Reynolds Looks Like Rookie of the Year Candidate

S. Samek

Well its September and with that comes familiar ground. That is the Pittsburgh Pirates have fallen out of Playoff contention.

However Bryan Reynolds continues to be a spark for the offense and the team.

On September 6th, 2019 despite a 10-7 loss Reynolds had a two-home night. He homered from both sides of the plate and is only the third Pirate to do so ever.

As of this writing, he owns a .331 batting average ,which ranks first on the team. Theres also 16 home runs and 65 RBIS to pair with that. Those numbers rank third and fourth on the Pirates so far.

Reynolds sits second in the NL batting race behind Anthony Rendon of the Nationals who sports a .338 as of this writing.

He also makes plays in the outfield. Just take a look at this catch.

Sadly even with the great production I can see him not being chosen for rookie of the year. Pete Alonso of the Mets has 45 homers so far to led the majors. Alonso is hitting .267 with 107 RBIs in 513 at-bats this season. Should be more then enough to win him the aword even with a lower batting average than Reynolds.

Yet it’s good to see a trade piece actully do something for once. So sit back and watch Reynold’s be the sliver lining to the remainder of a rough Pirates season in 2019.