"Kyle Tucker was selected fifth overall by the Houston Astros in 2015. He got a taste of the majors in 50 games across 2018 and 2019 before playing a "full season" of 58 games in 2020. But that was his real welcome to the major leagues. From the start of 2020 onward he would slash .276/.362/.513 while averaging 24 home runs and 19 steal per season."
"After the 2024 season the Astros decided to trade him to the Chicago Cubs for a package centered around Isaac Paredes. Peredes himself had only joined Chicago from the Tampa Bay Rays earlier that season but, always on the hunt for new talent, GM Jed Hoyer flipped him away. For reasons unknown (and NOT because of Scott Boras, as Tucker's represented by CAA Sports agency) the Cubs didn't make a trade with a strong contact extension in hand."
Kyle Tucker was selected fifth overall by the Houston Astros in 2015. He appeared in 50 major-league games in 2018 and 2019 and played 58 games in the 2020 season. From 2020 onward he slashed .276/.362/.513 while averaging 24 home runs and 19 steals per season. The Astros traded him after 2024 to the Chicago Cubs for a package centered on Isaac Paredes. The Cubs did not include a strong contract-extension in the trade, and Tucker is represented by CAA Sports. Tucker turns 29 in January and is widely rated the top free agent, with injury history as the primary concern.
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