Kris Bryant Era To Begin Today At Wrigley

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• Kris Bryant, after homering in March during a spring training game in Las Vegas.

Twelve days ago, the Cubs opened their 2015 season with a 3-0 loss to the Cardinals at Wrigley. But the north-siders didn’t have their real third baseman. Kris Bryant was serving a sentence at Triple-A Iowa. Mike Olt played third, and went 0-4 with two strikeouts.

Olt, 26, was a phenon himself a few years ago. He’s shown great but sporadic power; with the Cubs last year, he hit .160 with 12 homers and 100 Ks in 225 at bats. In his 15 at bats this season, he hit .133 with one homer. He’ll be in a cast the next three weeks, and unless Bryant surprises everyone and struggles, Olt may not see much of third base for the Cubs again.