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

In other words, it marks the final time the two parties can agree on a number for the upcoming 2025 MLB season without an independent arbiter having to get involved, a messy process that both sides almost always attempt to avoid.

The Reds agreed to a $4.925 million deal with catcher Tyler Stephenson to avoid arbitration according to Ari Alexander of KPRC 2 in Houston. There was some speculation that the Reds could be working on a long-term deal with Stephenson,