Bryan Reynolds

Perez looked virtually unhittable in the early stages of his season debut, retiring six of the seven batters he faced to open the contest. The proverbial wheels came off in the ensuring frame when Andrew McCutchen connected for a run-scoring single before Bryan Reynolds scalded a bases-clearing, three-run triple. He managed to escape the frame without any further damage, but his night was over after just 70 pitches (43 strikes). He finished with five strikeouts and handed out two free passes. The positive news is that he averaged 98.5 mph on his fastball and generated nine swinging strikes in the abbreviated outing. He'll close out a two-start week on Sunday with a road matchup against the division-rival Nationals.

The Pirates are undefeated since the Steelers signed Aaron Rodgers over the weekend. Just saying. Reynolds sliced a tie-breaking triple into the right-center field gap with the bases loaded against Marlins starter Eury Perez in the third inning. The 30-year-old outfielder's go-ahead knock opened the floodgates to an eventual lopsided win as Pittsburgh scored 10 runs on 15 hits. He's started to really heat up in recent weeks, batting .333 (19-for-57) with two homers and 14 RBI over his last 15 games.

This is now the third straight game he's missed. We haven't heard any reports that he's dealing with an injury, so the White Sox are perhaps giving him a bit of a reset in the same way the Pirates gave one to Bryan Reynolds and the Rangers gave one to Adolis Garcia. Apart from his stolen base value, Robert Jr. hasn't provided much excitement for fantasy managers. Michael A. Taylor will start in center field and bat eighth for the third game in a row.

Hayes is still owed $36 million over four more seasons, while Reynolds is owed $76 million over five more years. Neither contract is too pricey for a contender to take on. Even though Hayes hasn't broken out like many people expected, he makes only $7 million per season and still plays strong defense at third base. That could entice a team like the Yankees, who could shift Jazz Chisholm back to second base. Similarly, $15 million per year for Reynolds is not a steep price to pay, especially since the 30-year-old has started to turn it around of late. Given their years of control remaining, some team would need to part with some prospects of note to land either player.

Reynolds singled in a run in the first and doubled home another in the seventh. The 30-year-old has a respectable 34 RBI on the season over 59 games, but they've come with a disappointing slash of .237/.304/.379.