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The Latest on the Bryan Reynolds Extension Negotiations

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The Pittsburgh Pirates and outfielder Bryan Reynolds have been talking contract extensions recently, and they seem to be more serious now. It was mentioned yesterday that they had a deadline of first pitch of yesterday’s opener to get the deal done. However, that appears to be extended as the team and Reynolds appear to be in line on the money aspect, but not some contract details.

Jason Mackey confirms an earlier report by Rob Beirtempfel, while adding more details. According to Mackey, they seem to be set on an eight-year deal in the $106M range, which would include three arbitration years and five years of free agency. It’s said that the hold up now appears to be Reynolds wanting an opt out in the contract.

Reynolds is currently getting paid $6.75M for 2023. The Pirates still have him under contract control for the 2024-25 seasons if they can’t overcome this obstacle in the salary talks.

We will keep things updated if any other news pops up on this off-day for the Pirates.

UPDATE: Multiple sources are saying the opt out Reynolds wants is after four years. Pirates have him for three years anyway, so that wouldn’t be much of an extension if he took the opt out. I can see why that would be a hold up for the Pirates.

John Dreker
John Dreker
John started working at Pirates Prospects in 2009, but his connection to the Pittsburgh Pirates started exactly 100 years earlier when Dots Miller debuted for the 1909 World Series champions. John was born in Kearny, NJ, two blocks from the house where Dots Miller grew up. From that hometown hero connection came a love of Pirates history, as well as the sport of baseball. When he didn't make it as a lefty pitcher with an 80+ MPH fastball and a slider that needed work, John turned to covering the game, eventually focusing in on the prospects side, where his interest was pushed by the big league team being below .500 for so long. John has covered the minors in some form since the 2002 season, and leads the draft and international coverage on Pirates Prospects. He writes daily on Pittsburgh Baseball History, when he's not covering the entire system daily throughout the entire year on Pirates Prospects.

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