Reds Cut Ties with Jeimer Candelario Despite $22.5 Million Commitment—What’s Next for the Struggling Star?
Candelario signed a three-year, $45 million free agent deal with the Reds in December 2023 after hitting .251 with an .807 OPS and 22 home runs for the Washington Nationals and Chicago Cubs. The $22.5 million he’s owed by Cincinnati comes from the remainder of his $16 million salary for this season, next year’s $13 million and a $3 million buyout from an $18 million mutual option for 2027.
That total surpasses the $22 million that Cincinnati still owed Mike Moustakas when he was released in January 2023.
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