Catcher Tyler Stephenson, who made $2.525 million last year, was the only unsigned arbitration-eligible player for the Reds by early evening. Others who avoided arbitration:Start the day smarter.

The Cincinnati Reds had eight arbitration-eligible players without 2025 deals entering Thursday's deadline for exchanging arbitration numbers.

The Reds and starting pitcher Brady Singer have settled on a $8.75 million deal, avoiding arbitration. Mark Feinsand was the first to report the news. The Reds traded Jonathan India and Joey Wiemer to the Royals for Singer in November.