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Bryan Reynolds Could Benefit From The Launch Angle Revolution

The Pirates acquired Bryan Reynolds in a trade for Andrew McCutchen, at the time Reynolds was the Giants fourth top prospect (moving up a spot after Christian Arroyo was traded for Evan Longoria. In his minor league career, the former Vanderbilt Commodore has hit .312/.363/.469, walked 6.5 percent of the time and struck out 21.5 percent of the time. In 2017, Reynolds hit .312/.364/.462 with a 6.8 percent walk rate and 19.6 percent strikeout rate.

The numbers are fine, Reynolds has hit throughout his minor league career. However, he is going to be 23 later this month and he has zero plate appearances in any level higher than advanced A.