I’m going to preface this by saying that you know it as well as I do: The Cubs aren’t going to retain Kyle Tucker. That seems completely obvious to anyone who’s followed Tucker’s saga from being traded to the Cubs last winter, to becoming a free agent the day after the World Series ended.

Why am I writing this article, then?

First, to say that I’m not sure Kyle Tucker is the $400 million player everyone seems to think he is, though it seems possible someone (cough Dodgers cough) will give him that money, or something close to it.

Tucker has now spent significant portions of the last two seasons injured. Does that make him injury-prone? That’s a question worth asking for anyone who signs him, not that we necessarily have the answer.

The Cubs were 77-57 when Tucker started a game in 2025

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