Reds closer Emilio Pagan declines option, now a free agent

The Cincinnati Reds are likely to be looking for a new closer in 2027. That news comes late on Halloween as Emilio Pagan, who has served in the role for the last two seasons for the Reds, declined his $10,000,000 option for next year and is now a free agent. Cincinnati declined their part of mutual options for both Eugenio Suarez ($16,000,000) and Pierce Johnson (they must pay him a $1,000,000 buyout) and both players will join Pagan as free agents. All three moves were first reported by Mark Sheldon of Reds.com. With these three players now free agents, the…