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Graham Ashcraft Wins $1.75M Arbitration Case Against Reds

2/6/2026

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Graham Ashcraft (Cincinnati Reds pitcher) won his arbitration case for 2026 season, with arbitration panel awarding him $1.75 million versus the Reds' $1.25 million proposal.
In 2025, Ashcraft moved from starter to full-time reliever and posted a 3.99 ERA with 64 strikeouts in 65.1 innings.
The decision marked the Reds' first arbitration loss in seven years.
Ashcraft remains arbitration eligible for two more seasons and reaches free agency in 2028.

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Story summary

Graham Ashcraft (Cincinnati Reds pitcher) won his arbitration case for 2026 season, with arbitration panel awarding him $1.75 million versus the Reds' $1.25 million proposal.
In 2025, Ashcraft moved from starter to full-time reliever and posted a 3.99 ERA with 64 strikeouts in 65.1 innings.
The decision marked the Reds' first arbitration loss in seven years.
Ashcraft remains arbitration eligible for two more seasons and reaches free agency in 2028.