Heres the thing that makes Kris Bryant such a desirable commodity on the trade market: Pretty much every single contending team can look at Bryant and think, Yep, weve got a spot for him!Thats rare with a position player, but Bryant has all kinds of versatility. Basically, hes not a middle infielder or a catcher, but thats it: Just this year alone, hes started 25 Parris Campbell Jersey games at third base, 24in right field, 19in left field, 10 at first base and 10 in center field. Hes not nece sarily a Gold Glove guy at any position, but hes certainly capable at each position, which adds a lot of extra value.MORE: And he doesnt mind moving around, even during games. We listed his games started totals, but heres the total number of games hes played at each position: 28at third, 28in right, 27in left field, 12at first and 14in center. Its a managers dreamto be able to go all queens gambit with defensive positioning.Hes a free agent after this year, which means hes a rental. For some teams, thats bad. For some, its good. But if the goal is to get to October or win a World Series thats a minor detail, not a roadblock. This year, he was great in April and May, then crummy in June. He has a .304 average and .900 OPS in July.Where will he be in August? Lets take a look at six potential destinations.7. YankeesWhy he fits: Were trying to cover all the bases here. This doesnt seem likely the Yankees already have too many right-handed hitters in their lineup but if one of the goals is to add a bat and they dont like the left-handed options on the trade market, they could do worse than Bryant. Aaron Judge is having a fine year in right field, but lets take a look at the OPS+ numbers for the players who have played at least six games in left field for the Yankees this year Miguel Andujar: 83Clint Frazier: 77Brett Gardner: 75Tim Locastro: 41(including his time in Arizona)Mike Tauchman: 54Remember, the league average number for that stat is 100. So, basically, every left fielder the Eric Ebron Jersey Yankees have used this season has been well below league average. Yeah, they could use Bryant, and dont forget he could spell Gardner (and his .197batting average) in center, too, though hes probably not a full-time answer there.6. MarinersWhy he fits: Who would have pegged the Mariners as contenders before the start of the season? But here they are, one game out of an AL wild-card spot and just six back of the Astros in the West. For a franchise that hasnt been in the postseason since 2001 the longest streak in baseball you know theyll at least explore aggre sive upgrade options. And remember their GM? The compulsive trader himself, Jerry DiPoto. Seattles pitching is serviceable, but the offense needs help. Kyle Seagers established at third, and same with Mitch Haniger in right, but Bryant would be a ma siveupgrade in left field or DH.5. BravesWhy he fits: Even now, the week of the trade deadline, it's hard to know what the Braves will do.Theyve had a lot of problems finding any traction at all this year. But theyre still only a handful of games out of first in the NL East, and trading for Bryant would kind of be taking the slugger away from another team that would benefit from KBs bat (spoiler). Add Bryant, stick him at third base and move Austin Riley to the outfield (hes a better hot-corner defender than Riley),win NL East. Simple as that, right? They've already traded for one Cubs outfielder; Joc Pederson has two homers and nine RBIs in 11 games with Atlanta.4. PhilliesWhy he fits: Nothing has really gone according to plan since the Phillies signed free agent Bryce Harper to that ma sive deal before the 2019 season. They've been a profoundly .500 club duringhis three seasons with Philadelphia, and they're sitting here a game Indianapolis Colts Accessories over .500 in 2021. But they're only 3 1/2 behind the Mets in the NL East, and Bryant checks a lot of boxes for the Phillies. It doesn't hurt that Bryant and Harper are friends, too. Reunite the friends, rally for a playoff berth and put the frustrations of rampant mediocrity in the rear-view mirror.3. BrewersWhy he fits: Would the Cubs REALLY trade Bryant to the division rival that just sprinted past them in June and delivered the crushing blow to Chicagos 2021 season? If the only goal is to build a Isaiah Rodgers Jersey better team, and the Brewers make the best offer, yeah, they absolutely should trade him up the road to Milwaukee. Sure, the Brewers are a rival of the Cubs, but its not like theyre the Cardinals, right? Its not that kind of century-long rivalry.The Brewers have had all kinds of injury i sues this year, and while making low-risk deals for a guy such as Rowdy Tellez could po sibly work out (so far so good),adding an established bat such asBryant figures to make a much bigger impact. He could play center field on days when the club wants more offense from the position. He could play third base if Luis Urias who has 13homers in 94games this year, after six in 124 career games heading into 2021 slows down, or if hes needed at another position. He could play first. The Brewers are a team that will contend for the NLs spot in the World Series, and adding a versatile middle-of-the-order bat like Bryant is pretty much exactly what they need.2. AthleticsWhy he fits: Even though the A's have hit a rough patch, this is an Oakland team that has the pieces to finally make that long-awaited deep run into October. Well, most of the pieces. The As could use another impact bat. Obviously, Bryant wouldnt play third as long as Matt Chapmans healthy, but hed be an immediate upgrade at either corner outfield spot or the DH. Lots of smart folks had the A's connected to Nelson Cruz, but he wound up with the Rays. And while lots of teams would view Bryants status as a rental as a bad thing, the lack of financial commitments might actually be seen as a bonus for the As.1. MetsWhy he fits: It's probably not a surprise that the Mets are in the top spot here, considering that they were listed as the most likely potential destination in the piece a fewweeks ago. No contender needs an offensive kick in the pants more than the Mets. Sure, maybe the biggest problem is that they just need their established guys to get healthy and/or hit better hi, Jeff McNeil Marlon Mack Jersey and Michael Conforto and Francisco Lindor but at some point a team with visions of winning the World Series title cant just sit around and wait. Adding Bryant's versatile bat to the lineup is kind of a dream solution.Bryant gives a team lots of options.Oh, and theres this: Imagine the Mets losing multiple 1-0 or 2-1 games in a playoff series the 1-0 would be Jacob deGroms start,