It might have seemed as if the Chicago Cubs would glide toward their first division win in five years, but the Milwaukee Brewers have since emerged as one of the best teams in the sport and have built up a sizable lead in the National League Central.

And while the Cubs are still enjoying a strong season, their slip in the standings has coincided with a troubling trend for the best player on the roster.

"Both the Cubs' offense as a whole and Kyle Tucker individually were among the best in baseball for the first few months of the season," Sahadev Sharma wrote for The Athletic . "Now, as the Cubs' offense has struggled to live up to the incredible early standard it set, the spotlight has fallen on Chicago's struggling star."

After the Cubs landed Tucker in a surprising trade with the Hou

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