The Kyle Tucker sweepstakes may very well be nearing an finish.
Our Esquina’s Jose de Jesus Ortiz reviews that it will be a “shock if the Astros don’t commerce Kyle Tucker inside 48 hours [and] the Cubs appear as if clear favorites.”
Ortiz, who has lined the Astros for the Houston Chronicle, additionally reviews that the “Cubs had been higher positioned”.
A supply confirmed to Marquee Sports Network that commerce talks between each groups are ongoing.
The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal reported on Wednesday that the Astros had curiosity in a trio of Cubs gamers: Seiya Suzuki, Isaac Paredes and Cam Smith.
“We assume we’ve moved the ball down the sphere on a bunch of issues and had a bunch of fine conversations,” Cubs president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer stated on the Winter Meetings on Wednesday.
Earlier within the week, the Cubs acknowledged that their finest path to bettering on back-to-back playoff-less, 83-win seasons is thru that market.
“It’s secure to say that … is almost definitely to occur by way of commerce,” Hoyer stated.
Acquiring Tucker can be the kind of transfer that might jumpstart the Cubs offense. His 23 dwelling runs and his 4.2 fWAR in 2024 would have ranked second on the Cubs. All that manufacturing got here in simply 78 video games resulting from a proper shin fracture. Tucker has obtained MVP votes in 3 seasons, has been an All-Star in three straight seasons and has a Gold Glove and Silver Slugger award below his belt.
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