Kris Bryant feels guilty about not playing

Maxime Trudeau
Kris Bryant feels guilty about not playing
Credit: Isaiah J. Downing / USA TODAY Sports

There are those players who are the talk of the town for all the wrong reasons. Instead of highlighting their prowess on the pitch, people talk about their attitude, their contract or even their injury. Anthony Rendon is the perfect example, but he's not the subject of today's text.

In the category of those who are the talk of the town, Kris Bryant's name is at the top of the list. After all, a Denver-area journalist once called him a bank robber for cashing his paycheck without fulfilling his part of the contract, which is to play baseball.

Bryant seems to have a good attitude. However, his hefty contract and lack of on-field presence mean that the press is constantly bad-mouthing him.

Zack Rosenthal, until recently a member of the Colorado Rockies organization, came to his former player's defense, stating how much he would like to see action instead of being a spectator. In other words, to play instead of being constantly on the injured list.

Groundhog Day

There's every reason to believe the man who served as the Rockies' vice president of baseball operations and assistant general manager. Certainly, he was one of the people who convinced Bryant to bring his talent to Colorado. Of course, he won't say it was a mistake.

Even if his justifications are good. Number 23 had received an invitation to the All-Star Game the season before. He is and always will be a World Series champion. He wasn't that old once, and he did well during his short stint in San Francisco. Management and the player got along well. Everything was set up for success. However, the opposite is true. It's a shame, because as Rosenthal explained, Nolan Arenado had just left Colorado for St. Louis, and the club's top brass really wanted to have a star player in their lineup to show fans that they cared about the team's success.

But the reality is that Bryant hasn't played a game since signing his contract with Colorado in 2022. He has played just 11 games in 2025 and 37 in 2024. There's also talk of 80 in 2023 and 42 in 2022. He's not helping his teammates win games.

The right attitude

What often comes out about Kris Bryant is how frustrated he is with his situation, and how he'd really like to do what he loves most in the world: play baseball. If this information is coming out so often, from all sides, it must be true.

However, despite the best attitude in the world, the body seems to have abandoned the athlete. One has to wonder if we'll ever see Kris Bryant in his work uniform again. From what we hear, he seems to be a gentleman and would do anything in his power to get back into the game. That said, do the sports gods want to see him back in the game?

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