GM: Walt Jocketty
2013: made playoffs · 90–72. Ranks are vs the 30 teams that season.
Each position lists its starter then backups by games (so platoons & bench show). Starters (mound) & bullpen (left, foul territory) are ranked by WAR; ★ marks the closer (most save chances). MLB Stats API.
| Player | Age | Service | G | fWAR | Salary $M | Surplus $M |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shin-Soo Choo | 30 | FA-elig | 154 | 6.4 | 7.4 | +9.9 |
| Joey Votto | 29 | FA-elig | 162 | 5.7 | 17.0 | -1.8 |
| Mat Latos | 25 | arb | 32 | 4.9 | 4.2 | +8.9 |
| Homer Bailey | 27 | FA-elig | 32 | 4.2 | 5.3 | +6.0 |
| Jay Bruce | 26 | arb | 160 | 4.0 | 7.5 | +3.3 |
| Todd Frazier | 27 | pre-arb | 150 | 2.9 | 0.5 | +7.4 |
| Brandon Phillips | 32 | FA-elig | 151 | 2.7 | 10.0 | -2.8 |
| Mike Leake | 25 | arb | 31 | 2.6 | 3.1 | +4.0 |
| Tony Cingrani | 23 | pre-arb | 24 | 1.9 | 0.5 | +4.6 |
| Aroldis Chapman | 25 | arb | 68 | 1.8 | 2.0 | +2.8 |
| Zack Cozart | 27 | pre-arb | 151 | 1.6 | 0.5 | +3.6 |
| Sam LeCure | 29 | arb | 63 | 1.0 | 0.5 | +2.1 |
| Chris Heisey | 28 | arb | 87 | 0.8 | 1.3 | +0.9 |
| J.J. Hoover | 25 | pre-arb | 69 | 0.8 | 0.5 | +1.6 |
| Johnny Cueto | 27 | arb | 11 | 0.7 | 7.4 | -5.6 |
| Manny Parra | 30 | FA-elig | 57 | 0.7 | 1.0 | +0.8 |
| Billy Hamilton | 22 | – | 13 | 0.6 | 0.1 | +1.6 |
| Bronson Arroyo | 36 | FA-elig | 32 | 0.6 | 16.4 | -14.9 |
| Ryan Hanigan | 32 | FA-elig | 75 | 0.4 | 2.0 | -1.1 |
| Sean Marshall | 30 | FA-elig | 16 | 0.3 | 4.5 | -3.6 |
| Corky Miller | 37 | arb | 17 | 0.3 | 0.3 | +0.6 |
| Zach Duke↔ WSN | 30 | FA-elig | 14 | 0.2 | 0.4 | +0.1 |
| Derrick Robinson | 25 | pre-arb | 102 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -0.1 |
| Logan Ondrusek | 28 | arb | 52 | 0.1 | 0.9 | -0.7 |
| Alfredo Simon | 32 | arb | 63 | 0.1 | 0.9 | -0.7 |
| Xavier Paul | 28 | arb | 97 | 0.0 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| Greg Reynolds | 27 | – | 6 | -0.0 | – | – |
| Justin Freeman | 26 | – | 1 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Donald Lutz | 24 | pre-arb | 34 | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.4 |
| Nick Christiani | 25 | pre-arb | 3 | -0.1 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| Henry Alejandro Rodriguez | 23 | – | 9 | -0.1 | – | – |
| Cesar Izturis | 33 | FA-elig | 63 | -0.2 | 0.8 | -1.3 |
| Jack Hannahan | 33 | FA-elig | 83 | -0.3 | 1.0 | -1.7 |
| Neftali Soto | 24 | pre-arb | 13 | -0.3 | 0.1 | -0.9 |
| Jonathan Broxton | 29 | FA-elig | 34 | -0.3 | 4.0 | -4.8 |
| Pedro Villarreal | 25 | pre-arb | 2 | -0.4 | 0.0 | -1.0 |
| Curtis Partch | 26 | pre-arb | 14 | -0.9 | 0.2 | -2.8 |
| Ryan Ludwick | 34 | FA-elig | 38 | -1.0 | 2.0 | -4.7 |
| Devin Mesoraco | 25 | pre-arb | 103 | -1.2 | 0.5 | -3.8 |
| Player | fWAR |
|---|---|
| Shin-Soo Choo | 6.4 |
| Manny Parra | 0.7 |
| Billy Hamilton | 0.6 |
| Corky Miller | 0.3 |
| Zach Duke | 0.2 |
| Derrick Robinson | 0.1 |
| Player | 2012 fWAR |
|---|---|
| Drew Stubbs | 1.3 |
| Scott Rolen | 0.8 |
| Dioner Navarro | 0.5 |
| Didi Gregorius | 0.1 |
| Denis Phipps | 0.1 |
| Kristopher Negrón | 0.0 |
What the front office was committed to as of 2013, 2013–2019. Pre-2015 has no contract-terms data — forward italic $ are realized actuals (hindsight, not commitments known then). Control labels (ARB/FA) are point-in-time.
| Player | Age | Svc | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronson Arroyo | 36 | 10.150 | $16.4M | FREE AGENT | $535k | ||||
| Brandon Phillips | 32 | 8.022 | $10.0M | $11.0M | $12.0M | $13.0M | FREE AGENT | ||
| Sean Marshall | 30 | 6.088 | $4.5M | $5.5M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jonathan Broxton | 29 | 7.020 | $4.0M | $5.8M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Ryan Ludwick | 34 | 7.109 | $2.0M | $8.5M | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Cesar Izturis | 33 | 11.042 | $800k | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Zach Duke | 30 | 6.125 | $377k | FREE AGENT | $2.0M |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Votto | 29 | 5.027 | $17.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Jay Bruce | 26 | 4.125 | $7.5M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Johnny Cueto | 27 | 5.000 | $7.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Shin-Soo Choo | 30 | 5.119 | $7.4M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Homer Bailey | 27 | 4.017 | $5.3M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Mat Latos | 25 | 3.079 | $4.2M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Mike Leake | 25 | 3.000 | $3.1M | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Ryan Hanigan | 32 | 4.077 | $2.0M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Jack Hannahan | 33 | 4.065 | $1.0M | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||||
| Manny Parra | 30 | 5.063 | $1.0M | FREE AGENT | |||||
| Alfredo Simon | 32 | 3.142 | $890k | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |||
| Corky Miller | 37 | 4.009 | $273k | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Player | Age | Svc | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aroldis Chapman | 25 | 2.034 | $2.0M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Chris Heisey | 28 | 2.157 | $1.3M | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Logan Ondrusek | 28 | 2.144 | $950k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Zack Cozart | 27 | 1.084 | $528k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Todd Frazier | 27 | 1.071 | $528k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Sam LeCure | 29 | 2.072 | $510k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Xavier Paul | 28 | 2.119 | $505k | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | ||
| Devin Mesoraco | 25 | 1.028 | $498k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| J.J. Hoover | 25 | 0.102 | $492k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Tony Cingrani | 23 | 0.030 | $490k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Derrick Robinson | 25 | 0.160 | $431k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Curtis Partch | 26 | 0.130 | $230k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Donald Lutz | 24 | 0.134 | $155k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Neftali Soto | 24 | 0.100 | $99k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Nick Christiani | 25 | 0.039 | $96k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Billy Hamilton | 22 | 0.000 | $78k | Pre-Arb | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT |
| Pedro Villarreal | 25 | 1.034 | $19k | Pre-Arb | ARB 1 | ARB 2 | ARB 3 | FREE AGENT | |
| Greg Reynolds | 27 | – | — | ||||||
| Henry Alejandro Rodriguez | 23 | – | — | ||||||
| Justin Freeman | 26 | – | — |
Every roster slot ranked best→worst by WAR. Bars = Reds 2013; the black line = the league-average player at each slot that season. Staying above the line deep into the roster is the depth edge; dropping below it = holes & dead weight.
| Regime | Seasons | Win % | Playoff % | Pennant % | WS % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WINDOW | 289 | 52.2 | 30.1 | 4.8 | 1.0 |
| CONTEND | 311 | 56.8 | 63.0 | 19.3 | 10.3 |
| FORCED-SPEND | 260 | 47.9 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 |
| REBUILD | 328 | 43.3 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
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