Kyle Tucker is viewed as the best all-around player on the free-agent market, and interested parties are already lining up to make their pitch.

Tucker hits free agency on the heels of an up-and-down season with the Cubs, in which he posted a 143 OPS+ while playing through a hairline fracture in his right hand for much of the summer. Entering 2026 -- his age-29 season -- Tucker has been worth at least 4.0 fWAR in each of the past five years, thanks in part due to a lifetime .865 OPS.

One team linked to Tucker early in the offseason? According to a report from ESPN's Jeff Passan , it's the Blue Jays, who are eager to add to a roster that fell one win shy of a World Series title in 2025. Pairing Vladimir Guerrero Jr. with Tucker would make for an elite one-two punch. Not to mention,

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