Chicago Cubs: 3 free agents to avoid for sake of the rebuild
By Mark Powell
Chicago Cubs aren’t going to re-sign Kris Bryant
Look, I’m not going to pretend to have any sources on the matter, but the Cubs didn’t trade Bryant away to San Francisco with the hope he’d re-sign this offseason. This was a clear changing of the guard, end of an era decision. And sure, it sucks for fans on the North side of Chicago, but the answer to forming a new winning side isn’t to bring back the former MVP.
Bryant has his weaknesses at this point of his career, and while he’s stayed relatively healthy this season, it’s tough to believe he won’t be injury-prone on the other side of 30. Heck, Bryant knew his time was up in Chicago at the time of the trade. It was a long time coming.
“I saw the writing on the wall the last couple of years,” Bryant said. “That was always the story that was out there. You asked why I didn’t re-up, we didn’t have those talks. I said in an interview a couple days ago that we talked in 2016 and that was about it. There was no serious conversations after that. So, you can’t really do much about that.”
It’s okay to leave Bryant in the past, and simply remember the good times. He can get a free beer in Wrigleyville for life.