Source: Cubs extension offers to Kris Bryant have been below market value

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According to NBC Sports Chicago's David Kaplan, citing a source, the Cubs have offered Bryant contract extensions, but they have not been anywhere close to what other top third baseman in baseball have recently signed for. From the Cubs' perspective, there's logic in being cautious about how big of a deal they offer Bryant. He'll be 30 at the onset of his new deal, and if he were to sign, say, a deal anywhere from 7-to-10 years long, the Cubs will be on the hook for a significant annual salary for a player on the wrong side of 30.

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