After the best statistical season of his career, Nick Castellanos got noticed Thursday night with his first career Silver Slugger award.
Castellanos, who hit .309 in 2021 with 34 home runs and 100 runs batted in, is the first Cincinnati Reds player to win a Silver Slugger since Jay Bruce in 2013.
Castellanos opted out of the final two years of his contract last week and he'll reject the Reds qualifying offer, according to The Enquirer's Bobby Nightengale, making Castellanos one of the top free agents on the market.
He was guaranteed $34 million over the next two seasons when he opted out, but he could command a contract above $20 million per year on the free-agent market.