The rumors of Kris Bryant’s rancor were greatly exaggerated, as were the reports that he’d turned down “well north of $200 million” back in 2018. Bryant threw darts at a number of different balloons over the course of a 36 minute press conference last Saturday morning, putting to rest several ideas people had decided to run with over the course of the winter. Though he acknowledged that trade rumors and contract speculation are part of the business, he bristled at the notion that he was disgruntled and didn’t want to remain in Chicago.
Just like seemingly everyone else in Cubs camp, Bryant is extremely gruntled.