ST. LOUIS — After watching Kris Bryant hit five home runs during a seven-game span, reliever Jose Veras used one word to describe one of the Cubs' top prospects.

"Unbelievable."

Veras didn't bring Bryant along with him after he completed his minor league rehabilitation assignment at Double-A Tennessee, and Cubs officials are content — for now — to let Bryant settle in before considering him for promotion to Triple-A Iowa.

"Right now, it's not something we've talked about," general manager Jed Hoyer said shortly before the Cubs' game at St. Louis was postponed because of rain and rescheduled for Aug. 30 as part of a split doubleheader.

"We'll give him a little bit of stability. It's important to know a ballpark you're going to every day, who your teammates are."

Bryant, 22, is batting .324 with 11 home runs and 33 RBIs in 142 at-bats for the Smokies. As a point of reference, top prospect Javier Baez had 299 at-bats at Class A Daytona last season before he was promoted to Tennessee.

But Hoyer is mindful Bryant already has moved quickly since being drafted as the second overall pick in the amateur draft last June — from short-season Class A Boise to Daytona to the Arizona Fall League and now Tennessee.

"It's probably important to have a few ups and downs with the same club before we have that discussion," Hoyer said.

Hoyer already has been impressed with the manner in which Bryant has overcome some adversity, such as going 0 for 5 with five strikeouts in his first game with Boise before embarking on a 15-game hitting streak and batting .415 during that stretch.

"He is 6-foot-6 and has had to make some adjustments about how to get the most out of his talents," Hoyer said.

Before drafting him, the Cubs grilled Bryant on questions such as why he employed a wide batting stance but came away impressed with his answers and later with his eagerness to work with coaches after being sent to the minors in spring training.

"He needs coaching besides himself, but knowing your own swing and what makes you good is being part of a good hitter," Hoyer said. "If you have … confidence in that, knowing how to get back to that is very important. He's going to face a lot more good pitching and more downs. Hopefully, he can fight through those.''

Bryant already has made a believer of Veras, who is pitching for his 10th organization and didn't allow a run in four appearances for Tennessee while recovering from a left oblique strain.

"Everybody loves him," Veras said. "He's an unbelievable teammate. He's humble and a good leader.

"(Tuesday) he hit a home run over the center field fence, which was 400 feet away with a 40-foot wall. He hit it over that wall like it was nothing."

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