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Ranking the Rockies, 2026: HM, Kris Bryant

The Colorado Rockies have placed Kris Bryant in the honorable mention spot of their 2026 player retrospective series, highlighting a massive free-agent investment that ultimately went wrong. After joining the organization on a lucrative seven-year deal in 2022, the former MVP struggled through repeated physical ailments and appeared in only 170 games over four seasons while accumulating a negative rWAR.

A severe lumbar degenerative disk condition sidelined him entirely for the 2026 campaign, marking the first time in his professional career that he failed to log game action during a season. Following a brief check-in during spring training and a solitary dugout appearance in Las Vegas, the veteran infielder spent the remainder of the year managing chronic back pain away from the field.

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