In MLB insider Jim Bowden's list of top 50 MLB free agents for 2025-26, he wrote that the Minnesota Twins, Cincinnati Reds, Pittsburgh Pirates, Athletics and Colorado Rockies are the best team fits for free agent right-handed pitcher Nick Martinez. Bowden predicts Martinez will sign a one-year, $11 million contract.
Martinez, 35, made 26 starts and 14 relief appearances for the Reds in 2025. The Twins are likely set on starting pitchers with Joe Ryan, Pablo Lopez, Bailey Ober, Mick Abel, Taj Bradley, Zebby Matthews, David Festa (who may miss some time, however) and Kendry Rojas, but they definitely need bullpen help after trading five relievers this past summer.