Reds July 2025 Thread

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(07-08-2025, 09:06 PM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: Reminder that Nick Martinez this year is the 3rd highest paid Red in franchise history. Giving him a qualifying offer still baffles me.

Out of the 5 main SPs this year (Greene, Abbott, Lodolo, Singer, Martinez), Martinez has the highest ERA of all of them, according to stats on reds.com.
Abbott - 2.15
Greene - 2.72
Lodolo - 3.58
Singer - 4.32
Martinez - 4.85

Martinez pitched great against SD and had a couple relief appearances, but the two games after SD and the 1 game before the 2 relief appearances, Martinez has allowed 21 earned runs across 3 starts against MIN, BOS, and MIA. In those 3 games, he pitched a total of 14.1 innings.

I wouldn't be opposed to shipping Martinez off between the ASB and July 31 (trade deadline) and let someone else get some valuable experience at this point.
Martinez has no future with the Reds beyond this season.