This isn't the Kris Bryant grievance news the entire Cubs fanbase — and the team — is waiting for, but the organization has settled on a 2020 salary figure for the superstar.
The Cubs and Bryant have reached an agreement on a one-year, $18.6 million deal, as first reported by ESPN's Jeff Passan Friday morning:
Third baseman Kris Bryant and the Chicago Cubs have settled on a one-year, $18.6 million deal, a source familiar with the agreement tells ESPN.
— Jeff Passan (@JeffPassan) January 10, 2020
That's essentially what Bryant was projected at, as MLB Trade Rumors pegged him to receive $18.