SAN DIEGO -- The third-base dominoes began to fall around baseball when Anthony Rendon signed his mega-deal with the Los Angeles Angels on Wednesday. It means a market that Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo called "active" can really take off. The end result might be a shocking trade of former MVP Kris Bryant, who would be leaving the Chicago Cubs after five seasons.
"The chatter around Bryant has been steady," one rival executive said this week at the winter meetings.
The Cubs will probably have to wait in line until one more free agent, Josh Donaldson, comes off the board.