Trade Target - Bryan Reynolds

[Pat Kelly]

Bryan Reynolds is a switch hitting COF who projects as a top 10 LH Bat.   

Comfortable that the O's INF configuration of the future is within the system and a major FA acquisition or trade is unnecessary and poor use of player or $ resources.   

Not convinced the OF has as many options or projectable first division starters.   There are some OF lottery tickets and flawed players on the 40 man and throughout the minors but not Holliday, Ortiz, Westburg, Norby, Henderson, Vavra level depth.   There is no one pushing McKenna, Hays, Santander and certainly not Mullins off the roster and it seems that some of the INF depth will be developed for OF which probably doesn't bode well for OF defense which suddenly looks like a team weakness. 

The Pirates are not contenders.  IMO BR is the player to go after and Os have the prospect capital, but with 3 years of team control he will not be cheap and will be one of the bigger deadline names.   

Will Elias make something happen, make Pittsburgh a wow offer now? Should he?  

 

#	Season	Name	Tm	PA	BB%	K%	BB/K	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	ISO	BABIP	wRC	wRAA	wOBA	wRC+
1	2023	Bryan Reynolds	PIT	36	5.6%	13.9%	0.4	.438	.444	1.031	1.476	.594	.375	12	7.7	.585	263
2	2023	Ian Happ	CHC	32	25.0%	21.9%	1.1	.417	.563	.667	1.229	.250	.563	9	5.3	.526	226
3	2023	Brandon Lowe	TBR	32	25.0%	21.9%	1.1	.292	.469	.667	1.135	.375	.286	8	4.1	.479	221
4	2023	James Outman	LAD	39	20.5%	30.8%	0.7	.300	.462	.800	1.262	.500	.400	11	6.0	.511	218
5	2023	Luis Arraez	MIA	42	14.3%	7.1%	2.0	.500	.571	.556	1.127	.056	.545	11	6.2	.502	213
6	2023	Yordan Alvarez	HOU	45	13.3%	17.8%	0.8	.333	.444	.639	1.083	.306	.346	10	5.0	.457	202
7	2023	Freddie Freeman	LAD	50	14.0%	10.0%	1.4	.419	.500	.581	1.081	.163	.459	12	6.2	.473	194
8	2023	Matt Olson	ATL	52	19.2%	28.8%	0.7	.333	.462	.667	1.128	.333	.458	13	6.6	.477	193
9	2023	Shohei Ohtani	LAA	43	16.3%	27.9%	0.6	.306	.419	.611	1.030	.306	.381	9	3.9	.434	183
10	2023	Nolan Gorman	STL	33	21.2%	24.2%	0.9	.308	.455	.615	1.070	.308	.375	7	3.5	.450	181
11	2023	Adley Rutschman	BAL	31	12.9%	22.6%	0.6	.333	.419	.556	.975	.222	.389	6	2.6	.424	17

 

Edited April 11, 2023 by Pat Kelly

[spleen1015]

If we trade for anything, it needs to be pitching.

[Bahama O's Fan]

I would try to trade for Ohtani. He's a free agent; we've got alot of prospects. How much would half a year rental cost? He's a plus bat and a plus arm all in one and only takes up one roster spot. 

[Sports Guy]

I can’t pass on this idea enough 

[sportsfan8703]

What does he throw?

[DirtyBird]

27 minutes ago, spleen1015 said:

If we trade for anything, it needs to be pitching.

Not true

[spleen1015]

9 minutes ago, DirtyBird said:

Not true

Not not true.

[DirtyBird]

2 minutes ago, spleen1015 said:

Not not true.

We use McKenna and Vavra in starting lineups and play Santander in the OF. 

There are serious holes in the roster aside from pitching.

[spleen1015]

5 minutes ago, DirtyBird said:

We use McKenna and Vavra in starting lineups and play Santander in the OF. 

There are serious holes in the roster aside from pitching.

Still doesn't change my opinion that if we're going to trade for big name players it needs to be pitching.

[DirtyBird]

2 minutes ago, spleen1015 said:

Still doesn't change my opinion that if we're going to trade for big name players it needs to be pitching.

"If we trade for anything, it needs to be pitching."

- You

[ArtVanDelay]

Apparently he’s already agreed to an extension with Pittsburgh but they’re working out opt-outs and such. 

[spleen1015]

3 minutes ago, DirtyBird said:

"If we trade for anything, it needs to be pitching."

- You

Still believe it. Now what?

[maybenxtyr]

10 minutes ago, DirtyBird said:

We use McKenna and Vavra in starting lineups and play Santander in the OF. 

There are serious holes in the roster aside from pitching.

That's by choice at the moment. 

 

I mean, he would be a massive upgrade to the OF and offense, but they could definitely use another starting pitcher.

 

I went into this off-season hoping that they would start using some of the infield prospects, and I'm still hoping that they do so I'm the outfield either this season or going into '24.

[wildcard]

Kjerstad may in the majors as the RF before the year is out.    Cowser is supposed to be Hays replacement.    Stowers?  Beavers maybe.  Westburg could turn out to be a corner OFer.    Some think Fabian is the next CF.   Mullins and Hays will be with the O's for at least another year.

Edited April 11, 2023 by wildcard

[interloper]

We gotta stop with the Bryan Reynolds thing.