Latest On Emilio Pagán

Right-hander Emilio Pagán recently turned down a $10MM player option with the Reds, thus becoming a free agent. Gordon Wittenmyer of the Cincinnati Enquirer reports that Pagán already has a busy market and would prefer to sign before the lockout, so perhaps he will have a deal in place in the next few weeks.

Pagán turns 36 in May but it’s not surprising that he has a robust market. His 2026 season was okay if you look at the whole thing but he finished on quite a heater. On the whole, he tossed 42 2/3 innings with a 3.38 earned run average. He posted a 6.43 ERA through 14 innings before a hamstring strain put him on the injured list in May. He came off the IL in June and shoved through the…