The Toronto Blue Jays haven’t made a fuss in the free agent market since the market opened, but they could trade with the Pittsburgh Pirates to make up for the loss of Teoscar Hernandez, traded to the Seattle Mariners last year. a few weeks ago.
Bryan Reynolds recently asked the Pirates to trade him and Toronto would be a perfect destination to welcome the 27-year-old outfielder who has been impressing for a few seasons.
Reynolds reportedly lost patience due to his bosses’ inability to make the Pirates a competitive team. His coming to Toronto would fulfill his desire to compete for top honors.
Ben Cherington, the Pirates’ kingpin, has three more years of control over Reynolds, but his familiarity with the young prospects developing within the Toronto team’s network of affiliates gives him reason to move on. to action. Cherington worked in the Jays organization before moving to Pennsylvania.
By acquiring Reynolds, Ross Atkins would allow John Schneider to transfer George Springer to the right thus protecting him against the wear and tear of too long runs in center field and would ensure that he placed a very good left-handed hitter within his alignment. One stone, two shots.
The price tag wouldn’t necessarily be one of the Jays’ good young receivers in Gabriel Moreno, because one of the Pirates’ up-and-coming players is a catcher himself and his name is Henry Davis. The Pirates would instead have their eyes on Ricky Tiedemann and Orelvis Martinez, two of the most promising players in the Blue Jays organization.
Negotiations to sign a contract extension have stalled between the Pirates and Reynolds and while the team have said they want to keep him, a trade may well be the best thing for both parties. .
The situation is similar to that of Jesse Winker who moved from the Mariners to the Brewers after the latter had mentioned that Winker would stay in Seattle.
The Blue Jays would strike a blow by acquiring Bryan Reynolds who demonstrates better skills than Teoscar Hernandez and who is three years his junior.
