Kris Bryant turned a bounce-back year into a massive payday. The former MVP has agreed to a seven-year, $182 million deal with the Colorado Rockies, ESPN's Jeff Passan reports.
Rumors of the Rockies' interest had swirled since the lockout ended last week, but remained baffling given the team's rebuilding posture. The deal reportedly includes a no-trade clause — a particularly eyebrow-raising move for the franchise that traded Nolan Arenado away for a haul of prospects after giving him a huge extension.
Bryant spent last season with the Chicago Cubs until the San Francisco Giants acquired him at the trade deadline.