BRADENTON, Fla. — Bryan Reynolds' comments Wednesday weren't terribly surprising. He didn't bash the Pirates or rescind his trade request. He simply explained, in his own understated way, where things stood between him and the team.
"Without getting too much into it, there was a difference in opinion on how we viewed my worth as a player," Reynolds said when asked what led him to potentially pull the plug on his Pirates tenure in December.
If Reynolds and the Pirates can't agree on anything — it certainly feels unlikely at this point — an uncomfortable question could soon follow: What happens to other players who've theoretically earned big money?