NEWSLETTER
Happy Kris Bryant Day!
That’s one of those things that’s said half-winking, but, truly, this is a enormous moment.
I really don’t think that oversells it. Bryant’s promotion is not only a huge day for the Chicago Cubs – and Cubs fans who’ve been waiting patiently throughout this rebuilding process – but it’s also a huge day for all of baseball. Rarely does a prospect capture the attention of the baseball world so completely in Spring Training as Bryant did, and rarely is a prospect so uniformly praised as being the best in the game. Fans of teams all over want to see what this guy can do. They’ll be watching. This is an enormous moment.
There will be ups and downs. The downs might start today. Or maybe Bryant hits a game-winning homer like Javier Baez did. Or hits a homer on his first swing like Jorge Soler did.
In either case, we’ll all have to do our best to remember the long, dynamic nature of baseball. Enjoy the hell out of the great moments, of course, but don’t come to expect anything supernatural. And, when the struggles come, don’t get too down. There will be tough games. There will be a lot of strikeouts. There will be errors.
But there’s going to be some serious excitement along the way.
Kris Bryant's first game at short-season Boise in 2013 was an 0-5 night with 5 Ks. 17 games later, he had an OPS over 1.100.
— Brett Taylor (@BleacherNation) April 17, 2015
FIRST LOOK: Working on @KrisBryant_23's @Cubs jersey at @MajesticOnField. pic.twitter.com/mCg6wtLmnM
— MLB (@MLB) April 17, 2015
The wait is over. Time to ball.@KrisBryant_23 #teamadidas pic.twitter.com/DRmJaKo1Pd
— adidas Baseball (@adidasBaseball) April 17, 2015
At dinner, I was talking to The Wife about my shoulder, & The Little Girl interrupts: "Are you guys talking about Kris Bryant?" She's FOUR.
— Brett Taylor (@BleacherNation) April 17, 2015
Today I got to tell my family that my dream is coming true. Can't really put into words what that feels like. So excited for this journey!
— Kris Bryant (@KrisBryant_23) April 17, 2015
