I guess I’ll jump into the Bryan Reynolds discussion. It’s not like the Pirates do anything to spur conversation among the fans. They don’t participate in the free agent market. Apart from Reynolds, there don’t seem to be any potential trades of interest. The Pirates’ off-season is always confined mostly to waiver claims.
To recap, there’s a great deal of fan and media interest in the possibility of a Reynolds extension, but Reynolds himself says there’ve been no discussions. There’s arbitration, with the two sides just $650,000 apart. And there are the stories about Miami’s continued interest in trading for Reynolds.