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Pagan exercised his $8 million player option for 2025 on Saturday. Pagan was forced to sit out the first half of the season due to a lat injury, and he accumulated a 4.50 ERA across 38 innings upon returning in mid-August. Given his decline in performance, it was unlikely he'd receive an offer close to $8 million in free agency, so the 33-year-old righty will return to Cincinnati and likely fill a high-leverage role out of the bullpen.
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Pagan has an $8 million option for the 2025 season that he's expected to exercise this offseason, Gordon Wittenmyer of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports. Pagan missed three months of the season with a lat injury, but returned to action Aug. 10 and finished the campaign healthy. He wasn't as effective as usual over his 38 innings in 2024 (4.50 ERA, 1.34 WHIP), and given that he would be unlikely to receive a contract exceeding $8 million on the open market, it makes sense for him to run it back with Cincinnati for another season.
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Pagan allowed two hits and a walk while striking out three over a scoreless inning to earn the save in Tuesday's 3-0 win over the Cardinals. Alexis Diaz had pitched four of the previous five days, leaving this save chance up for grabs. Pagan nearly made a mess of it by loading the bases with no outs before fanning Jordan Walker, Thomas Saggese and Matt Carpenter to end the threat. Since returning from a lat injury in August, Pagan has been scored upon in just one of his 12 outings, though he gave up four runs in an inning in that misstep. He's at a 3.67 ERA, 1.31 WHIP and 41:10 K:BB with one save and seven holds across 34.1 innings this year.
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Pagan will serve as the Reds' opening pitcher for Wednesday's game against the Cardinals, Charlie Goldsmith of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports. Pagan owns a 4.22 ERA and 1.36 WHIP through 21.1 innings on the season, though he threw a scoreless inning against the Brewers on Sunday in his first appearance since returning from the 60-day injured list. He's only made one appearance that lasted longer than one inning in 2024, so he'll likely only be asked to get through the Cardinals' first three batters before turning the game over to Carson Spiers, who is expected to pitch in bulk relief.
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The Reds reinstated Pagan (lat) from the 60-day injured list Saturday. After three rehab outings, Pagan was given the green light to rejoin Cincinnati's bullpen. To make room for Pagan on the 26-man active roster, the Reds optioned right-hander Yosver Zulueta to Triple-A Louisville. Pagan turned in a 4.43 ERA and 1.38 WHIP while striking out 26 over 20.1 innings in 22 appearances before landing on the IL on June 9 with a right lat strain.
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| Year | Team | APP | GS | INN | W | L | S | K | BBI | HA | ERA | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | CIN | 38 | 1 | 38.0 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 44 | 11 | 40 | 4.50 | 1.34 |
| 2023 | MIN | 66 | 1 | 69.3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 65 | 21 | 45 | 2.98 | 0.95 |
| 2022 | MIN | 59 | 0 | 63.0 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 84 | 26 | 60 | 4.42 | 1.36 |
Last 7 Games
| DATE | Opp | W | L | S | INN | HA | ERA | BBI | K | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9/25 | @  |
- | 1 | - | 1.0 | 3 | 9.00 | 0 | 1 | 3.00 |
| 9/24 | @ |
- | - | - | 0.2 | 1 | 4.50 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
| 9/17 | vs  |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 1 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 1.00 |
| 9/13 | @  |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 9/10 | @  |
- | - | 1 | 1.0 | 2 | 0.00 | 1 | 3 | 3.00 |
| 9/08 | @  |
- | - | - | 0.1 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 |
| 9/06 | @ |
- | - | - | 1.0 | 2 | 0.00 | 0 | 2 | 2.00 |