Mariners Rumors: Trading with the Pirates for Bryan Reynolds

EDIT – Leaving this up so you can make fun of me/realize we make mistakes. Clicked on the wrong name in trade values, so was going off a way lower value. Yeah, Mariners would need to give up two real good prospects or a top prospect to get him. Apologies #Pirates Fans.

The Mariners are inching closer in the wild card race after winning the rubber game in their most recent series, against the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. (Still a ridiculous name). They are now 50-44, just 2.5 games out at the time of writing. If they wanted to try and improve their outfield a bit, they could call up someone we have already mentioned in a previous trade rumors article, the Pittsburgh Pirates. This time, it would be for Bryan Reynolds.

You may not know it if you are unfamiliar with the Pirates, but Reynolds has been a, dare I say, great outfielder for them. Throwing out 2020 (way too many players have outlier stat lines), Reynolds is hitting .309 with a .382 on-base. He does this while playing average to slightly above-average defense in the outfield.

Bryan Reynolds could be a great addition to the Mariners outfield

OH, and he is only 26-years-old, with a ton of team control left. Reynolds won’t be eligible for free agency until the completion of the 2025 season, meaning that you would get 4+ years of control if you traded for him. We dove into trade options for Adam Frazier before, but it seems like Reynolds could be even more valuable, at least in the long-term.

If the Mariners decided that they wanted to give up a current outfielder in exchange for one that would provide more immediate value, they could definitely give Pittsburgh a call. I don’t think that he would be cheap though, so if that was the plan, then they would have to give up a fair amount to get him.

Let’s look at some trade the Mariners could make to acquire Reynolds. This time, it won’t be just for him, but for other Pirates that they could acquire at the same time as well.