Kris Bryant
waddy
Senior Member
Went to the Cubs game today, Bryant was 4 for 5. Need to go down to AAA to work on going 5 for 5.
This is turning into a joke of magnificent proportions.
Theo came across as kind of a moron on espn a couple of days ago.
"I've never started a rookie on the opening day lineup",
Ok, then why wasn't he up in Sept last year???
When the time comes...pay the man his money.
If he brings a title to Chicago I'm sure they will be able to afford to pay him
This is turning into a joke of magnificent proportions.
Theo came across as kind of a moron on espn a couple of days ago.
"I've never started a rookie on the opening day lineup",
Ok, then why wasn't he up in Sept last year???
When the time comes...pay the man his money.
If he brings a title to Chicago I'm sure they will be able to afford to pay him
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https://sports.vice.com/article/how-the-system-screws-kris-bryant-and-other-mlb-rookies
b) just pay the man his money when the time comes c) sending him down to the crappy weather\field in Iowa serves no purpose
d)playing in the toughest div in baseball they can't afford a slow start
Got it. So he starts off on a tear and then they send him down.
Toughest division in baseball?
It's also spring too. Teams will get a book on him and then we will see just how good he will be. If anyone has an idea on how to pitch to him yet, they won't show it now. 95% of young players, you won't know who they will be until year 3. You have the "burst on the scene" year 1, the "lg has a book on you bump in the road year 2", and the "how does he adjust year 3". He's 23, they will control him until he is 30. If he is legit in a couple years, they will buy out his remaining arb years and probably another year or two on top. That keeps him a Cub until age 31-32. If he refuses and just arbs every year until he is a FA and can leave, someone will overpay for his 30+ slow downfall years. Cubs will get his best years one way or another or if there is too much friction in a few years, can sell high.
It's not like he isn't going to be a Cub in 2 or 3 weeks. Mike Trout has been worth just about 1 win in that span. For people saying those two weeks could make or break their playoff chances, well, that's a little overboard(a lot overboard).