The New York Mets (2-5) are the underdogs on the moneyline (+100) in Saturday’s contest with the Cincinnati Reds (4-3). First pitch is at 4:10 PM ET on SNY.
The Cincinnati Reds (4-3) host the New York Mets (2-5) for a home game at Great American Ball Park on Saturday. First pitch is at 4:10 PM ET. The probable starters are Nick Martinez for the Reds and Luis Severino (0-1) for the Mets.
The Cincinnati Reds (1-1) and the Washington Nationals (1-1) meet in the rubber match of a three-game series on Sunday at 1:40 PM ET. The Reds are -179 favorites on the moneyline to win the series over the Nationals (+148).
The Washington Nationals (1-1) visit the Cincinnati Reds (1-1) for a road game on Sunday at 1:40 PM ET. The Reds will call on Nick Martinez against the Nationals and Jake Irvin.
The Reds built a 4-0 lead on the Dodgers on Friday night before the game was canceled due to rain. Nick Martinez got the start for Cincinnati, pitching four innings of scoreless baseball.
Lotta baseball for a Monday! Andrew Abbott is a lock for the Opening Day rotation of the Cincinnati Reds, isn’t he? The former 2nd round pick out of the University of Virginia had a truly good rookie year in 2023, valued at 2.7 bWAR (and 2.2 fWAR) in just over 109 innings of work.
Cincinnati Reds' newcomer Nick Martinez has made it clear that he wants to be in the team's starting rotation this year. He would accept a bullpen role if the team decides to go that way, but he wants to be in the top group.
The calendar has turned to December, meaning the top executives from each organization and the top agents from around the league gather for the winter meetings.
Two team have already made big moves on the pitching front, while two more are reportedly working the phones to add to their own rotations.
The Cincinnati Reds bullpen pitched much better than they were expected to in 2023. They also pitched much more than they should be expected to, moving forward.
The Cincinnati Reds and right-hander Nick Martinez are close to a two-year, $26 million contract agreement, per reports. The deal is pending the result of a physical and includes an opt-out after 2024, ESPN reported on Thursday.
The Reds are in agreement with Nick Martinez on a two-year, $26M guarantee, reports Jeff Passan of ESPN (X link).
The Dodgers are looking all over the league for starting pitching help, and they are expected to land at least two new arms. They want at least one front-line starter but also will be looking to build the rotation out with lower-tiered guys.
The veteran will now hit the open market.
After a rocky season, to say the least, the Padres will officially be watching the MLB postseason on their couches like the rest of us. Despite sporting the third-highest payroll on Opening Day, the Padres failed to get hot or perform in late games.
Many questions will certainly be raised about the Padres in the offseason, but none may be as intriguing as one specific pitcher's role and the contract he could have in the winter.
Nick Martinez just wants to be a starting pitcher in the league. That is all he wants to do, and he has more than proven himself during his time with the San Diego Padres this season.
Nick Martinez has made 83 starts among his 183 major league appearances. So the right-hander shouldn't be fazed when he takes the mound for the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night in Seattle.
Former teammates Sean Manaea and Nick Martinez participated in a good, old-fashioned standoff, following the playing of the national anthem before Sunday's game between the San Francisco Giants and San Diego Padres in Mexico City.
San Diego Padres right-hander Nick Martinez has left Team USA for the rest of the World Baseball Classic after not being guaranteed to start again during the event.
Originally slated to be a part of Team USA in the 2023 World Baseball Classic, Nick Martinez withdrew due to the USA wanting to use him as a reliever.
He started 2022 in the rotation but eventually got bumped to the bullpen, with his new contract seemingly accounting for a similar trajectory in 2023. Martinez will get paid based on games started and/or appearances out the bullpen.
The San Diego Padres are locking up their top arms on the pitching staff this offseason. The Padres reached a three-year deal worth $26 million to bring back right-hander Nick Martinez, MLB.com and the New York Post reported Wednesday.
Martinez originally signed a four-year, $25.5M contract on the heels of a breakout in Japan’s Nippon Professional Baseball.
Snell pitched 5.1 innings, allowing one earned run off five hits while tallying six punchouts.
Soto and Martinez engaged in negotiations for Soto to secure his No. 22 uniform.
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