agent from Venezuela 8/9/11
• ML service: 3.099

Ricardo Cabrera ss
2023

• signed by Cincinnati 1/15/22 as an amateur free agent from Venezuela
• $2.7M signing bonus
  
• ML service:

Allan Cerda cf
1 year (2023)

• 1 year (2023)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 11/18/22 (minor-league contract)
• 1 year (2022)
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 11/19/21
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/22
  • non-tendered by Cincinnati 11/18/22
• signed by Cincinnati 7/18/17 as an amateur free agent
• ML service: 0.000

Cam Collier 3b
2023

• drafted by Cincinnati 2022 (1-18) (Chipola JC, Fla.)
• $5M signing bonus ($3,659,800 slot)
  
• ML service:

Daniel Duarte rhp
1 year (2023)

• 1 year (2023)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 11/18/22 (minor-league contract)
• 1 year/$700,000 (2022)
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 11/19/21
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/22
  • non-tendered by Cincinnati 11/18/22
• 1 year (2020)
  • signed by Cincinnati as a free agent (minor-league contract)
    
• selected by Kansas City from Texas in minor-league phase of Rule 5 draft 12/14/17
• signed by Texas as a free agent from Mexico 7/2/13
• ML service: 1.000

Christian Encarnacion-Strand 3b-1b
2023

• acquired by Cincinnati in trade from Minnesota 8/2/22
• drafted by Minnesota 2021 (4-128) (Oklahoma State)
• $442,900 signing bonus (slot amount)
  
• ML service:

Franklin German rhp
1 year (2023)

• 1 year (2023)
  • acquired by Chicago White Sox in trade 2/3/23 after being DFA by Boston 1/30/23
  • re-signed by Chicago White Sox 2/24/23
  • claimed by Cincinnati off waivers 5/8/23 after being DFA by Chicago White Sox 5/2/23
  • DFA by Cincinnati 6/5/23, sent outright to Triple-A 6/6/23
    
• 1 year (2022)
  • contract selected by Boston 9/17/22
• acquired by Boston in trade from NY Yankees 1/25/21
• drafted by NY Yankees 2018 (4-127) (North Florida)
• $347,500 signing bonus ($430,400 slot)
  
• ML service: 0.019

Tayron Guerrero rhp
1 year (2023)

• 1 year (2023)
  • signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 1/7/23 (minor-league contract)
    
• 1 year (2022)
  • signed by Chiba Lotte Marines of Japan 12/18/21
    
• 2021
  • did not play
• 2020
  • DFA by Chicago White Sox 1/2/20, sent outright to Triple-A 1/11/20
• 1 year/$565,000 (2019)
  • re-signed by Miami 3/19
  • claimed by Chicago White Sox off waivers 12/6/19 after being DFA by Miami 12/2/19
    
• 1 year/$545,000 (2018)
  • re-signed by Miami 3/18
    
• 1 year (2017)
  • re-signed by Miami 3/17
• 1 year (2016)
  • re-signed by San Diego 3/16
  • acquired by Miami in trade from San Diego 7/29/16
• 1 year (2015)
  • contract selected by San Diego 11/20/14
  • re-signed by San Diego 3/10/15
• signed by San Diego 12/18/09 as an amateur free agent from Colombia
• agent: TLA Worldwide
  
• ML service: 2.004 (through 2020)

Austin Hendrick of
2023

• drafted by Cincinnati 2020 (1-12) (West Allegheny HS, Imperial, Pa.)
  
• $4M signing bonus ($4.3664M slot)
• ML service:

Alejo Lopez 2b
2023

• 2023
  • DFA by Cincinnati 2/14/23
• 1 year (2022)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/22
• 1 year (2021)
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 6/28/21
• drafted by Cincinnati 2015 (27-805) (Greenway HS, Phoenix)
• $150,000 signing bonus
  
• ML service: 0.140

Richie Martin ss
1 year (2023)

• 1 year (2023)
  • signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 1/17/23 (minor-league contract)
    
• 1 year (2022)
  • contract selected by Baltimore 6/11/22
  • DFA by Baltimore 9/1/22, sent outright to Triple-A 9/3/22
    
• 1 year (2021)
  • re-signed by Baltimore 3/21
  • sent outright to Triple-A by Baltimore 11/30/21
    
• 1 year/$568,000 (2020)
  • re-signed by Baltimore 3/20
    
• 1 year/$555,000 (2019)
  • selected by Baltimore from Oakland in Rule 5 draft 12/13/18
  • re-signed by Baltimore 3/19
• drafted by Oakland 2015 (1-20) (Florida)
• $1.95M signing bonus ($2.214M slot)
• ML service: 2.138

Nick Martini rf
1 year (2023)

• 1 year (2023)
  • signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 2/4/23 (minor-league contract)
    
• 1 year/$550,000 (2022)
  • signed by NC Dinos of Korea 12/20/21
  • may earn addtional $250,000 in performance bonuses
• 1 year (2021)
  • signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent 2/4/21 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Chicago Cubs 5/7/21
  • DFA by Chicago Cubs 6/4/21, sent outright to Triple-A 6/7/21
  • contract selected by Chicago Cubs 9/8/21
• 2020
  • claimed by Philadelphia off waivers 1/14/20 after being DFA by Cincinnati 1/8/20
  • sent outright to Triple-A by Philadelphia 2/19/20
    
• 1 year/$557,500 (2019)
  • re-signed by Oakland 3/19
  • claimed by San Diego off waivers 8/28/19 after being DFA by Oakland 8/26/19
  • claimed by Cincinnati off waivers 11/25/19 after being DFA by San Diego 11/20/19
    
• 1 year (2018)
  • signed by Oakland as a free agent 1/10/18 (minor-league contract)
    
  • contract selected by Oakland 6/6/18
• drafted by St. Louis 2011 (7-230) (Kansas State)
• $125,000 signing bonus
• ML service: 1.086

Ryan Meisinger rhp
1 year (2023)

• 1 year (2023)
  • signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 5/19/23 (minor-league contract)
• 1 year (2022)
  • signed by Arizona as a free agent 4/1/22 (minor-league contract)
  • released by Arizona 5/24/22
    
• 1 year (2021)
  • signed by Chicago Cubs as a free agent (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Chicago Cubs 8/12/21
  • claimed by LA Dodgers off waivers 8/31/21 after being DFA by Chicago Cubs 8/28/21
  • sent outright to Triple-A by LA Dodgers 9/4/21
  • elected free agency 10/8/21
• 1 year (2020)
  • re-signed by St. Louis (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by St. Louis 8/17/20
  • DFA by St. Louis 9/8/20, sent outright to Triple-A 9/10/20
• 1 year (2019)
  • DFA by St. Louis 12/21/18, sent outright to Triple-A 1/4/19
  • re-signed by St. Louis y
• 1 year (2018)
  • contract selected by Baltimore 6/29/18
  • claimed by St. Louis off waivers from Baltimore 12/10/18
    
• drafted by Baltimore 2015 (11-343) (Radford)
  
• $100,000 signing bonus
• ML service: 0.117

Mat Nelson c
2023

• drafted by Cincinnati 2021 (1s-35) (Florida State)
• $2,093,300 signing bonus ($2,095,800 slot)
• ML service:

Chase Petty rhp
2023

• acquired by Cincinnati in trade from Minnesota 3/13/22
• drafted by Minnesota 2021 (1-26) (Mainland Regional HS, Linwood, NJ)
• $2.5M signing bonus ($2,653,400 slot)
• ML service:

Connor Phillips rhp
2023

• acquired by Cincinnati in trade from Seattle 3/14/22
• drafted by Seattle 2020 (2s-64) (McLennan JC, Texas)
• $1,050,300 signing bonus (slot amoumt)
• ML service:

Nick Plummer of
1 year (2023)

• 1 year (2023)
  • signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 2/4/23 (minor-league contract)
    
• 1 year (2022)
  • signed by NY Mets as a free agent 11/24/21 (split contract paying Major League minimum salary in majors, $93,000 in minors)
  • DFA by NY Mets 8/16/22, sent outright to Triple-A 8/19/22
    
• drafted by St. Louis 2015 (1-23) (Brother Rice HS, Bloomfield Hills, Mich.)
• $2,124,400 signing bonus (slot amount)
• agent: Wasserman
  
• ML service: 0.037

Matt Reynolds ss
1 year (2023)

• 1 year (2023)
  • DFA by Cincinnati 1/13/23, sent outright to Triple-A 1/19/23
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 4/28/23
  • DFA by Cincinnati 5/6/23
• 1 year (2022)
  • signed by NY Mets as a free agent 12/16/21 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by NY Mets 4/15/22
  • claimed by Cincinnati off waivers 4/24/22 after being DFA by NY Mets 4/20/22
• 1 year (2021)
  • signed by Chicago White Sox as a free agent 12/17/20 (minor-league contract)
• 1 year (2020)
  • signed by Kansas City as a free agent 11/15/19 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Kansas City 9/8/20
  • DFA by Kansas City 9/12/20 (elected free agency)
• 2019
  • sent outright to Triple-A by Washington 1/17/19
• 1 year (2018)
  • acquired by Washington in trade 2/12/18 after being DFA by NY Mets 2/7/18
  • re-signed by Washington 3/18
• 1 year (2017)
  • re-signed by NY Mets 3/17
• 1 year/$507,500 (2016)
  • contract selected by NY Mets 10/12/15
  • re-signed by NY Mets 3/4/16
• drafted by NY Mets 2012 (2-71) (Arkansas)
• $525,000 signing bonus ($723,600 slot)
• ML service: 2.093

Chuckie Robinson c
1 year (2023)

• 1 year (2023)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 12/5/22 (minor-league contract)
• 1 year (2022)
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 8/11/22
  • sent outright to Triple-A 10/14/22
• drafted by Cincinnati 2016 (21-637) (Southern Mississippi)
  
• $100,000 signing bonus
  
• ML service: 0.045

Jared Solomon rhp
1 year (2023)

• 1 year (2023)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 12/5/22 (minor-league contract)
• 1 year (2022)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/22
  • non-tendered by Cincinnati 11/18/22
• 1 year (2021)
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 11/20/20
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/21
• drafted by Cincinnati 2017 (11-317) (Lackawanna JC, Pa.)
• $207,500 signing bonus
  
• ML service: 0.029

Bennett Sousa lhp
1 year (2023)

• 1 year (2023)
  • claimed by Cincinnati off waivers 2/22/23 after being DFA by Chicago White Sox 2/20/23
  • re-signed by Cincinnati 3/23
  • DFA by Cincinnati 4/5/23
• 1 year/$700,000 (2022)
  • re-signed by Chicago White Sox 3/22
• 1 year (2022)
  • contract selected by Chicago White Sox 11/19/21
• drafted by Chicago White Sox 2018 (10-288) (Virginia)
• $10,000 signing bonus
• ML service: 0.068

Sal Stewart 3b
2023

• drafted by Cincinnati 2022 (1s-32) (Westminster Christian HS, Fla.)
• $2.1M signing bonus ($2,373,000 slot)
  
• ML service:

Hunter Strickland rhp
1 year (2023)

• 1 year (2023)
  • re-signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 2/18/23 (minor-league contract)
  • released by Cincinnati 3/25/23
  • re-signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 4/4/23 (minor-league contract)
• 1 year/$1.825M (2022)
  • signed by Cincinnati as a free agent 3/22/22
  • may earn additional $750,000 in performance bonuses
  • assignment bonus: $250,000 with trade
• 1 year (2021)
  • signed by Tampa Bay as a free agent 2/8/21 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by Tampa Bay 4/9/21
  • acquired by LA Angels in trade from Tampa Bay 5/15/21
  • acquired by Milwaukee in trade 6/12/21 after being DFA by LA Angels 6/7/21
• 1 year/$1.6M (2020)
  • re-signed by Washington 12/2/19 (avoided arbitration)
  • performance bonuses: $75,000 each for 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 games pitched. $50,000 for 20 games finished. $100,000 for 30 GF.
  • released by Washington 3/14/20 (due 45 days’ salary, $387,097)
  • signed by NY Mets as a free agent 6/29/20 (minor-league contract)
  • contract selected by NY Mets 7/23/20
  • DFA by NY Mets 7/30/20, sent outright to Alternate Training Site 8/2/20
  • contract selected by NY Mets 8/31/20
  • DFA by NY Mets 9/1/20
• 1 year/$1.3M (2019)
  • signed by Seattle as a free agent 1/27/19
  • performance bonuses: $75,000 for 25 games. $0.1M for 34 g. $0.125M for 45 g. $0.15M for 50 g. $50,000 for 20 games finished. $0.175M for 30 GF. $0.25M for 40 GF. $0.4M for 50 GF
  • acquired by Washington in trade from Seattle 7/31/19 with $419,355 remaining on contract
• 1 year/$1.55M (2018)
  • re-signed by San Francisco 1/12/18 (avoided arbitration)
  • non-tendered by San Francisco 11/30/18
• 1 year/$555,000 (2017)
  • re-signed by San Francisco 3/17
• 1 year/$517,500 (2016)
  • re-signed by San Francisco 3/16
• 1 year (2015)
  • re-signed by San Francisco 3/15
• 1 year (2014)
  • contract selected by San Francisco 11/20/13
  • re-signed by San Francisco 3/4/14
• 1 year (2013)
  • contract purchased by Pittsburgh 11/20/12
  • re-signed by Pittsburgh 3/1/13
  • claimed by San Francisco off waivers 4/2/13 after being DFA by Pittsburgh 3/27/13
  • DFA by San Francisco 7/23/13
  • re-signed by San Francisco 8/1/13 (minor-league contract)
• acquired by Pittsburgh in trade from Boston 7/22/09 (A. LaRoche deal)
• drafted by Boston 2007 (18-564) (Pike County HS, Zebulon, Ga.)
• $123,250 signing bonus
• agent: Sports One Athlete Management
• ML service: 7.033

Jason Vosler 3b
1 year/$1M (2023)

• 1 year/$1M (2023)
  • signed by Seattle as a free agent 1/25/23 (minor-league contract)
  • released by Seattle 1/27/23
  • signed by Cincinnati as a a free agent 2/1/23 (minor-league contract with salary of $1M in majors)
  • contract selected by Cincinnati 3/30/23
  • DFA by Cincinnati 4/24/23, sent outright to Triple-A 4/27/23
• 1 year (2022)
  • re-signed by San Francisco 3/22
  • non-tendered by San Francisco 11/18/22
• 1 year (2021)
  • signed by San Francisco as a free agent 11/20/20
• acquired by San Diego in trade from Chicago Cubs 11/20/18
  
• drafted by Chicago Cubs 2014 (16-469) (Northeasten)
• ML service: 0.109