BRADENTON, Fla. -- Bryan Reynolds' trade request didn't impact his level of communication with his team. He still talked with his teammates and responded to David Bednar's Instagram stories to tell him "he sucked." He gave Derek Shelton updates about how the bourbon room he's building is coming along. He and hitting coach Andy Haines hit three times a week at the Hustle Factory baseball facility in Spring Hill, Tenn.
So there was some normalcy in what was a wild offseason.
Reynolds requested a trade from the Pirates on the eve of the Winter Meetings in December after the two sides failed to get close for a long-term extension.