Nick Martinez

Lodolo and veteran Nick Martinez will close out a three-game series against San Francisco following Opening Day starter Hunter Greene. It'll be Brady Singer taking the ball on Monday against the Rangers in his Reds debut, but there's nothing finalized beyond that at this juncture.

The Reds swung a few notable trades to bring some new talent onto the roster, as manager Terry Francona will try to lead the team back into contention. Major League Signings Nick Martinez, SP: One year, $21.05MM (accepted qualifying offer) Austin Hays, OF: One year, $5MM (includes $1MM buyout of $12MM mutual option for 2026)…

The Reds swung a few notable trades to bring some new talent onto the roster, as manager Terry Francona will try to lead the team back into contention. Major League Signings Nick Martinez, SP: One year, $21.05MM (accepted qualifying offer) Austin Hays, OF: One year, $5MM (includes $1MM buyout of $12MM mutual option for 2026)…

Martinez surrendered only one hit and three walks over four strong frames, lowering his spring ERA to 2.25 in the process. The 34-year-old veteran lacks the strikeout upside to be anything more than a matchup-dependent streaming option in deeper mixed leagues, but he's a top-90 range starting pitcher for fantasy purposes entering the season.

He struck out three and only issued one walk. Martinez lacks the strikeout upside to envision a leap into the top-50 range among starting pitchers for fantasy purposes, but he's a decent back-end ratio stabilizer in deeper mixed leagues as borderline top-100 option.