If the Cubs make July trades, what could they get for Kris Bryant? Share this story Photo by Nuccio DiNuzzo/Getty Images Leading up to the 2020 season, one of the defaults for a Kris Bryant trade to the Braves was for the Cubs to get Austin Riley in return. After all, Riley had years of valued service time to go. Also, he hadn’t proven his salt yet. For decades, trading a suspect for a veteran has been all the rage. The Cubs took on Cole Liniak as the player-to-be-named-later in the Rod Beck trade with the Red Sox in 1999. Back then, acquiring a player near MLB was often the goal. Since last year’s World Series concluded, six 2020 MLB draft picks have been traded, including Owen Caissie to the Cubs. Recent precedent indicates distance from MLB is tolerable.