Former San Diego Padres pitcher Nick Martinez has accepted his qualifying offer from the Cincinnati Reds for the 2024 season, per multiple reports.
Martinez’s decision to accept the $21.05 million qualifying offer comes after a 2024 season in which he went 10-7 with a 3.10 ERA across 42 appearances (16 starts).
It was a career-year for Martinez, and rather than testing the free agent market, the 34-year-old elected to take the one-year, $21.05 million deal.
Martinez was originally selected in the 18th round of the 2011 MLB Draft by the Texas Rangers. He debuted with the Rangers in 2014, and was with the team until 2017.
Martinez struggled with Texas, sporting a 4.77 ERA across 240 appearances (103 starts) and 774.1 innings pitched. After the 2017 season, Martinez went to Japan, where he’d play for the next four years.
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