In appreciation of Kris Bryant

Photo by Quinn Harris/Getty Images Kris Bryant looks around Wrigley Field on his last day there as a CubOut of all the Cubs’ No. 1 draft picks of the 2010s, the one I thought truly had Hall of Fame talent was Kris Bryant.

For a number of reasons, largely injuries, I don’t think he’s going to get there. But in his six-plus years as a Cub, he surely gave us some Hall-worthy performances.

The Cubs had the No. 2 overall pick in the 2013 draft after a 101-loss year in 2012. Can you imagine what the last six Cubs seasons would have been like if the Astros, picking first, had taken Bryant instead of Mark Appel?

Would the Cubs have then taken Jon Gray, who went third to the Rockies? Gray has had a…