Cubs: 3 reasons chasing Kris Bryant this offseason is a bad idea

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MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – JULY 27: Kris Bryant #17 of the Chicago Cubs looks on from the dugout before the game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park on July 27, 2019 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images) /

2. Money, money and more money

The Ricketts’ family shed themselves of plenty of salary at the trade deadline, and adding Bryant back into the mix on a long-term deal doesn’t make a whole lot of sense.

Assuming we don’t go into a 2019-esque free agency freeze, Bryant will earn upwards to $20 million per season on a long-term deal. Bryant, however, is willing to play just about anywhere he can reach his contract demands. If that means regularly playing at Wrigley Field again, then why the hell not?

“It’s a possibility. I’m never closing the book on this place ever,” Bryant said upon his latest matchup against the Cubs.

The Cubs may need to close the book on Bryant, instead.

3. Let history be history

Bryant’s heroics on the way to the Cubs first World Series in 108 years deserve to be commemorated…with a plaque or something. Not $20 million per season in Chicago.

KB won the 2016 MVP on his way to a title. It’ll surely be remembered in Cooperstown forever, but that doesn’t mean he can’t have a productive career elsewhere. From Bryant’s perspective, he shouldn’t want to waste away on the North side of Chicago while the Cubs do nothing to surround him with a winner.

The Ricketts’ family showed no intention of adding productive pieces this season, and that’ll likely be the trend moving forward even if Bryant were to come back on some magical discount.

It’s just not worth it, for either side.

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