Outfielder Nicholas Castellanos has agreed to a four-year deal with the Cincinatti Reds, according to The Athletic’s C. Trent Rosecrans.
According to Jon Heyman, the deal is for $64 million with an opt out after one year, pending physicals. If it does go through, it would lock Castellanos up in Cincy through his age-31 season — in other words, through all of his prime with very little risk of a steep decline toward the end of the deal.
Castellanos has never finished a season with a wRC+ below 100 since 2016, and over the last two seasons he has 49 home runs and has been worth 5.