"On the same day he was extended a qualifying offer from the Cubs, Kyle Tucker became the team's first Silver Slugger winner in the outfield since Sammy Sosa in 2002. Despite his second-half slump and missing a chunk of the late season due to a calf strain, Tucker managed to slash .266/.377/.464 with 22 homers. Though that latter total was 11th among NL outfielders, his .363 wOBA and 136 wRC+ trailed only fellow Silver Slugger outfielders Juan Soto and Corbin Carroll."
""None of his tools are elite. His speed is already falling off; his contact rate is good, but it's not elite like Luis Arraez or anything; and, most importantly - and this is what I think is true when you look at the best contracts, the best big contracts, one thing is true for all of them: They all have elite bat speed.""
Kyle Tucker earned a Silver Slugger while producing a .266/.377/.464 slash line with 22 home runs despite a second-half slump and a late-season calf strain. His .363 wOBA and 136 wRC+ ranked among the top outfielders, trailing only Juan Soto and Corbin Carroll. Characterized as "Five-Tool Lite," Tucker lacks any truly elite tools: speed has slipped, contact is good but not elite, and elite bat speed is absent. Bat speed typically declines and fuels extra-base production. That profile creates uncertainty about awarding a decade-long, $300–$400 million contract.
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