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Report: Cubs' Kris Bryant Turned Down $200M Extension

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Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant recently turned down a multi-year contract worth around $200 million, reports ESPN's Dave Kaplan.

According to the report, Bryant and his agent Scott Boras rejected the offer sometime in the last few months. The thought is that Bryant would continue receiving salary increases annually through arbitration until he can hit the open market.

Bryant is under the team's control until the 2022 season and can't become a free agent until then, when he is 30 years old.

Last offseason, Bryant received $10.85 million in salary, a record for any first-year arbitration-eligible player.