Pirates, Reynolds avoid arbitration with 2-year deal
The Pittsburgh Pirates and All-Star outfielder Bryan Reynolds avoided arbitration on a two-year deal through 2023, the team announced Thursday.
We have signed OF Bryan Reynolds to a two-year contract extension through the 2023 season. pic.twitter.com/9EsgFGIMRe
— Pittsburgh Pirates (@Pirates) April 14, 2022
The two-year pact is reportedly worth $13.5 million, a source told Rob Biertempfel of The Athletic. Reynolds will earn $6.75 million each year.
Reynolds, 27, will remain under team control through arbitration until the end of the 2025 campaign. He was one of the few players with pending arbitration hearings pushed into the season due to the lockout. Reynolds was in his first year of arbitration eligibility, having qualified for Super Two status.
The former second-round pick finished fourth in NL Rookie of the Year voting in 2019 after hitting .314/.377/.503 with 16 homers and three steals over 134 games.
Reynolds had a breakout season last year, earning his first All-Star appearance and posting a .302/.390/.522 slash line with 24 homers and a league-leading eight triples. He also earned down-ballot MVP consideration, finishing 11th.
Through five games this year, Reynolds is 5-for-22 with one solo homer.