This afternoon marks the deadline for MLB clubs and arbitration-eligible players to reach agreement on contracts for the 2021 season, or else each side must submit a formal figure for an arbiter to settle independently later this winter. It’s often a contentious time, unfortunately, as it can so often end up a bit of a public debate over a player’s worth, even though the team has expressed interest in retaining said player’s work.
Fortunately for the Cincinnati Reds, they avoided the ugly paperwork with a few of their key arb guys prior to today’s deadline. Each of Michael Lorenzen (3rd and final year), Jesse Winker (1st year), and newly acquired Noe Ramirez (1st year) agreed to terms for their 2021 contracts, putting at least some of the future payroll obligations for the Reds that were up in the air to date on concrete terms.