Quick Hits....

“I really don’t have much patience for giving into this thing because it isn’t over. It is hard. It is a challenge. Heck yeah it is, it is for everybody. But we also found that by facing it up and going for it and not backing off the challenge ... we stayed strong" -- Seahawks coach Pete Carroll, on COVID-19. The Seahawks finished the season without a single player testing positive (NBCSPORTS.com, 1/12).

“This is a business decision as much as it is a baseball decision for the Cubs. He’s a year away from free agency. His agent is Scott Boras. He’s not signing, they’re cutting payroll and rebuilding. What does all that add up to? It adds up to me that Kris Bryant has got to get moved this winter at some point” -- MLB Network’s Jayson Stark, on reports the Cubs could trade their star 3B (“Hot Stove,” MLB Network, 1/12).