How many times did you refresh Twitter, check MLBTR, or refer to your favorite dedicated team site (that would be Cubs insider) yesterday to see if Kris Bryant had been traded? I probably checked every 15 minutes. Bryant has been one of the more polarizing topics in all of baseball, and whether you are for trading him or against, it almost seems like a foregone conclusion that the former MVP will be playing for the Braves, Dodgers, Angels or Phillies in 2020.
As David Byrne might say, “well, how did we get here?