NEWSLETTER
How about a very pleasant sight to get you back into a winning spirit? Or something like that.
https://twitter.com/CarrieMuskat/status/1015613300091039744
That’s Kris Bryant taking on-field batting practice before today’s game, under the watchful eye of the Cubs. Bryant then followed it up with some work in the field:
https://twitter.com/CarrieMuskat/status/1015617174533279744
Even if Bryant feels great after today’s work, don’t look for him to jump right back into the lineup tomorrow. Increasingly, it sounds like a rehab assignment is coming:
Maddon says Bryant is feeling a lot better, but a rehab assignment is likely. They haven’t determined where or a number of at bats, but they’d like him to get some swings in. #Cubs
— Kelly Crull (@Kelly_Crull) July 7, 2018
I wouldn’t expect a particularly long assignment if Bryant is feeling good – maybe a game or two – but that’ll still leave him at least a few days away from returning. The Cubs head to San Francisco Monday through Wednesday, take the day off on Thursday, and then have a weekend series in San Diego, where Bryant played his college ball.
The South Bend Cubs and Iowa Cubs are both on the road this weekend, by the way (in Lansing and Nashville, respectively). The Tennessee Smokies return home tomorrow.
