The Reds have issued a qualifying supply to Nick Martinez, reports Gordon Wittenmyer of the Cincinnati Enquirer. The QO is valued at $21.05M. The fitting-hander declined a $12M participant choice over the weekend to hit free company for a fourth straight winter.
Wittenmyer experiences that the Reds and Martinez have mentioned a multi-year extension however haven’t gained a lot traction. Fairly than threat dropping him for nothing, Cincinnati made the shocking name to difficulty the QO. Martinez and his representatives on the Boras Company have till Nov. 19 to discover the market earlier than deciding whether or not to lock in what would simply be the best wage of his profession.
Martinez had a superb first season in Cincinnati. The Reds signed him to a two-year, $26M free agent deal. Martinez had pitched nicely over two seasons in a swing function with the Padres. He pitched in the identical capability for the Reds, beginning 16 of 42 appearances. He logged a career-best 142 1/3 innings with a 3.10 earned run common. He has allowed fewer than 3.50 earned runs per 9 in all three seasons since coming back from Japan throughout the 2021-22 offseason. Martinez confirmed pristine management (3.2% stroll proportion) and did a incredible job avoiding laborious contact. That mitigated considerations about how he’d alter to hitter-friendly Nice American Ball Park.
