Pirates Budding CF Bryan Reynolds Agrees to 2-Year Extension
ESPN’s Jeff Passan reports that the Pittsburgh Pirates and Bryan Reynolds have agreed to a two-year, $13.5 million extension.
Center fielder Bryan Reynolds and the Pittsburgh Pirates are in agreement on a two-year contract to avoid arbitration, a source familiar with the deal tells ESPN. Reynolds, 27, is Super 2 eligible and thus won?t reach free agency until after the 2025 season. Deal covers 2022-23.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) April 14, 2022
The contract will cover his 2022 and 2023 arbitration years at $6.75 million a year. Reynolds will still be eligible for arbitration in 2024 and 2025 before becoming a free agent in 2026. His original request was for $4.9 million a year, but Pittsburgh countered with $4.25 million.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette’s Jason Mackey also reports that team owner Bob Nutting was not happy that the Pirates were about to take their best player into arbitration over a $650,000 discrepancy. Apparently, Nutting had to step in to push for this deal to get done.
Reynolds was an All-Star in 2021, hitting .302 with a .390 OBP, a .912 OPS, and six WAR. He had 169 hits in 559 at-bats for 90 RBI, 93 runs, and 24 home runs.
The Pirates are fourth in the NL Central with a 2-3 record.
Over at FanDuel Sportsbook, the Pittsburgh Pirates are -134 against the Washington Nationals on Thursday.
