Report: Nick Castellanos draws interest from Miami Marlins, San Francisco Giants, others

Free-agent outfielder Nick Castellanos is drawing interest from the Miami Marlins and San Francisco Giants among other teams, according to a report Thursday from MLB Network's Jon Morosi.

Castellanos, who grew up in South Florida, has played the past two seasons for Cincinnati and was an All-Star last season. He opted out of the final two years of his contract and rejected a one-year, $18.4 million qualifying offer from the Reds.

Castellanos' agent, Scott Boras, reportedly spoke to the Marlins about the first Reds player to win a Silver Slugger Award since Jay Bruce in 2013. 

From Morosi via Twitter on Thursday:

Castellanos hit .309 with 34 home runs and 100 RBIs in 2021. Asked if he would entertain an offer from the Reds, Castellanos said, "Of course I would. Why wouldn't I? I feel like there's still a lot of valuable pieces that are very good to win with."

Castellanos was one of the 14 players issued a one-year, $18.4 million qualifying offer, a formality for top free agents. He was guaranteed $34 million over the next two seasons when he opted out, but he's expected to get a deal for more than $20 million per year.

"I kind of advised all of you like two years ago, St. Nick was going to bring a lot of presents," Boras said of his client last week. "And frankly, we're just going to sit back and see what teams have been naughty and nice."

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