In his next trip to the plate, Bryant singled sharply to the outfield. After the game, Bryant addressed the media and explained the kind of internal motivation he had been collecting over the last several months. I've been doing that pretty much my whole life, so bring it on.”The Cubs need Bryant to be the one who brings it. Bryant followed up his MVP season by improving both his batting average and his on-base percentage, with the latter crossing the .400 marker. But imagine, for a moment, what this Cubs team would look like with Báez, Rizzo, and Bryant performing at their best.

Source: Forbes February 28, 2019 18:45 UTC