So much of baseball tends to be binary. Ball or strike. Out or safe. Win or loss.

Every once in a while, however, there are exceptions, seasons or events that don’t fit one specific category.

What Bryan Reynolds did in 2025 feels that way, the Pirates’ longest-tenured player producing numbers below his career standards ... but also without obvious explanation.

Did Reynolds suddenly see his skills diminish? Or was it merely a down year?

If you look under the hood, the smart bet would be the latter.

There are several reasons to believe Reynolds will be fine, and the Pirates obviously need the best version of the 30-year-old outfielder in 2026.

It’s why they signed him to the largest contract in Pirates history in April 2023 and why it would be foolish for them to trade Reynolds this wi

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