Don't really understand these "demands to be traded".

I mean, sure, all players want to play for the elite teams while in their prime, but that's not how it works.

Don't really understand these "demands to be traded".

Agree. What is he going to do? Hold out?

Shutdown

Reynolds may just be reminding the team he's there, now that they spent some money on Choi and Santana and looked into Kyle Gibson.

Seems like the Rangers would make a lot of sense here. Outfield is one of the spots where they could maybe make up enough wins to sneak deGrom into the postseason, given how bad Calhoun was last year.

It seems to me these "demands" work for the player often enough. While there's nothing he can do besides hold out (which also seems to often work), a public declaration of "I don't really want to be here" is pretty strong stuff, puts pressure on the team (and the player) and I suspect only comes after quieter attempts to make something happen have failed. Plus I'd be surprised if the Pirates didn't have this trade already scheduled for either this deadline or next offseason. Besides, he's got 3 years control left and everybody is desperate for a decent CF right now -- the Pirates probably should have been looking to trade him.

Now whether it really works for the player who may get the rep as a malcontent (hurting future earnings) or feel the wrath of his current fans, I'm not so sure.

Do the Rangers have enough prospect capital to make a trade work? Will they be locking themselves in to an all free agent future if they do make this move?

The pirates reply seemed quite unprofessional. Has Reynolds done/said something publicly to warrant the FU public response from them?

fwiw, Reynolds in October made comments about how much he likes being there as part of the next generation, yada yada yada

not sure what has changed since then

Is it really an "odd turn"? I mean, the shelf life of baseball players is not very long, and I bet he has a real appreciation for the situation he finds himself. (And I say this as a fan of a similarly terrible team.)

not sure what has changed since then

Unsuccessful negotiations for a long term extension. Also, FWIW, Reynolds didn’t ‘demand’ a trade, he ‘requested’ one.

Now whether it really works for the player who may get the rep as a malcontent (hurting future earnings) or feel the wrath of his current fans, I'm not so sure.

No worries there! The Pirates don't have any of those.

The pirates reply seemed quite unprofessional. Has Reynolds done/said something publicly to warrant the FU public response from them?

Another possible interpretation is that it won't affect their decision making because they'd already decided to trade him.

This trade request could alter his HOF chances!

The pirates reply seemed quite unprofessional. Has Reynolds done/said something publicly to warrant the FU public response from them?

The Pirates reply is about the most professional thing about this. It's exactly what I would want my organization to do and say. (Unless I missed a comment where they dissed him) The Blues hockey team best scorer and probably top two player on the roster requested a trade at the beginning of last season and a year and a half later he's still on the team chugging along (a good year last year, slow start this year) but I wouldn't trade a player for less value than he's worth to the team just because he asked, and it doesn't affect my future roster management, other than knowing I'll probably have almost no chance to sign him.

fwiw, Reynolds in October made comments about how much he likes being there as part of the next generation, yada yada yada

not sure what has changed since then

Maybe he didn't realize that the next generation was Ji-Man Choi and Carlos Santana.

The message might be to 29 other teams, letting them know to start pressing and not wait for some sort of sign from the Bucs. They're not well-enough run for Reynolds to count on good timing, so he might just be trying to get the ball rolling for them. Y'know, helpful like.

I love the fluidity of player movement in soccer. As soon as a player wants to move on, the club will almost always immediately make that happen. I don't know about this current situation, but I'm perfectly fine with a player requesting a trade. The "what's he going to do, hold out?" is immeterial. If the Pirates want to be known as an organization that doesn't honor players' wishes, that's on them. Good luck trying to sell his jersey or tickets to go watch him play.

It's better for everyone involved if players are happy with their teams and vice versa.

#17 But soccer's got the "sell players" economy. Any time a team gets their price on a player he's gone.

Maybe he didn't realize that the next generation was Ji-Man Choi and Carlos Santana.

BINGO

Don't get sucked into overreading the word "demand". That's headline clickbait hyperbole. This was likely as simple as saying "hey, if you can work out a decent trade for me, I'd appreciate it." It's not at all "trade me now you f*ckers."