Pirates 2021 season recaps: Outfield

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty ImagesOther than Bryan Reynolds, there wasn’t much to smile about concerning the state of the Pittsburgh Pirates outfield in 2021.

Reynolds, who burst on the scene as a rookie in 2019 and competed for a batting title for much of that season, rebounded from an absolutely miserable sophomore year to reestablish himself as perhaps the club’s most valuable asset in 2021.

Originally figured to be the everyday left fielder, as he had been for most of his first two seasons, Reynold moved over to center when neither of the team’s previous center field hopefuls – Anthony Alford or Dustin Fowler — panned out.

All Reynolds did was play near Gold Glove-caliber defense in center…