According to Robert Murray, the Pittsburgh Pirates and outfielder Bryan Reynolds have agreed on an eight-year deal worth $106.75M. The deal runs through the 2030 season, with a team option for 2031. Murray also says that there is “a form of no-trade protection”.
BREAKING: Outfielder Bryan Reynolds and the Pittsburgh Pirates are in agreement on an eight-year, $106.75 million contract extension with a team option for 2031, according to sources familiar with the deal. It includes a form of no-trade protection.
— Robert Murray (@ByRobertMurray) April 25, 2023
Murray also has the year-by-year breakdown of the trade here:
Reynolds’ deal is the richest deal in Pirates history and does not include an opt-out. Here’s a breakdown of the deal, per source:
$2M signing bonus
2023 $6.75M
2024 $10M
2025 $12M
2026 $14M
2027 $15M
2028 $15M
2029 $15M
2030 $15M
2031 team option for $20M ($2M buyout).— Robert Murray (@ByRobertMurray) April 25, 2023
The deal includes a signing bonus and a buyout of the 2031 option if the team doesn’t pick up that year.
Reynolds got off to a fast start this season. He’s currently hitting .294/.319/.553 in 22 games. Over five seasons with the team, the 28-year-old has a .282/.359/.484 slash line in 515 games. He has accumulated 14.0 WAR in his career.
As noted by Murray, this is now the richest deal in Pirates history.
If Reynolds continues to produce at his current standards, then this will be a very team-friendly deal that also has Reynolds comfortable for life. He likely could have made more playing through until free agency, but that’s assuming he didn’t see any drop-off over the next 2+ seasons. Now it’s all a moot point, as the Pirates have him locked up until at least 2030.
Here’s an added tidbit on the deal from Jon Heyman:
Reynolds got a 6-team no-trade list. First no-trade of any sort Pirates gave since 2006.
— Jon Heyman (@JonHeyman) April 25, 2023
