1927222A3921212A0A2F382B7C4E0 wrote: I thought that it was Reynolds who is taking the club to arbitration. He rejected the offer. Am I mistaken?
As for the rest, I stopped reading any articles as soon as they were quoted....probably over ten years ago. Why? Because they piss me off every time.
I dont care what they or he say. I care what they do.
Which also means that I care what they don't do.
They could not agree to a figure so under the CBA they head to an arbitration hearing. I am sure you are aware of the arbitration process under the CBA since you post on this site quite regularly. The player and the Pirates decided to use a third party to settle Reynolds 2022 salary. Bottom line in my opinion, a team does not go to arbitration with their best player over this amount.
I agree with your final sentence. It's the Pirates. It's what they do. Doesn't surprise me in the least.
Remember, this franchise is owned by the man who hired a lawyer (Coonelly) who represented MLB and assisted clubs in arbitration hearings to be the club's president. Nutting is anti-labor, cut and dry.
Agree with you. I was always holding out hope that things would change under the current FO group. I guess they remain the same.
I thought Travis Williams was going to be a great asset to the Pirates. Nothing possibly could've been worse than Frank Coonelly. But he's been invisible. I have no idea what his duties are. I still think Cherington, as GM, has done great work in the very areas that needed addressed first. The common theme that runs through this administration and the previous one is Bob Nutting.
Truthfully, none of us should be surprised with the Reynolds situation. Nutting's fingerprints are all over it. But, if they're not, he should've stepped in and ordered the team's contract negotiator to pay Reynolds the amount his agent submitted. So, either way, this whole mess begins and ends with Nutting.
I thought travis Williams was a basketball player
Maybe we never hear from him because he's riding the bench for the Utah Jazz.
