Nick Masset requested $2.9 million and was offered $2.1 million from the Reds when arbitration figures were exchanged Tuesday.
Masset just completed a two-year, $2.58 million contract which covered his first two years of arbitration. The 29-year-old right-hander posted a 3.71 ERA and 62/31 K/BB ratio over 70 1/3 innings as a set-up man in 2011. Look for the two sides to find middle ground in the coming days.
Source: mlblogs.com