Mahle agreed to a one-year, $5.2 million contract with the Reds on Tuesday to avoid arbitration, Ben Nicholson-Smith of Sportsnet.ca reports.
Mahle will receive a $3 million raise for 2022 in his second year of arbitration eligibility. The 27-year-old apparently isn't on the trade block despite Cincinnati's recent trades, so he's a lock for the rotation after posting a 3.75 ERA, 1.23 WHIP and 210:64 K:BB over 180 innings (33 starts) last season.