All eyes will be on Kyle Tucker this winter, not only in the Chicago area, but across Major League Baseball.
Tucker hasn't always been perfect in his one year with the Chicago Cubs, but he's still an elite performer with good season statistics on the whole. If the Cubs aren't willing to go upwards of $400 million, possibly even $500 million, they'll stand little chance of re-signing him in free agency.
Even if the Cubs are feeling generous with their wallets this offseason, they've got to have a succession plan in place if Tucker leaves. The 28-year-old never chose Chicago in the first place, having been traded there from the Houston Astros, so he may well choose to depart when given the chance.
In that vein, Bleacher Report's Joel Reuter predicted that Tucker would leave for a deal wit