Something to consider with the Reds 2026 payroll outlook:
12 players are eligible for arbitration. Those players earned around $25M in 2025. Based on projections, their combined 2026 salaries would be about $48M.
That’s a payroll bump of about $23M from last season.
2025 salary/2026 projected arbitration salary:
Brady Singer $8.7…..$11.9
Nick Lodolo $1.98M….$4.3M
TJ Friedl $750K……$4.9M
Spencer Steer $750K…$4.5M
Tyler Stephenson $4.9….$6.4M
Gavin Lux $3.3….$5M
Matt McLain $750K…$2.6M
Will Benson $750K….$1.7M
Sam Moll $1.1M….$1.2M
Tony Santillan $750K….$2.4M
Graham Ashcraft $750K….$1.4M
Brandon Williamson $750K…800K
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Ben Rortvedt 2006: $1.3M
The Reds don’t have to offer all of these players arbitration.
They could choose to non-tender a player, allowing them to become a free agent (November 21).