It is over. We learned on Thursday night that the Chicago Cubs traded Anthony Rizzo to the New York Yankees. Then they traded Javier Baez to the New York Mets. They capped it off by now trading Kris Bryant to the San Francisco Giants with a few minutes left before the 3 PM trade deadline. It is the trade that finishes off the work that we all thought would be done in the weeks leading up to deadline day. The Chicago Cubs look completely different.
Bryant is going to go to the San Francisco Giants and join a serious division race. They are in a tight battle with the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres which could come down to the final week of the season. Adding Bryant should help the Giants and their chances.