{"id":43835,"date":"2025-04-25T04:05:26","date_gmt":"2025-04-25T04:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=43835"},"modified":"2025-04-25T04:05:26","modified_gmt":"2025-04-25T04:05:26","slug":"breaking-dodgers-could-acquire-popular-21-million-trade-candidate-from-reds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=43835","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Dodgers Could Acquire Popular $21 Million Trade Candidate From Reds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Cincinnati Reds have a lot of big league pitching, but not a lot of big league hitting. Cincinnati is led by the trio of Hunter Greene, Nick Lodolo, and Brady Singer at the top of its pitching staff. Andrew Abbott and Nick Martinez follow up this trio.<\/p>\n<p>The Reds also have pitchers like Carson Spiers, Chase Petty, and Chase Burns knocking on the door of the big leagues. Rhett Lowder is set to return from injury in the near future, too.<\/p>\n<p>With all this in mind, it wouldn&#8217;t be shocking to see the\u00a0Reds trade away the only expiring contract\u00a0out of this starting pitching room: Martinez.<\/p>\n<p>ESPN&#8217;s David Schoenfield recently\u00a0predicted the Reds would trade away\u00a0Martinez this season.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"imageBox\">\n<div class=\"innerBox ar23-innerBox\"><picture class=\"mapping-embed\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2632931\/cincinnati-reds-pitcher-nick-martinez.webp?w=790&amp;f=0b2460a2b40527d96047d0c52c26b341 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2632931\/cincinnati-reds-pitcher-nick-martinez.jpg?w=790&amp;f=0b2460a2b40527d96047d0c52c26b341 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 992px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2632931\/cincinnati-reds-pitcher-nick-martinez.webp?w=900&amp;f=571d6a9edbbbf66f36b7e29027ae8330 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2632931\/cincinnati-reds-pitcher-nick-martinez.jpg?w=900&amp;f=571d6a9edbbbf66f36b7e29027ae8330 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2632931\/cincinnati-reds-pitcher-nick-martinez.webp?w=790&amp;f=0b2460a2b40527d96047d0c52c26b341 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2632931\/cincinnati-reds-pitcher-nick-martinez.jpg?w=790&amp;f=0b2460a2b40527d96047d0c52c26b341 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2632931\/cincinnati-reds-pitcher-nick-martinez.webp?w=450&amp;f=afe41afde8b25ab47ebe4fa0fe8803cd 1x\" type=\"image\/webp\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2632931\/cincinnati-reds-pitcher-nick-martinez.jpg?w=450&amp;f=afe41afde8b25ab47ebe4fa0fe8803cd 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2632931\/cincinnati-reds-pitcher-nick-martinez.webp?w=1200&amp;f=7b82ee2a426555d4dc7d5241860fd1e3\" type=\"image\/webp\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"i2632931\" class=\"mapping-embed imgPhoto\" src=\"https:\/\/d.newsweek.com\/en\/full\/2632931\/cincinnati-reds-pitcher-nick-martinez.jpg?w=1200&amp;f=7b82ee2a426555d4dc7d5241860fd1e3\" alt=\"Cincinnati Reds pitcher Nick Martinez\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"caption ar23-caption\"><span id=\"short-cap-description\" class=\"cap\">CINCINNATI, OHIO &#8211; APRIL 16: Nick Martinez #28 of the Cincinnati Reds pitches during the game against the Seattle Mariners at Great American Ball Park on April 16, 2025 in Cincinnati, Ohio.<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"credit ar23-credit\">Jason Mowry\/Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&#8220;Martinez is a useful swingman, but he&#8217;s making $21 million, so that&#8217;s about $7 million for two months, a steep price for a pitcher who isn&#8217;t a lock for a playoff rotation,&#8221; Schoenfield wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The perfect trade suitor for Martinez is the Los Angeles Dodgers, and they have plenty of prospect capital to land the righty.<\/p>\n<p>The Dodgers&#8217; starting rotation is loaded with talent, but they&#8217;re dealing with a lot of injuries again this season. Los Angeles could use a reliable righty like Martinez, especially since he could double as a bullpen arm down the stretch.<\/p>\n<p>In return, the Reds could land an impact outfield prospect like James Outman or Dalton Rushing. Landing either of these two outfielders would be a huge win for Cincinnati, considering the lack of big league talent it has in the outfield.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Cincinnati Reds have a lot of big league pitching, but not a lot of big league hitting. 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