Reds arbitration deadline deals 2023

CINCINNATI — The Reds will not have an arbitration case this year after reaching an agreement with all six of their eligible players on Friday.

There was a 1 p.m. ET Friday deadline for teams and players to exchange salary figures ahead of a potential hearing.

Antone, who missed all of 2022 rehabilitating from Tommy John surgery on his right elbow, will earn $770,000 after he made $720,000 last season.

Cessa, a reliever-turned-starter who is expected to compete for a rotation spot in Spring Training, received a raise from $1.8 million to $2.65 million. He went 4-4 with a 4.57 ERA in 46 games (10 starts).

Dunn, another contender for a rotation spot, spent much of last season rehabbing from a right shoulder injury and was 1-3 with a 6.10 ERA in seven starts. His salary moved from $720,000 to $900,000.

Sims, who was limited to six relief appearances in 2022 because of a back injury that required surgery, will make $1.267 million after he made $1.2 million last season.

The Reds acquired Newman from the Pirates on Nov. 18 for reliever Dauri Moreta. Newman made $1.95 million last season and will earn $2.663 million in 2023. He batted .274/.316/.372 with two home runs and 24 RBIs in 78 games during 2022.

Senzel played a career-high 110 games last season and batted .231/.296/.306 with five homers and 25 RBIs while earning $1.25 million. Injury-plagued throughout his four seasons in the big leagues, he missed the final 14 games of ’22 with a fractured toe on his left foot. He will make $1.95 million this season.

Over its recent history, Cincinnati would automatically go to a hearing with any player once figures were exchanged. In 2022, the Reds won their case against Sims.

Reds general manager Nick Krall was pleased to get all of the players signed and avoid arbitration cases.

“The arbitration process is what it is,” Krall said. “It’s two sides who look at it a little bit differently, and you try to come to an amicable solution to everything. You want to get an agreement, but the process is there if you disagree, have a fundamental disagreement, then you go to the case. We’ve done that in the past.”