The Cubs aren’t going to trade Kris Bryant. But...

There’s been all sorts of kerfuffle all over the internet over the last few days over a report by Buster Olney that the Cubs would consider trading Kris Bryant.

I had my say about that report and what it means the other day.

The Cubs are not going to trade Kris Bryant. I’m so certain of that, that the previous sentence doesn’t include any qualifiers like “likely” or “probably.” They won’t. Theo Epstein’s quote from this Tribune article sums it up for me:

“I answered a general question about whether we have untouchables,” the Cubs president said. “Like most every organization, we will listen to anything, but that’s just an operating philosophy.

“We are lucky to have some impact players and we…