The Chicago Cubs’ marriage with outfielder Kyle Tucker seems more likely to be short-lived.
Tucker is considered looking for no less than $300 million in free company, based on ESPN’s Jeff Passan. That asking worth will considerably influence his market, as solely a handful of groups could be keen and in a position to hand out that type of contract.
The place ought to Kyle Tucker land?
In the identical column, ESPN’s Jesse Rogers says the Cubs are more likely to let Tucker stroll. Passan provides that the Los Angeles Dodgers, San Francisco Giants and Philadelphia Phillies all make sense as potential touchdown spots.
A 12 months in the past, Tucker was most likely taking a look at rather more than $300 million on the open market, as he was coming off a profession 12 months. His season with the Cubs didn’t go as nicely, as he battled accidents and lengthy stretches of poor manufacturing. He was even benched for a time period to permit him to clear his head.
Regardless of that, Tucker nonetheless hit .266 with 22 residence runs in 136 video games, so even a down 12 months for him continues to be very productive. Accidents are a priority, although he doesn’t flip 29 till January.
At Tucker’s asking worth, most of the ordinary suspects will possible have an interest. He’s nonetheless younger sufficient and has sufficient of a historical past of manufacturing that it might be no shock if he winds up getting that.
