It felt almost like almost everything surrounding Bryan Reynolds in 2022 had been negative. His name kept popping up in trade rumors. He and the Pirates could not come to an agreement for a contract before the deadline to file arbitration figures.
So before the game Thursday, in PNC Park’s press conference room, Reynolds was listed some of the positive things he has going in his baseball life. He’s playing center field, the position he wants to play. He’s off to a hot start at the plate.
And, perhaps most importantly, he had just signed a two-year contract that avoided a potential arbitration case this month.