Colorado Rockies: 12 notable quotes from the Kris Bryant presser

11) “First off, I’m going to up the ante from $20 to maybe a little higher on the homers,” said Black. Bryant’s agent, Scott Boras, said “I’m going to hold you to that.” Black quipped back with a big smile, “Typical agent! I love it!”

Kris Bryant’s career high in homers is 39, which happened when he won the NL MVP Award in 2016 for the Chicago Cubs. It depends on how much Bud Black ups the ante but he would be out $780 if Bryant hits 39 homers at $20 a pop. Somehow, I don’t think Bud Black would mind that if the Rockies a) get into the playoffs or b) win the World Series, like the Cubs did in 2016.

And lastly, the final quote.

12) “Buddy (Black) is the King of Zoom. I’ve never seen anybody, on a Zoom call, be more impressive” – Scott Boras

That is coming from the top agent in the entire sport for a man that will be 65 in June. And the thing is, he’s right. Considering that Bud Black has had to work with Zoom for pre-game and post-game press conferences for the last two years, he has mastered it but in 2022, he’ll have to master the art of in person press conferences again as Zooms will be gone.

Perhaps, the ways of the losing Rockies will also be gone in 2022 as well, which is something that Rockies fans are hoping will be gone too.

You can check out the entire presser below.