Colorado Rockies infielder Kris Bryant made a business decision a couple of years ago.
He prioritized money when signing his free-agent contract after the 2021-22 lockout in MLB.
Once the lockout was lifted, he agreed on a seven-year, $182 million deal with the Rockies, who weren’t even close to being a playoff team then and are even further away now.
In a recent interview with The Athletic, he said he probably should have done more research about the Rockies’ prospects before signing.
He is now likely to spend the end of his career in the mediocrity that the Rockies represent.
Fans, of course, had a lot to say about Bryant low-key throwing teammates and the organization under the bus.
Lots of comments indicated that Bryant should definitely have known that the Rockies, who haven’t had a winning season since 2018, were and are a mess.
I mean, the Rockies organization being in shambles is not exactly a secret. Weird that KB wouldn’t have known that.
It’s not rocket science that they have a bad farm
Others, however, stated the obvious: that he prioritized money.
There shouldn’t be a problem with that, but it’s the managing of the situation that seemed odd: saying that it was his best offer and he liked the place would have probably sufficed.
He chose the money and it killed his career. Sucks to suck.
Took the biggest payday, is either hurt or doesn’t perform, and then implies that he prob should’ve done his hw before signing? Anthony Rendon must be proud.
Lol. It’s obvious he signed there because no other team offered him anything close money wise
One has to think that Rockies fans didn’t like seeing their star player saying those things out loud.