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Cubs should watch their fingers as championship window threatens to close fast

As if losing a grievance hearing and spending the winter on the trading block weren’t indignities enough for Kris Bryant, now some nerds at MLB Network calling themselves “The Shredder” say the recent MVP is no longer a top-10 player – among third basemen.

The Mets’ Jeff McNeil is fifth on the position list? What in the name of Edgardo Alfonzo is this?

The system purports to use the most recent two-year window for evaluating. Both were All-Stars with .900-plus OPS production last season.

Albeit, Bryant’s numbers in 2018 were hurt by a shoulder injury. McNeil?