What might have been: Bryant plays in Houston

The Cubs select third baseman Kris Bryant with the second pick of the 2013 First-Year Player Draft, one of the top power hitters availableMore than four years ago, the Astros, coming off a 51-111 campaign, elected to take pitcher Mark Appel with the top overall pick in the 2013 Draft.

"Thank you," Cubs manager Joe Maddon said of Houston's decision.

That move gave the Cubs the ability to take Bryant, then a 20-year-old third baseman out of the University of San Diego, at No. 2.

Four years later, Bryant is putting up insane numbers, batting .302 with 158 hits, 91 RBIs and 36 home runs, and has emerged as a superstar. Appel, currently with Philadelphia's Triple-A affiliate, still hasn't played a…