This is the thread where we talk about how awesome Kris Bryant is

[We Got The Whole 9]

"save it pal" is such a Kris Bryant insult I barely believe it's real

I feel like he gave the phone to his wife and let her respond. Then he added the "save it pal" and debated for 20 minutes whether he should hit send or not.

[imb]

"save it pal" is such a Kris Bryant insult I barely believe it's real

 

Probably gonna claim he was hacked after he wakes up from his sparking cider hangover and regrets his tone

[17 Seconds]

"save it pal" is such a Kris Bryant insult I barely believe it's real

 

Probably gonna claim he was hacked after he wakes up from his sparking cider hangover and regrets his tone

 

he'd be consumed by guilt if he did that

[Thusly Boned]

"save it pal" is such a Kris Bryant insult I barely believe it's real

 

Probably gonna claim he was hacked after he wakes up from his sparking cider hangover and regrets his tone

 

 

Sparking cider sounds like a good time to me.

[Sammys Boombox]

"save it pal" is such a Kris Bryant insult I barely believe it's real

 

Probably gonna claim he was hacked after he wakes up from his sparking cider hangover and regrets his tone

 

My wife’s uncle has more than a few screws loose. He claimed he got drunk off the sparkling cider at our wedding and couldn’t drive home.

[Cubswin11]

Olney is going through ranking the top 10 players at every position, his 3B rankings came out today and he has KB ranked 4th behind Arenado (1), Jose Ramirez (2) and Rendon (3).

 

[soccer10k]

Olney is going through ranking the top 10 players at every position, his 3B rankings came out today and he has KB ranked 4th behind Arenado (1), Jose Ramirez (2) and Rendon (3).

 

If you look only at last year, the four are pretty much even by average of bWAR and fWAR:

 

Arenado 6.4 WAR

Ramirez 6.8 WAR

Rendon 6.4 WAR

Bryant 6.4 WAR

 

Of course, that also ignores the fact that KB was the best 3B in both versions of WAR in 2016, 2 wins better than Arenado and 3.5 better than both of the other two. And it's not like Bryant is in his 30's where his best days might be behind him.

[imb]

"Just who the HECK does this JERK think he is!"

 

"Kris! Language."

[UK]

"Just who the HECK does this JERK think he is!"

 

"Kris! Language."

Too much of a personal attack, IMO.

 

"My friend, you're wrong ".

 

[chopsx9]

Olney is going through ranking the top 10 players at every position, his 3B rankings came out today and he has KB ranked 4th behind Arenado (1), Jose Ramirez (2) and Rendon (3).

 

If you look only at last year, the four are pretty much even by average of bWAR and fWAR:

 

Arenado 6.4 WAR

Ramirez 6.8 WAR

Rendon 6.4 WAR

Bryant 6.4 WAR

 

Of course, that also ignores the fact that KB was the best 3B in both versions of WAR in 2016, 2 wins better than Arenado and 3.5 better than both of the other two. And it's not like Bryant is in his 30's where his best days might be behind him.

 

Yeah if you want to say just in 2017 then...whatever - differences in WAR like those are meaningless but I don't know how you rank Ramirez ahead of Bryant.

[Regular Show]

Olney is going through ranking the top 10 players at every position, his 3B rankings came out today and he has KB ranked 4th behind Arenado (1), Jose Ramirez (2) and Rendon (3).

 

Yeah, I wouldn't trade KB for any other third-baseman either. KB is definitely better than J. Ramirez, and if you take Arenado out of Coors he'll still be a great player but his offensive stats won't be as impressive. It's either him or Machado for best defensive 3B, where they do add a TON of value.

 

A. Rendon is a great hitter and his BB/K last year was super impressive, but KB is a better player and has the higher ceiling.

 

KB should be #1 on that list and I think most executives and GMs would place him there (regardless of contract and years till FA).

[Bull]

Petition to change thread title to “This is where we talk about how adequate Kris Bryant is” until after arbitration hearings are done.

[CaliforniaRaisin]

Putting it in perspective:

 

[tweet]https://twitter.com/startkyleorton/status/974663558242988032[/tweet]

[Sammy Sofa]

Petition to change this busted ass thread title to, "Somehow I doubt your commitment to #sparklemotion!"

[Bluescale]

Petition to change this busted ass thread title to, "Somehow I doubt your commitment to #sparklemotion!"

 

"Sometimes I doubt your commitment to #sparklemotion!"

 

I may have watched Donnie Darko a few too many times...

 

[Aaron_Kennelly]

[Aaron_Kennelly]

Interestingly enough, Randal Grichuk is also delivering pizzas now.

[We Got The Whole 9]

This was good but would've been better if he would've sat there and debated with those guys more and given more face time/chance to recognize him. The wind always blows in at Wrigley line was funny.

[imb]

he's gonna win another mvp this season

[Aaron_Kennelly]

he's gonna win another mvp this season

 

He damn well better or he will have been screwed over. Cubs fans don't appreciate him nearly enough.

[Gilby]

Look at that, Bryant has a literal .500 OBP in 42 plate appearances

[UMFan83]

Look at that, Bryant has a literal .500 OBP in 42 plate appearances

 

He’s on another level so far this year. He’s looked locked in during a majority of his PAs

[Regular Show]

he's gonna win another mvp this season

 

He damn well better or he will have been screwed over. Cubs fans don't appreciate him nearly enough.

 

It's hard to appreciate him when we have a team full of young stars. We'll appreciate him more when Bryce says a big reason he wanted to join the Cubs was to play next to his BFF this coming offseason.

 

PS -- I think Kyle Hendricks is the most underappreciated Cubs player.

[cubsclapp]

I think generally it’s definitely Hendricks, but for Cubs fans it may be Pedro Strop.

[Sammy Sofa]

It's hard to appreciate him when we have a team full of young stars.