MaineBucs wrote on Dec 3^rd, 2022 at 1:20pm:

According to Jon Heyman of the New York Post, Reynolds made the request because contract extension talks between the two sides have reached an 'impasse" Mackey reported that there is no
indication that the Pirates will move quickly to deal him

MLB rumors infers that his request to be traded stems from an impasse on an extension. Could very well be that if Pirates feel they can't extend him , they may decide to trade him this year and get the max value ?

MaineBucs wrote on Dec 3^rd, 2022 at 1:20pm:


by making a public trade request, it is Reynolds adding pressure to the Bucs front office.  If he is way out of their price range he will get dealt but it could be that an agreement will be reached too.

My first reaction to the OP was- "Why?"  I should have known, I guess.

I have no idea how players are rated, but Reynolds has to be among the better centerfielders in MLB, and deserves to be paid as such.

Every team has received its final installment of $30 m. from the Disney deal.  The Pirates have the money to pay Bryan Reynolds. 

Life goes on as well know it on Federal Street.

My take --- to me, the actual article is less deflating than the original headline.

The issue is the amount of money offered during discussions of a contract extension, and not just an outright trade me request because he is a Pirate.  Many MLB players are po'd with the amount offered during contract extensions (Bogarts and Judge are 2 examples).  My comments:

1)  It is heartening to hear that the Pirates are actually open to discussing a longer term deal with Reynolds.  They likely were low in their offer, but hey, their open to the idea.

2)  The Pirates have time to try and work this out.  Reynolds is under team control for another 3 years.

3)  If Reynolds, in the long-term, wants to earn a good contract from another team (should he reach free agency or be traded), it will be critical that he performs well.   In short, I don't think that he will quit on the team solely because of the amount of the current contract that he agreed to or because he didn't get as much in a longer term deal that he wanted.  Reynolds, like most players, is sharp enough to know that you gotta produce to earn a maximum contract.

4)  And with Reynolds, even though he didn't get what he wanted, if he has a big year this year, he knows that he will earn the big bucks through arbitration in 2024.

5)  I don't think that this type of noise hurts what the Pirates could get in a trade at all.

I do agree with SurgnBuc that Reynolds performance last year had a lot of holes in it, particularly during the first 2/3rd's of a season, and that his defense in CF in 2022 (which was good in 2021) left lots to be desired.  The Bucs really should move him back to LF, but this could become a point of contention with him because the amount he can earn as a CF'er likely is more than if he is a LF'er. 

Unlike SurgnBuc, I want Reynolds to remain a Pirate this season.  Maybe having dancin' Santana and his infectious smile on the team will help. 

Oh well, on the GM meetings and some more rumors. 

If the Bucs were to trade Reynolds, possibly they should consider signing free agent outfielder Andrew Benintendi. They lose the power of Reynolds, but Benintendi is a good hitter and outfielder

See this is my favorite part of being a Pirates fan. Trades for prospects .