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Kris Bryant

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Age: 33

Birth Date: 1992 Jan 04

Birthplace: Las Vegas, NV, USA

Height: 6' 5"

Weight: 230 lb.

Current Contract: $27,000,000

B/T: Right/Right

Season	G Games	PA Plate Appearances	WARP Wins Above Replacement Player	DRC+ Deserved Runs Created plus - Measures batter contributions, not just results. 100 is average. Higher is better, lower is worse.	SD± DRC+ Standard Deviation - Our measure of uncertainty surrounding a player’s DRC+	DRAA Deserved Runs Above Average - DRC+ converted to runs	BRR Base Running Runs - Measures the number of runs contributed by a player's advancement on the bases -- opportunity and park adjusted	DRP Deserved Runs Prevented - Total summary of all fielding contributions
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Season Season	Age Baseball age - as of July 1	Level	Team	WARP Wins above replacement player	DRC+ Deserved runs created plus - Rate measure of a player's batting performance based on fundamentals, not merely results; indexed to a league-average of 100, with higher values indicating better performance	DRC+ SD DRC+ standard deviation - Measure of uncertainty of a corresponding DRC+ value	G Games played	PA Plate appearances	AB At-bats	R Runs scored	HR Home runs	RBI Home runs	SB Stolen bases	AVG Batting average	OBP On-base percentage	SLG Slugging percentage	OPS On-base plus slugging	ISO Isolated power - SLG - AVG	K% Strikeout rate - Strikeouts per plate appearance	BB% Walk rate - Walks per plate appearance	K%-BB% Strikeout rate minus walk rate	Whiff% Whiff rate - Percentage of swings that do not result in contact
2015	23	MLB	CHC	2.2	108	19	151	650	559	87	26	99	13	0.275	0.369	0.488	0.858	0.213	30.6	11.8	18.8	35.6
2016	24	MLB	CHC	5.4	140	19	155	699	603	121	39	102	8	0.292	0.385	0.554	0.939	0.262	22.0	10.7	11.3	27.8
2017	25	MLB	CHC	4.7	133	15	151	665	549	111	29	73	7	0.295	0.409	0.537	0.946	0.242	19.2	14.3	5.0	24.0
2018	26	MLB	CHC	2.7	122	19	102	457	389	59	13	52	2	0.272	0.374	0.460	0.834	0.188	23.4	10.5	12.9	27.4
2019	27	MLB	CHC	3.3	119	16	147	634	543	108	31	77	4	0.282	0.382	0.521	0.903	0.239	22.9	11.7	11.2	28.4
2020	28	MLB	CHC	0.1	85	19	34	147	131	20	4	11	0	0.206	0.293	0.351	0.644	0.145	27.2	8.2	19.0	29.5
2021	29	MLB	-	2.5	105	17	144	586	513	86	25	73	10	0.265	0.353	0.481	0.835	0.216	23.0	10.6	12.5	27.9
2021	29	MLB	SF	0.9	105	19	51	212	187	28	7	22	6	0.262	0.344	0.444	0.788	0.182	21.7	10.8	10.8	29.0
2021	29	MLB	CHC	1.5	105	16	93	374	326	58	18	51	4	0.267	0.358	0.503	0.861	0.236	23.8	10.4	13.4	27.4
2022	30	MLB	COL	0.9	115	19	42	181	160	28	5	14	0	0.306	0.376	0.475	0.851	0.169	14.9	9.4	5.5	21.5
2023	31	MLB	COL	0.5	96	15	80	335	300	36	10	31	0	0.233	0.313	0.367	0.680	0.133	20.3	8.7	11.6	25.0
2024	32	MLB	COL	-0.1	78	20	37	155	133	9	2	15	0	0.218	0.323	0.301	0.623	0.083	31.0	8.4	22.6	36.9
2025	33	MLB	COL	0	76	30	6	25	23	1	0	1	0	0.174	0.240	0.217	0.457	0.043	36.0	8.0	28.0	43.1
Career	-	MLB	-	21.9	116	18	1049	4534	3903	666	184	548	44	0.273	0.369	0.484	0.853	0.211	23.4	11.1	12.3	28.5

2022-03-18 : Colorado Rockies signed free agent 3B Kris Bryant.
2021-11-03 : 3B Kris Bryant elected free agency.
2021-07-30 : Chicago Cubs traded 3B Kris Bryant to San Francisco Giants for LF Alexander Canario and RHP Caleb Kilian.
2015-04-17 : Chicago Cubs selected the contract of 3B Kris Bryant from Iowa Cubs.
2015-02-06 : Chicago Cubs invited non-roster 3B Kris Bryant to spring training.
2014-01-24 : Chicago Cubs invited non-roster 3B Kris Bryant to spring training.
2013-07-12 : Chicago Cubs signed 3B Kris Bryant.

Date On When the player was placed on IL or injured	Date Off When the player was activated from IL or returned	Transaction Action taken by team	Days Total days missed by player	Games Approximate team games missed by player	Side The side of the body where the injury occurred	Body Part The part of the body where the injury occured	Injury A description of the injury
2024-08-11	2024-10-01	10 day	51	-	none	back	Back strain
2024-06-03	2024-07-23	10 day	50	-	left	torso	rib contusion
2024-04-17	2024-05-21	10 day	34	-	none	back	Low back strain
2023-07-22	2023-09-11	10 day	51	-	left	hand	finger fracture
2023-05-31	2023-06-30	10 day	30	-	left	foot	heel bruise
2022-08-01	2022-10-06	10 day	66	-	left	foot	plantar fascitis
2022-07-25	2022-07-26	DTD	1	-	none	foot	foot injury
2022-05-23	2022-06-27	10 day	35	-	none	back	Lower back strain
2022-04-29	2022-05-21	10 day	22	-	none	back	back soreness
2022-04-26	2022-04-29	DTD	3	-	none	back	strained back
2021-09-07	2021-09-08	DTD	1	-	none	lower arm	wrist injury
2021-08-28	2021-08-30	DTD	2	-	right	torso	side injury
2021-08-17	2021-08-20	DTD	3	-	left	upper leg	hamstring injury
2021-07-21	2021-07-22	DTD	1	-	right	upper leg	hamstring injury
2021-07-08	2021-07-09	DTD	1	-	none	-	-
2021-06-29	2021-07-02	DTD	3	-	right	torso	sore side
2021-06-16	2021-06-17	DTD	1	-	right	hand	hand injury
2021-04-27	2021-04-28	DTD	1	-	none	upper arm	biceps injury
2020-09-22	2020-09-26	DTD	4	-	right	torso	right oblique muscle injury
2020-09-13	2020-09-15	DTD	2	-	none	lower arm	wrist injury
2020-09-09	2020-09-10	DTD	1	-	left	elbow	left elbow injury
2020-08-22	2020-09-01	10-IL	10	-	left	hand	sprained ring finger on left hand
2020-08-18	2020-08-22	DTD	4	-	left	lower arm	left wrist injury
2020-08-13	2020-08-15	DTD	2	-	none	hand	finger injury
2020-08-01	2020-08-03	DTD	2	-	none	internal	gastrointestinal ailment
2020-07-28	2020-07-29	DTD	1	-	left	elbow	left elbow injury
2019-09-25	2019-09-30	DTD	5	-	Right	Ankle	0
2019-09-08	2019-09-10	DTD	2	-	Right	Knee	0
2019-07-25	2019-07-26	DTD	1	-	Right	Knee	Soreness
2019-07-03	2019-07-04	DTD	1	-	Not Known	Knee	Soreness
2018-09-26	2018-09-28	DTD	2	-	Left	Wrist	Contusion
2018-09-23	2018-09-24	DTD	1	-	Left	Shoulder	Fatigue
2018-07-24	2018-09-01	10-DL	39	-	Left	Shoulder	Inflammation
2018-06-23	2018-07-11	10-DL	18	-	Left	Shoulder	Inflammation
2017-07-20	2017-07-22	DTD	2	-	Left	Digit 5	Contusion
2017-06-29	2017-07-01	DTD	2	-	Right	Ankle	Sprain
2017-05-11	2017-05-16	DTD	5	-	No Side	Viral Infection	Other
2017-05-03	2017-05-03	DTD	0	-	Not Known	Calf	Tightness
2016-07-05	2016-07-05	DTD	0	-	Left	Shin	Contusion
2016-04-29	2016-05-01	DTD	2	-	Left	Ankle	Sprain
2014-08-17	2014-08-18	Minors	1	-	Not Known	Foot	Contusion

7 years/$182M (2022-28). Signed by Colorado as a free agent 3/18/22. $7M signing bonus. 22:$17M, 23:$27M, 24:$27M, 25:$26M, 26:$26M, 27:$26M, 28:$26M. Full no-trade protection.
1 year/$19.5M (2021). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs 1/15/21 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by San Francisco in trade from Chicago Cubs 7/30/21 with $6,814,516 remaining on contract.
1 year/$18.6M (2020). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs 1/10/20 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$12.9M (2019). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs 1/11/19 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$10.85M (2018). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs 1/12/18 (avoided arbitration).
1 year/$1.05M (2017). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/9/17.
1 year/$652,000 (2016). Re-signed by Chicago Cubs 3/4/16.
1 year (2015). Contract selected by Chicago Cubs 4/17/15 (earned $0.5075M in majors, $82,700 in minors for 2015 total of $474,221).
Drafted by Chicago Cubs 2013 (1-2) (San Diego). $6.7084M signing bonus (slot amount).

Year Contract Year	Age Seasonal Age	Team Signing Team	Salary Salary or other detail	Service Time Accured service time
2015	23	CHN	0	0.171
2016	24	CHN	$652,000	1.171
2017	25	CHN	$1,050,000	2.170
2018	26	CHN	$10,850,000	3.170
2019	27	CHN	$12,900,000	4.171
2020	28	CHN	$18,600,000	5.171
2021	29	CHN	$19,500,000	-
2022	30	COL	$18,000,000	-
2023	31	COL	$28,000,000	-
2024	32	COL	$28,000,000	-
2025	33	COL	$27,000,000	-
2026	34	COL	$27,000,000	-
2027	35	COL	$27,000,000	-
2028	36	COL	$27,000,000	-
Total			$164,552,000	5.171

Year	Comments	Buy now
2024	When Bryant signed with the Rockies prior to the 2022 season, the assumption was that he was trading his chance to enjoy team-level success for the opportunity to post some silly statistics in Coors Field. (Plus, you know, a great public education for his children—oh, and a lot of money.) That hasn’t been the case; not because the Rockies have been better than expected, but because Bryant has been worse and more absent than projected. Indeed, it’ll take him more than a month into his third season with the Rockies to appear in his 162nd game with the franchise. It’ll take him longer than that if he’s ever to get his Rockies career OPS over the .800 mark (it’s at .740). To think that, given his age and injury history, these were supposed to be the best years of the deal. Bryant seems to be a likable fellow, and Colorado’s fan base surely deserves something good. Here’s hoping that his 2024 season reminds everyone why he once appeared to be on a Hall of Fame trajectory.	Buy it now
2023	Bryant isn’t someone you’d call relatable, what with his World Series ring, Bobby Sherman good looks and the hundreds of millions of dollars in his bank account. But 2022 showed him to be just like regular folks in that his back gave out on him the second he turned 30. Lower back soreness cost Bryant most of May and June, and a bout of plantar fasciitis knocked him out for the season at the end of July. Amid those maladies he produced as you’d expect, his offensive numbers a near carbon copy of 2021. Unfortunately, so were his defensive metrics, with all the advanced stats grading the small sample of his work in left field—his full-time home now—anywhere from below average to flat-out awful. The Rockies didn’t try Bryant anywhere else, eschewing the versatility that made him valuable in Chicago. Defense aside, Colorado presumably would be happy with their marquee addition simply staying healthy enough to stand in the box four times a game for six straight months. Hopefully he spends the offseason getting right and coming to terms with what all 30-somethings must: rest, recovery and stretching are very important.
2022	On July 31 of last season, the Giants were reeling from the previous day’s megatrade of Trea Turner and Max Scherzer to the Dodgers, their challenger in an historic divisional race. Farhan Zaidi made a star-power move of his own, rescuing Bryant from the tailspinning Cubs for a couple of prospects. When Bryant homered off of Luis Garcia in his Giants' debut, it seemed like the magic would continue—and continue it did. But Bryant emerged as a valuable member of an ensemble cast rather than the lead actor towering in the middle of the order. Bryant logged playing time at all three outfield positions, along with his customary shifts at the hot corner. Even more strikingly, he popped up in every batting-order slot from second to sixth in Gabe Kapler’s lineup card. And even though Bryant slumped toward the end of the regular season, he was a shining light during the hard-fought divisional series against the Dodgers. Perhaps, in taking a step back from the limelight, Bryant previewed the next phase of his career as he heads into free agency: a former MVP and poster boy whose mid-career value now lies in simply being a very good, and very versatile, part of a team.
2021	Bryant’s year began with news that he had lost his grievance against the Cubs alleging they had manipulated his service time in 2015 in order to gain an extra year of team control. The Cubs did manipulate his service time, of course but Bryant lost the case. He then suffered through a lost year. The list of body parts that betrayed the former MVP included, but was not limited to: oblique, wrist, elbow, finger and back. He also missed time with a gastrointestinal issue. If there’s a silver lining in Bryant’s year, it’s that all the injuries can (and probably should) be blamed for his rotten play. A fully healthy Bryant, it can be reasoned, ought to still be viewed as a cornerstone player at either third base or in an outfield corner. Now entering his walk year, Bryant will have to stay healthy and produce if he wants the kind of contract that led the Cubs to suppress his earning potential in the first place.
2020	It seems like just yesterday that the Cubs were suppressing Bryant’s service time. Now, he’s nearly on his way out of town. He has two more years of team control remaining, yet over the winter rumors surfaced about his perceived availability through trade. It’s a shame that the two sides are heading for a split, because a healthy Bryant remains one of the better players in the game. He can hit for average and power; he walks; and he can play a number of defensive positions. Someone is going to get a heck of a player; let’s just hope they treat him as he deserves to be treated.
2019	As Bryant goes, so do the Cubs. A stellar rookie campaign ended the franchise's six-year playoff drought, though his near 200 strikeouts foreshadowed an NLCS in which the team was blown away by Mets pitching. The triumphant MVP season followed, with a now 25-year-old Bryant leading Chicago to that historic World Series title. 2017 proved more challenging, as he battled through a hand injury. The team won the division comfortably in the end and Bryant, while diminished, was still one of the league's best players, but they both fell flat in the NLCS. 2018 was the team's most disappointing year since Bryant's debut, as shoulder inflammation limited him to 102 games and sapped his power when he was in the lineup. Just one more win would have ensured the division, a win their star third baseman would surely have provided if healthy. Instead the Cubs lost the division and then the Wild Card game. Theo Epstein and company probably didn't quite have this level of dependence in mind when they were building their franchise around Bryant.
2018	Not since Jeff Dunham's entire routine did a hand bother someone so much. Bryant's hand sprain last summer wasn't bad enough to sideline him, but it does lay as the most likely reason for the home-run drop in a season of spikes. He might as well have been in a cast next to the swimming pool. But the young 2016 MVP is still the league's best third baseman and proved he can angst his way through an All-Star season that 95 percent of the league can't accomplish even with two strong titanium hands. The underlying skill is his discipline; his strikeouts went down for the third straight season. At this rate he'll be down to zero strikeouts on the season by the time he's 49, at which point he'll probably have another MVP award or two.
2017	Bryant is god’s way of telling us that life isn’t fair. The man is an underwear model, for crying out loud, and a millionaire to boot, and he still managed to get away with spending his age-24 summer playing baseball for a living. He was good at it, too: His 9.1 WARP was, by a large margin, the best in the majors, as a new swing path (flatter through the zone) helped drive increases in contact rate across the board without sacrificing any of the power that helped make him Theo Epstein’s second first-round draft pick. He's a plus defender at multiple positions and, as we saw in Game 7 of the World Series, even a good baserunner. Unless the moral balance of the universe swings wildly in 2017, expect Bryant to be at or near the top of most offensive leaderboards again this year.
2016	Nothing says “exciting start to the baseball season” like a protracted, angry dialogue between agents and executives in the press, but that's how Bryant's 2015 began. After a spring training in which he led the majors with nine homers (in only 40 at-bats) and hit a slash that would make a Game Genie blush (.425/.477/1.175), Bryant went to the minors, not the cleanup spot for a Cubs team expected to contend. The front office made the expected noises about Bryant needing to work on his defense, then called him up on the very day that would guarantee that 2015 would not count as a full season of service time for free-agency purposes. Over the winter, news broke that the MLBPA had filed grievances over alleged service-time shenanigans regarding Bryant and the Phillies' Maikel Franco. Whether a system can be created that does not result in these weird, obvious manipulations remains to be seen.\r\n\r\nOn the field, Bryant was stellar. He whiffed a lot, but did it in the way you're supposed to: as a trade-off for hard contact and walks. In the end, the top-20 TAv matters more than how Bryant got there unless there's reason to believe the strikeouts foretell a coming cliff. PECOTA sees no cause for concern: The system doesn't hand out five-WARP projections to just any 24-year-old. Oh, and his defense was fine.
2015	It's hard to imagine a better season for Bryant that doesn't end with him in the majors. He won every imaginable minor-league award and you'd be pressed to find someone who didn't feel he deserved the accolades. Those slash lines above combine to .325/.438/.661 and the 43 home runs led the minors. All this in his first full professional season. If not for MLB's punitive-to-players service time rules, Bryant could have arrived at Wrigley in September; alas, he likely won't hit the bigs until an extra year of team control is guaranteed. (See Jason Heyward's service time for the results of an Opening Day assignment.)\r\n\r\nBryant has an advanced approach and is constantly honing his craft, with his only apparent flaw being his strikeout rate, which peaked at 29 percent in Triple-A. As with many great hitters, the strikeouts are a byproduct of comfort hitting with two strikes and a willingness to wait for his pitch, resulting in deep counts. His adjustment to major-league pitching should be easier than for most young players, even most top prospects, and his combination of talent and makeup make him one of few prospects scouts feel comfortable labeling "can't-miss." Add the baseball skills to a frankly absurd degree of handsomeness and you've got a potential Face of MLB knocking down the door.
2014	The second overall pick in last year’s draft, Bryant wasted no time unleashing the power stroke that helped him hit more home runs than entire rival teams during his senior year at University of San Diego. Top college hitters are expected to tee off on short-season pitchers, and Bryant did, but he also managed a .333/.387/.719 line down the stretch with High-A Daytona to cement his place among the top hitting prospects in the game. He shows good actions at the hot corner but some scouts feel his future is in right field, where his strong arm and surprising athleticism will play nicely. Whatever comes of the organization’s upcoming games of positional Plinko, Bryant’s mature approach and middle-of-the-order thump may well land him in Wrigley before the summer is out.

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