Cubs: The last word on the lack of Kris Bryant, Javier Baez, Anthony Rizzo deals

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The Chicago Cubs‘ offseason and spring training was filled with talk of extensions. While one seemed obvious, it’s anyone’s guess what happens now.

Kris Bryant and 2020 Gold Glove winners Anthony Rizzo and Javier Baez all hit free agency at the end of this season. The debate over how big – both in dollars and years – has been dominated conversations for some time now. Let’s look at the numbers.

Anthony Rizzo was right. The Cubs are off by about $40 million and it’s laughable the front office didn’t see that.