. And right now, it's not clear the Dodgers have anyone on the roster who should play center field for a contender.
For the Dodgers, there's an obvious candidate on the board: Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Bryan Reynolds has requested a trade amid stalled extension negotiations. The 27-year-old is a reliably good hitter and will make less than $7 million in 2023. Reynolds will remain under team control through the 2025 season.
Which leads us to Reynolds. The Yankees might have more incentive than the Dodgers to pay the Pirates' price., and Reynolds would provide three cost-controlled seasons in the outfield as the Yankees try to keep Giancarlo Stanton healthy in the designated hitter role. came relatively late in the free-agent cycle, leaving Braves president of baseball operations Alex Anthopoulos little chance of snagging a major free-agent replacement, but that never appeared to be the plan, anyway.