Kris Bryant Admits Signing With The Rockies Quickly Was a Mistake

[@MichaelSnyder1776]

As a Rockies fan, how dare you say they are irrelevant. That's so disrespectful so actual irrelevant teams. Rockies are something entirely less than irrelevant. They have proudly given the dodgers giants Padres and dbacks dozens and dozens of wins in the last years

[@Redpoppy80]

Don't forget the Giants :)

[@swiftspeed2361]

Lmaooooo

[@counter546]

Ouch lmaoo damn bro 😢😂

[@Prodbyhøllo]

As a Rockies fan, that’s very true

[@TheAnimalWolverine]

😂 yikes

[@aznpikachu215]

I mean, he got the bag, at least he's not like another player saying there should be less games while consistently landing on the IL.

[@Relentlezz41]

Bryant and Scott Boras denied a 200M extension from the Cubs years back. More than his Rockies contract

[@ChairmanMeow1]

To be fair that's always just been a rumor

[@Relentlezz41]

@@ChairmanMeow1 I believe this one. Especially those clients that have gotten a$$ out. Seager and Siemen got it good. Guys like Correa, Belli, and others are getting porked

[@paulsega2066]

Holy shit!!!!!!....... I wasn't aware of that!!!!........ DAMN!!! GREED IS "MF'R"

[@resmarted]

Hard to believe the cubs offered a contract that big

[@Relentlezz41]

@resmarted at one point they looked at him like the Cubs version of Derek Jeter. I'm not shocked

[@gcamdalt3727]

Dont feel bad for Bryant. Feel bad for Rockies fans.

[@TheHuskyK9]

I feel bad for Rockies fans. As a Dodgers fan, the Rockies had a decent team in the 2010's with Blackmon, Story, and Arenado era. I don't think anyone but Rockies fans remembers when they made the World Series in 2007

[@SJSharks91]

Tulowiski and Gonzalez were beasts

[@gravityUTube]

They made the World Series in 2007?

[@coastcoast-su9ye]

@@gravityUTubeyessir. That’s where that famous Holliday slide came into play and began their deep run in 07

[@buckmelanoma758]

We were solid in 07,09,10,17 and 18. That’s about it. Even though we didn’t go to the postseason in 2010 that was the deepest and best Rockies team ever in my opinion of course. Just fell off on September

[@Bk6346]

Rockies have 8 winning seasons in 32 years.

[@idkbro8470]

I mean, it’s the Rockies. It should’ve been basic common sense.

[@debbstraw579]

He is still one of my favorite players since he was a cub, and i want to see him do well. If Belly and Yelich can have comebacks. I believe KB can too, just doesnt seem like his heart is in it at Colorado and with all the injuries

[@desertlightning4200]

Everyone said he just wanted to pad his stats. Guess not

[@NFLsuperfan112]

He was my favorite player while I was a cubs fan. I still have so much merchandise of him, including jerseys, posters, and a signed Iowa Cubs baseball. When he was traded to the Giants, I was devastated than forgot about him after his first year with the Giants.

[@darizob]

"While you were a Cubs fan"? Do you only root for teams when they're winning?

[@NFLsuperfan112]

@@darizob Funny how you say that because I'm now a Nationals fan and have been since 2021.

[@PurplePaperPrius]

From day one everyone was scratching their heads at this move. Why would a very good player and former MVP go to one of the most inept franchises in professional sports? One with notoriously bad player development? And no real history of winning? And easily top-5 worst ownership? Chicago offered him 200m a few years earlier and he turned it down. Boras probably told him that no other team was going to offer him more than the Rockies did, with his performance dropping. But hey, now he gets paid millions to almost never play due to injuries. And at least he's not pulling a Rendon and saying he doesn't even like playing bball.

[@BrettShadow]

As a Ranger fan, the first half of this comment triggered my PASD (Post A-Rod Stress Disorder)

[@eddieboncek2447]

Perhaps he thought he would head out to Coors where he'd be seen as the teams main offensive piece and put up astronomical type numbers. He clearly wasn't going there to win, as you already pointed out, so I think this is the only real answer, but I've never been privy to the decision making of ANY MLB player so who knows.🤷

[@callmefrog76]

I honestly forgot that he was with the Rockies until watching them play the Mariners in todays game. I was like oh hey, that’s where that guy went 😂

[@elchancho8432]

I totally forgot about Bryant last year until a video about him came out about his decline or what happened to him don’t remember But still can’t believe I completely forgot about him lol

[@Ryouski]

Being a Rockies fan sucks…

[@datfooando_]

No sir, being an Angels fan is worse :(

[@alextanguay5886]

I can only imagine wow..only 2007 was something to cheer about. What a bad team. I’m a blue jays fan 🐦

[@razkable]

Being an a's fan is just sad ....same for the white sox right now....rockies have fans doe?

[@BlueBlobfishGaming323]

I started getting into baseball in 2015 as a Cubs fan, and Kris Bryant was immediately my favorite player by far. It's just so sad to see him go from an MVP level player on an elite team to what he is now.

[@lesliejacoby9137]

I think anyone could have told him that, even Rockies fans 😅.

[@gregalmonte8]

He should’ve signed a 1-2 year deal

[@mark2220]

Not if he wanted to get paid.. if he waited his real value would be even more apparent. He can't stay healthy

[@Turtl301]

I don’t feel bad for him. Dude saw dollar signs and said sign me up. It happens all the Time. And if he grew up a baseball player, he should know the history of the Rockies. Let him sulk in his millions.

[@razkable]

He already won...no reason to go for another ring over money

[@TyTheMarvelFan]

As a Rockies fan, I agree.

[@b-rad3681]

Gonna be a rough year for KB , I think he alienated his teammates & the fans are gonna probably be on him hard

[@fatshibaballs]

@@b-rad3681why? It’s the ownerships fault the team fucking sucks. No one is going to boo him. :)

[@potluck5896]

3:53 I heard it. You sly dog. Good easter egg, that's the best song in SW.

[@PeterTea]

Glad I’m not a Rockies fan. Actually as a Cubs fan, I was quite happy they didn’t resign Kris. He was a great player but his trajectory was definitely on the downside. He was getting injured more and he was just way too much a risk for the huge contract that he was going to fetch. Actually of those World Series Cubs players only Schwarber and Rizzo were the ones that I would’ve been happy sticking with at the time. Baez and Bryant were just becoming too inconsistent to re-up for huge contracts.

[@crazyonebyfar]

I feel like there aren't enough "Sell the team" chants against the Rockies FO.

[@csincos989]

Agreed. I'm hoping there will be after the CB statement.

[@fatshibaballs]

Fuck I’m an Orioles fan in Denver and I would protest. Y’all have one of the prettiest parks with one of the prettiest views. They deserve good managment.

[@bxvbomber]

@@fatshibaballs what you said. Yanks fan and colorado lover speaking, y'all deserve better. I want to see purple in the post. I want to see rocktober. I miss it goddamnit

[@merrittpalmer4349]

Probably because people in Colorado don't care about baseball... or any sport for that matter.

[@mahnboichild]

@@merrittpalmer4349people here definitely care about football

[@ConnorGlass121]

He's off to a good start in spring training this year. I hope he can keep it up and stay on the field

[@vstitanic8218]

The discord server link is expired if you could get a new link that would be cool

[@ChairmanMeow1]

Whatever. He's always been a me first guy. He listened to his Dad over the Cubs development staff. He's not a jerk but he does think hes the smartest guy in the room.

[@fatshibaballs]

How can you say he thinks himself as smart and then immediately asks his dad for advice? That’s him showing humility, but not correctly.

[@tomrodriguez5696]

Thankful he won my cubs a world series, but we dodged a major bullet not signing hom.

[@Akeoni]

All good KB… you got paid brother. MVP. Champion. Enjoy just having fun.

[@resmarted]

Also Rookie of the year

[@seen48]

When he signed that deal, as a Mets fan I was hoping they were going to make a play on him.

[@reed8136]

As a mariners fan we dodged a bullet. Right around the time we signed robbie ray and the lockout was about to happen we offered a similar deal the rockies made to kris bryant but he declined. After the lockout i guess we opted to trade for jessie winker and geno suarez and that contract for kris bryant was no longer on the table. Maybe if he went to Seattle things would've ended differently but it really seems like we dodged a bullet big time considering our current payroll situation.

[@chris42069]

You were too kind to Bryant in this video, you didnt even mention the fact that he was easily one of the top 5 worst players in baseball last year. If you pro-rate his -1.0 bWAR to a full season, I think he would have been the worst - hitting in the best hitters park in baseball. The decline is honestly shocking but some guys just fall off a cliff over age 30, maybe he gets back to being a decent + hitter, fangraphs Zips projects him for 103 wRC+ in 2024, but that contract looks like a huge disaster right now.

[@csincos989]

Fellow Rockies FANS unite! Let's us succeed as A's and O's fans have and begin a "SELL THE TEAM!" revolution! This is unacceptable. Fans and players (past, present and future) demand better! ✊✊✊

[@sau0917]

For respect of the man and the Rockies, please cover his follow-up interview last Friday.

[@YOUNGPADAWON]

While I understand moving on the fact they they won there first championship in over 100+ years then almost immediately shipping everyone off is so crazy to me you’d think Bryant and Rizzo atleast be life long cubs I do love having rizzo on NY tho

[@allenelliott2114]

Being a Rockies fan is just pain and misery. Trading Nolan (paying $50 to the Cardinals too) then paying THAT MUCH for an over-the-hill Bryant was just infuriating. Most of us knew it was an awful awful contract, but even still I'm amazed at how badly this thing has aged.

[@ADESpider96]

Kris Bryant should've gone to a contender, not a team that isn't going to compete anytime soon. If I'm the Colorado Rockies, I would have to trade him for some prospects and picks.

[@alextanguay5886]

Who’s gonna pick up that contract? lol

[@ADESpider96]

@@alextanguay5886 I really don't know.

[@WASIV]

I'm a Giants fan and I'll say its not the Rockies fault he hasn't produced. Play more and play better. Basically he regrets not signing w/ a power team bc he can't do his own job well enough. If he signed with a team like the Dodgers they would have replaced him 3 times over by now.

[@SouthsideSox19]

It's a case of looking at the money 💰 and not thinking about the team not being very good. Then later regretting you signed that contract and are stuck on a bad team.

[@MazeDaGr8]

This is why you have to think about EVERYTHING before you sign a contract

[@lovesgucci1]

He’s pretty much signaling to the Rockies: Trade me or start caring about building a winner. I remember what Bryce Harper said the Rockies reliever last season about that franchise.

[@chris42069]

They can't trade him, that contract is unmoveable. Rockies are truly F'd

[@ktcottrell]

I've always felt that as fans, we are almost punished by having Kris Bryant on the Rockies and Mike Trout on the Angels

[@Phoenix-MX1]

Im not a Rockies fan, but this is a bit weird because it's not like Bryant is healthy enough to play either way, lol

[@danr154]

Sorry KB....you didnt take a fair extension from the Cubs........so sorry my dear sweet handsome prince😢

[@Tom_Cruz]

Remember the price of players is directly correlated to price of parking, beer, and tickets. Priced out most americans from attending games. 25 Million a year for playing baseball is ridiculous (and you said it's cheap).

[@chris42069]

If you want to gripe about inequality, go after the owners, not the players. They're the billionaire crooks winning a rigged game. For every pro player making $25M there are 250 who didn't make it and have to coach high school baseball for $38K/year

[@Zabbai777]

I feel bad for Bryant. How do we get this fixed? This is an injustice.

[@philipmccracken697]

He should ask the Rockies if they will void his contract so he can go sign with a contending team. I don't think they would object.

[@jeremygile3003]

@@philipmccracken697 the Rockies would do that in a hurry.

[@alsacrime4806]

He is 2.3 wins below league average since signing with the Rockies at a club cost of 46 million entering 2024, paying him 20 million per loss he has created below average to date, he’s 31 years old, and a below replacement defender with no speed at all: he has not stolen a base or hit a triple since joining the club. He projects to a .767 OPS this year with 13 HR and 42 RBI IN COLORADO , a AAA player to be fair. Does anyone but me find it comical that Kris Bryant who made 28 million dollars last year and is by all current indications a below average Major League Baseball player is publicly complaining that his contract was a bad deal for HIM??

[@Flashspeed84YT]

I miss the og Kris

[@Everything-ww4ph]

@MichaelSnyder1776 As a diehard Dodgers fan,it’s correct to call the Rockies irrelevant because they’ve had a massive fall from grace.They went from a relevant team starting in 2007 I assume to an irrelevant team in 2023.Look at the mess your owner and him have made you guys while my Dodgers have enjoyed winning season after winning season.But,only 1 Mickey Mouse World Series title.I’m not afraid to admit that 2020 was a Mickey Mouse title either

[@fozup]

fresh video

[@rmc777original]

i still love my rockies

[@TripleAAA_]

Chapman just signed a contract

[@newyardleysinclair9960]

As a cubs fan i wish he stayed

[@williamfischer3990]

He and Trouty should be demanding trades ASAP. They can’t keep wasting their careers on clear rebuilding teams. Their teams need to understand that fact as well.

[@chris42069]

Waste his career? The guy was one of the worst players in baseball in 2023 with -1.0 bWAR

[@williamfischer3990]

@@chris42069 Yeah man because he’s playing with an organization that doesn’t give a crap about being successful. He’s in a lineup that has no protection, all that would change in a competent city.

[@fatshibaballs]

Kris is going to retire a Rockie. His health and performance are slowly declining and not MLB level, even with the help of Coor’s. You’re Kris Bryant. Coaching means nothing when you’re a veteran at that age, you are the coach at that point. That’s literally why they brought him in and he’s not even doing that.

[@philipmccracken697]

Are you smoking crack? He's untradeable due to the amount of money remaining on his contract and his worse than replacement level play.

[@elcee3292]

He isn't asking for sympathy. Just giving context. It's not like he's out here saying the Rockies were a mistake, woe is me.

[@69sidewinder]

Money has no relation to how good or bad your life is. For many, the good times were when you were poor and the real trouble comes when the money rolls in

[@jimmyohara4906]

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[@frenchy2322]

The cubs should make a trade and get him back

[@chrisdierdorff2197]

he raked against that JUCO team tho.

[@johnmarkquigley4406]

Come to the Mets

[@hotmanchicken4209]

It's extremely hard playing on a crappie team. If you don't really concentrate and block out all the losses and tension in club house it can bring you down with the ship! I know because I played on a crappie team once while having a high batting average and making great plays but still it was so hard on that team. The whole team and even myself were in fist fights off and on all season 🙄 Once I was on a good or great teams and winning it felt amazing! So Chris Bryant might have played better on a winning team maybe? Loosing in any sport can be a black whole and suck the whole team up if teams allow it to get in their heads. Any one who says it isn't about winning is full of BS! In youth sports especially yes it's not all about winning with little kids but man it sure feels much better when you are earning those wins in style! 🇺🇸🦅⚾️💪☝️💯

[@kingrama2727]

He knew what he was doing. He knew his skills were eroding and he was getting injured on a more regular basis. The Rockies were stupid enough to offer him huge money and he took it…

[@lukashood25]

I think the Rockies feel the same way about kris Bryant

[@CarpRadioLive]

Went to a rockies spring training game the other day, saw him lose 2 balls in foul territory. I get he's a veteran in spring training, but that lack of discipline shows he's clearly disinterested in colorado

[@JaneDoey]

Oh boo hoo, go cry with your 100 millions dollars

[@fatshibaballs]

All he said is he wish managment spent like they did on him. He’s not crying LOL he’s doing the opposite. He’s criticizing the organization for spending money on only Kris. Again, you people love to eat up headlines and not actually read. 😊

[@JaneDoey]

@@fatshibaballs So he's upset they spent so much money on HIM??? Lmao What makes it even worse is Bryant has been awful with COL, so not sure why he's even opening his mouth

[@fatshibaballs]

@@JaneDoey you cant read for shit lmao

[@FrancyFam7]

Josiah do your chores

[@stephenthompson3348]

I never understood why they purchased a bat for that type of 💰💰💰💰💰 Coors Field will possibly make them irrelevant for who knows how long. Gotta keep runs off th board and that stadium is a 🤬 launch pad. 1993 when they*re first season was I was in 1st grade. 2007 they got bludgeoned into th ground by th Red Sox. Th 2017 wild card game is exceptionally memorable. But I dunno if they have what it takes to W 🏆 th World Series

[@agmzz]

How is the farm system dropping

[@VVUC_]

Rockie fans, would you trade Kris Bryant for Giancarlo Stanton? Just curious

[@bobbowie9350]

You can't trust mlb and mlb players. They're juicing then not juicing. Their stats are very extreme either way

[@jimmyeddy]

He's done two things since he signed with the Rockies: Jack and shit, and Jack left town.

[@philipmccracken697]

Three things: He's also cashed fat checks.

[@kobabim9903]

MLB should not let them play baseball in Colorado. It's too tragic to play there.

[@andrewmccune2895]

Did the Rockies make him suck?

[@Melissa-kv1je]

No, he sucked and wanted to pad his stats. He ssucked ever since he got beaned in the head with the baseball. He wasn't much of a Cub after that.

[@jerrygomez3825]

He sucked after he went to arbitration with the Cubs. The Rockies just wanted another star name as their main attraction to sell tickets and jerseys after they gave away Arenado and Story ran out of there. It's been great example of lose - lose for everybody. Thank the Rockies owners

[@grege5074]

Naw i disagree. Signing quickly helped him secure the bag. Maybe he should have given some lessons to Matt Chapman. Literally left tens of millions on the table by waiting

[@jakes3799]

The deal WAS a mistake - from the Rockies perspective.

[@locksmart3209]

also when have the rockies had a good pitcher. who in there right mind would want to be a pitcher for the rockies when your ERA is bloated. but maybe bryant was thinking his stats could explode by being in the thin air. he should keep his mouth shut, no good saying it.

[@drewcorry5056]

Kris Bryant went were his agent told him to go, that simple. Wonder if he regrets having his agent turn down 7 yrs for 200 from the Cubs. So happy he did not get more.

[@traci635]

Never liked this signing for the Rockies. They signed him to fill the void of the Arenado trade. Just not a good fit .

[@oam24799]

I wish he stayed in SF

[@TheChosennn]

I lowkey do too bc he def wanted to stay, but in the long run, it was prob for the best

[@theoriginalpizzalicious]

oh well

[@user-dr2ym5jr7l]

No he made a right decision. He got his bag lol

[@JaneDoey]

Funny how bryant is even talking when he has been betond awful with the rockies

[@stevetee5076]

He’s a certain Hall of Fame player!

[@guillermogallegos87]

What is he mad about?!?! He got his bag. If he had waited yeah a better team would had knocked on his door but not for the money that he got right now.

[@cyclops9125]

It should be the other way around

[@CaseGod]

mistake? he got his bread and long term he shouldve known being a rockie was gonna be chalked

[@sneakyquick]

I forgot kris bryant existed.

[@Dvg920]

I don’t feel bad for Bryant at all. Everyone knew that was a dumb move

[@RichardBlomquist]

Mistake for them

[@WestCoastSamoan]

He isn't living up to that fat contract he signed either. He another Anthony Rendon

[@Raine372]

At least he doesn’t hate baseball and regrets playing. Rendons much worse

[@jerzeegrl1693]

That's what happens when Boras is your agent-he wants you to take the most money and doesn't take into account the player's happiness. They make generational money anyway, best to take a little less and be where you want to be.

[@Mr.Jtea3]

Wow

[@albundy7459]

He can inflate his stats there in turn will inflate his value.

[@kevhead1525]

Rookie of the year. Mvp! World series champion! Big free agent contract! Uh...who?

[@Merlin_From_Shrek_3]

That's ok. Many made poor decisions during covid lmao

[@theecharmingbilly]

Forgot he was in the league.

[@ShaH-wj4ne]

Not sure why he's crying? he's collecting a big paycheck while sitting on IR.

[@dannyrivera8300]

I don't blame him the Rockies are terrible

[@damoneboyd9945]

He had no offers from no one

[@stubie1456]

Let’s see, one is a sham lying to their fans about contending and the other is a sham lying to their fans about contending. 🤔

[@djjesse1294]

Another Boras agent???

[@camoveteran2219]

Who is his agent? That's right, old man Boras has lost his edge.

[@bobbyjenkins7946]

#Borasisacancer

[@bonesjackson81]

Injuries and that Pedro Cerrano hole in his swing have done him in. Shame. But he hasn't changed anything at the plate and took the money. Like the Rockies were ever gonna be good. Dead franchise.