Reds' projected arbitration salaries revealed as team plans for 2025

The Cincinnati Reds' 2024 season is already over despite the fact that several Major League teams are still duking it out in the playoffs. Cincinnati did not have the season that many Reds fans were expecting and it cost David Bell his job.

And while the search for a new Reds manager undoubtedly takes precedence, Nick Krall and front office will need to make some roster decisions in the coming weeks as well. Chief among them will be whether or not tender contracts to the 10 players who will enter arbitration this offseason.

Players with at least three but less than six years of Major League service time are able to receive a pay increase through the arbitration process. There are a number of metrics, statistics, and other variables that factor into a player's presumed value, and if the organization cannot reach an agreement on a salary for the upcoming season, an arbiter will be brought in to decide.

Jake Fraley, Tyler Stephenson, and other Reds players are up for arbitration this offseason

Every year, MLB Trade Rumors creates a model that projects all arbitration-eligible player's salaries for the upcoming season. Sometimes those numbers are close, and other times they're not. But in general, it's a terrific barometer of what fans can expect their favorite teams to expect to pay in order to satisfy a player's value.

• Ty France, first baseman ($8.6 million)
• Tyler Stephenson, catcher ($5.2 million)
• Alexis Diaz, pitcher ($4.2 million)
• Santiago Espinal, infielder ($4 million)
• Jake Fraley, outfielder ($3.3 million)
• Nick Lodolo, pitcher ($2.2 million)
• Austin Wynns, catcher ($1.4 million)
• Sam Moll, pitcher ($1.1 million)
• Tejay Antone, pitcher ($1.1 million)
• Ian Gibaut, pitcher ($800,000)

These estimates assume that the Reds will be on the hook for approximately $30 million if all 10 players remain with the organization. There are some definites on this list, for sure. Tyler Stephenson, Alexis Diaz, and Nick Lodolo will undoubtedly be tendered contracts. Players like Jake Fraley, Sam Moll, and Ian Gibaut will likely return as well. But there are some question marks when it comes to players like Ty France, Tejay Antone, and Austin Wynns.

The non-tender deadline is little over a month away, so Krall and Co. had better be thinking about who stays and who goes. There's also the matter of getting at or under the the 40-man maximum heading into the offseason. The Reds current roster maintains 48 players and there are only three players (Amed Rosario, Buck Farmer, and Justin Wilson) who'll enter free agency after the World Series comes to a close.

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