Major League Baseball players with more than three, but fewer than six, years of service time are eligible to receive an increase in salary through the league's arbitration process. Thursday marked the last day teams and players could negotiate before heading to arbitration, and the Cincinnati Reds came to terms with several players ahead of the deadline.
The first domino to fall was Spencer Steer. Robert Murray of FanSided reported that the Reds' Gold Glove finalist will earn $4 million in 2026. Gordon Wittenmyer of the Cincinnati Enquirer chimed in with three more deals as the afternoon's events unfolded.