Details on Kris Bryant’s contract with the Rockies

Former Chicago Cubs third baseman Kris Bryant has found a new home, as he’s signed a blockbuster 7-year deal with the Colorado Rockies, according to multiple reports. Bryant, who won the 2016 NL MVP award and a World Series title with the Cubs, was traded to the San Francisco Giants at the MLB trade deadline last summer, and after a short stint, there has decided to move to Coors Field, a hitter’s paradise. Here’s what we know about his new contract with the Rockies. The TermsAccording to MLB Network’s Jon Heyman, Bryant’s contract is for seven years, paying him a total of $182 million. That averages out to $26 million per season, making him the highest-paid player on the Rockies and the fourth-highest paid the third baseman in Major League Baseball, trailing only Anthony Rendon, former Rockies star Nolan Arenado and Manny Machado. According to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal, the deal has the same average value as St. Louis Cardinals’ first baseman Paul Goldschmidt and is the 24th-highest value in MLB history. The No-Trade ClauseAccording to multiple reports, the deal that Bryant signed with the Rockies comes with an entire no-trade clause, meaning that he would have to give his approval to be traded to any MLB team.