Will the Cubs’ 2020 pandemic situation hurt Kris Bryant’s value?

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Chicago Cubs slugger Kris Bryant is due for a considerable paycheck when he becomes a free agent after the 2021 season.

Soon, Cubs star third baseman Kris Bryant will become a free agent.

After the 2021 season, his sixth full year in the league, Bryant will have a significant decision to make unless the Cubs pony up and offer him a contract extension before then or decide to trade the 28-year-old slugger.

This winter, Bryant lost a highly publicized service-time grievance against the Chicago Cubs, barring him from becoming a free agent one year earlier. The Cubs infamously called Bryant up on April 17 in 2015; had he been…