The Chicago Cubs extended a one-year qualifying offer worth $22.025 million to their 4-time All-Star Kyle Tucker before the Thursday deadline. However, this offer faces competition from a team with 27 World Series titles, rumored by MLBTradeRumors’ Anthony Franco to be ready to secure Tucker with an 11-year, $400 million contract.

Kyle Tucker has established himself as a major star, attracting interest from even the Yankees, the team with the highest payroll. The Cubs Twitter account posted on November 7, “Kyle Tucker wins his second career Silver Slugger Award,” news that typically sparks widespread celebration. Yet many Cubs fans responded with criticism in the comments section.

One Yankees fan noted the disparity in fan sentiment: “Read the comments, it’s pretty funny to see

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