He landed back in Colorado, a place where he had served as the team’s starting first baseman in 2016. Signed to a minor league deal, Reynolds seemingly had to re-estbalish his value to the Rockies, especially with Ian Desmond now occupying first base for Colorado after signing a massive offseason deal.
“The offseason was tough,” Reynolds told Rox Pile. “The market got pretty watered down with players like myself. I felt like this might be an opportunity to make the team, knowing everyone here and knowing the front office.”
But baseball is a funny game, and the baseball gods can be cruel sometimes.