Jon Heyman of Sports Illustrated writes that the Arizona Diamondbacks have offered a “variety of contracts at various lengths” to third baseman Mark Reynolds. The sides have agreed to negotiate until Opening Day before the talks will be called off.

“Yes, we are in talks, we have an agreement to talk until Opening Day and Mark and the club have agreed there won’t be any negotiation during the season,” agent Jeff Boris said.

Reynolds will be eligible for salary arbitration in 2011 and both sides would like to have a multiyear deal in place before they get to that point. Heyman says a couple of executives suggest Prince Fielder and Dan Uggla as comparable players to Reynolds. Fielder received $18 million in his first two years of eligibility while Ugglas has made $13.2 million over that same time. However, it would be surprising if the Diamondbacks get into the Fielder range with Reynolds.

Despite having a small amount of Major League experience, Reynolds proves that he has the presence of a veteran bat. Reynolds, 26, hit .260 with 44 home runs, 102 RBIs and 24 stolen bases. You can see Reynold’s statistics here.

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