Javier Báez. Kris Bryant. Anthony Rizzo.
They’re all ex-Cubs now, traded away a little over a week ago at the 2021 trading deadline.
Despite a little bit of negative back-and-forth, mostly on sports talk radio, all three players have indicated that they have left the door open to return to the Cubs, and President of Baseball Operations Jed Hoyer has done the same.
So I’m going to ask you this question, and remember this is just a thought exercise, not necessarily something the Cubs actually would do, or should do.
Let’s say you were in Hoyer’s position and you had the payroll room available to sign one — but ONLY one — of those three players, and you definitely do want ONE of them back.