Colorado Rockies, Kris Bryant reach seven-year, $182 million deal, sources say

Third baseman Kris Bryant and the Colorado Rockies are in agreement on a seven-year, $182 million contract, sources told ESPN's Jeff Passan on Wednesday.

Bryant got off to a hot start in 2021 after a down and injured season in 2020. He cooled off some after being traded from the Chicago Cubs to the San Francisco Giants but still put up good numbers overall, slashing .265/.353/.481 between the two teams.

He was in the very early MVP conversation after hitting .322 in April and .327 in May. Bryant's 1.078 OPS in April had Cubs fans excited but a .114 batting average in June, where he had just nine hits for the month, cooled off the MVP talk. Eventually, he was traded to the Giants for prospects as his seven-year career in Chicago came to an end.

One of Bryant's best attributes is his ability to play all over the diamond. In 2021 he played in 93 games in the outfield, 55 at third base and a dozen more at first base. And he was an above average fielder at all of them.

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Good guy. But his fielding at 3B was not stellar while he played for the Giants. Maybe he was lacking reps.

$26,000,000 a year, average? Too much $ for Bryant IMO.