Mark Reynolds traded from the Arizona Diamondbacks to the Baltimore Orioles
The big teams in Major League Baseball are lining up to plug up existing holes in their formation as the off-season tenure extends to the winter meeting. Almost every ball club is looking at a way to fix up their side with whatever
manpower they can call their way. The only problem that lies in the way happens to be a mixture of wage demands and job security. Those areas are considered the most sensitive for any team and as negotiations are underway to find a solution, some teams are
finding solutions.
Jayson Werth recently made the switch to the Washington Nationals on a 7-year deal valued at $126 million. However, the free agency isn’t the only way to acquire quality players and many teams are looking for trading options. The
Baltimore Orioles are the recent teams to benefit from a trade and it involves the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The D-Backs have been looking for good bullpen players and the Orioles delivered with Kam Mickolio and top youth relief pitcher David Hernandez. The cost, however, includes a player or cash compensation, alongside Mark Reynolds.
The infielder, who has impressed many management members of the Orioles with a .252 average hit rate against left hand pitchers, is going to add variety to the team. He smashed 32 home runs and drove in 85 runs this year.
The Orioles have been failing against left hand pitchers and President of Baseball Operations Andy MacPhail is one happy man to see Reynolds come in. He said, "We are not as productive as we would like to be against left-handed
starters last year, so we wanted to get some right-handed bats in. Mark has definitely demonstrated he is capable against left-handed pitching. We are buoyed by the fact that he will start next year at 27, somebody that we have in our control for several years.
He is a young player who is improving his defence, which is a very important part of the equation for us."
For Reynolds, the move is a chance to prove his worth against top teams in the American League East. He recently said, "I am definitely going to leave the field dirty. I am not afraid to dive into the stands, I am not afraid to
take on a catcher at home plate. I definitely play the game 100 percent, full board all nine innings, and you'll never see me loafing out there. If I am loafing, it must mean that I am hurt. I am a hard-nosed player, and I'll go out there every day with all
I've got."
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