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The Cubs are still mulling over trading star Kris Bryant. Host David Kaplan discusses the 50/50 chance that Bryant is traded with editor of Bleacher Nation Brett Taylor. They also get into the Cubs trying to get under the luxury tax, and predictions on how the 2020 season will play out.
(1:50) - What are the Cubs doing?
(3:20) - 2020 team is worse on paper than the 2019 team
(7:40) - Hard to imagine Bryant returning to the Cubs
(9:35) - Cubs really care about avoiding the luxury tax
(13:10) - Cubs didn't develop enough
(14:40) - What if Cubs had done what the Astro's did to win
(19:00) - Predictions for the 2020 season
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