The Kris-cross, applesauce drivel is gone. The pretzel logic has stopped. The charade is over. Kris Bryant is not expected to play for the Rockies again. Ever. His aching back won’t not allow it. Nor should the Rockies. Tuesday, the organization took a step in that direction, placing Bryant on the 60-day disabled list. The strict interpretation means Bryant will miss the first 57 games. Common sense screams that he will miss all of them. There will be lawyers. But, he is all but done in Colorado. There should be empathy for his injury, but no sympathy for his lack of production. The Rockies owe Bryant $81 million over the next three seasons. All that is left is to restructure the contract with scheduled payments, buy him out or file a workman’s comp claim. Regardless, it is time to put Bryant in the rearview after following protocol. “He’s not ready. He is going to come in and take a physical, and we will get our eyes on him. But talking to his people (The Boras Corporation), his back is not responding,” Rockies general manager Josh Byrnes told The Post. “The 60-day was an easy decision because he’s not ready to play.” So is his career over with the Rockies? “It’s really a question at this point,” Byrnes said. “It is ongoing.” The realization that it is not working, even if it was as simple as following Bryant’s symptoms, is welcomed. At last year’s fan fest 11 months ago, Rockies general…

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The Kris-cross, applesauce drivel is gone. The pretzel logic has stopped. The charade is over. Kris Bryant is not expected to play for the Rockies again. Ever. His aching back won’t not allow it. Nor should the Rockies. Tuesday, the organization took a step in that direction, placing Bryant on the 60-day disabled list. The strict interpretation means Bryant will miss the first 57 games. Common sense screams that he will miss all of them. There will be lawyers. But, he is all but done in Colorado. There should be empathy for his injury, but no sympathy for his lack of production. The Rockies owe Bryant $81 million over the next three seasons. All that is left is to restructure the contract with scheduled payments, buy him out or file a workman’s comp claim. Regardless, it is time to put Bryant in the rearview after following protocol. “He’s not ready. He is going to come in and take a physical, and we will get our eyes on him. But talking to his people (The Boras Corporation), his back is not responding,” Rockies general manager Josh Byrnes told The Post. “The 60-day was an easy decision because he’s not ready to play.” So is his career over with the Rockies? “It’s really a question at this point,” Byrnes said. “It is ongoing.” The realization that it is not working, even if it was as simple as following Bryant’s symptoms, is welcomed. At last year’s fan fest 11 months ago, Rockies general…

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