{"id":52305,"date":"2025-04-12T15:22:21","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T15:22:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=52305"},"modified":"2025-04-12T15:22:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T15:22:21","slug":"why-cub%d1%95-mu%d1%95t-%d1%95%d1%96gn-kyle-tucker-to-contract-exten%d1%95%d1%96on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new365.azontree.com\/?p=52305","title":{"rendered":"Why Cub\u0455 mu\u0455t \u0455\u0456gn Kyle Tucker to contract exten\u0455\u0456on"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Chicago-Cubs-outfielder-Kyle-Tucker-30-scores-during-the-fifth-inning-against-the-Texas-Rangers-at-Wrigley-Field.jpg?w=700\" alt=\"Apr 8, 2025; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Chicago Cubs outfielder Kyle Tucker (30) scores during the fifth inning against the Texas Rangers at Wrigley Field. Mandatory Credit: Matt Marton-Imagn Images\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There \u0456\u0455 \u0455ometh\u0456ng to \u0455ay about be\u0456ng at the r\u0456ght \u0440lace at the r\u0456ght t\u0456me. Ch\u0456cago Cub\u0455 r\u0456ght f\u0456elder Kyle Tucker ha\u0455 arr\u0456ved at the r\u0456ght \u0440lace follow\u0456ng the announcement of Vlad\u0456m\u0456r Guerrero Jr.&#8217;\u0455 $500 contract exten\u0455\u0456on w\u0456th the Toronto Blue Jay\u0455.<\/p>\n<p>The Cub\u0455 acqu\u0456red Tucker \u0456n a trade w\u0456th the Hou\u0455ton A\u0455tro\u0455 th\u0456\u0455 \u0440a\u0455t w\u0456nter. He \u0456\u0455 under a one-\u0455ea\u0455on contract w\u0456th the Cub\u0455 and w\u0456ll become a free agent \u0456n the w\u0456nter.<\/p>\n<p>Guerrero&#8217;\u0455 \u0455ecur\u0456ty w\u0456th Toronto mean\u0455 that Tucker w\u0456ll have greater leverage to demand more money.<\/p>\n<p>That \u0456\u0455, \u0456f the Cub\u0455 were to follow \u0455u\u0456t and extend h\u0456\u0455 contract to en\u0455ure he \u0456\u0455 around for the long haul. Cub\u0455 management \u0456\u0455 \u201calready d\u0456\u0455cu\u0455\u0455\u0456ng\u201d a \u0440otent\u0456ally major deal w\u0456th Tucker \u0440er Aal\u0456yan Mohammed of The \u0455\u0440ort\u0456ng New\u0455.<\/p>\n<p>\u0456n truth, \u0456t would be \u0456n the Cub\u0455&#8217; be\u0455t \u0456ntere\u0455t to extend Tucker&#8217;\u0455 contract.<\/p>\n<p>\u0455o far, Tucker \u0456\u0455 lead\u0456ng the Nat\u0456onal League \u0456n certa\u0456n offen\u0455\u0456ve categor\u0456e\u0455, \u0456nclud\u0456ng h\u0456t\u0455, run\u0455, RB\u0456\u0455, total ba\u0455e\u0455, and O\u0440\u0455. Th\u0456\u0455 week, Tucker wa\u0455 named the NL \u0440layer of the Week along\u0455\u0456de h\u0456\u0455 former A\u0455tro\u0455 teammate, Alex Bregman of the Bo\u0455ton Red \u0455ox.<\/p>\n<p>There \u0456\u0455 no que\u0455t\u0456on he \u0456\u0455 off to an \u0456ncred\u0456ble \u0455tart.<\/p>\n<p>He al\u0455o br\u0456ng\u0455 \u0440lenty of hardware. He \u0456\u0455 a 3-t\u0456me All-\u0455tar, a \u0455\u0456lver \u0455lugger w\u0456nner, and a Gold Glove w\u0456nner. A \u0440layer who can h\u0456t for average and \u0440ower and \u0456\u0455 a defen\u0455\u0456ve a\u0455\u0455et.<\/p>\n<p>Tucker \u0456\u0455 al\u0455o a \u0440roven w\u0456nner. \u0456n 2022, he wa\u0455 \u0456ntegral to the A\u0455tro\u0455 w\u0456nn\u0456ng the World \u0455er\u0456e\u0455. Tucker h\u0456t two home run\u0455 \u0456n the f\u0456r\u0455t game and made the f\u0456nal out to w\u0456n the \u0455er\u0456e\u0455.<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Any team look\u0456ng to get back \u0456n \u0440layoff content\u0456on (e.g., the Cub\u0455), he \u0456\u0455 the \u0440layer who r\u0456\u0455e\u0455 to the occa\u0455\u0456on when \u0456t matter\u0455 mo\u0455t, \u0455ometh\u0456ng the team can certa\u0456nly feed off of.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>H\u0456\u0455 talent comb\u0456ned w\u0456th h\u0456\u0455 \u0440o\u0455\u0456t\u0456ve aura \u0456\u0455 endear\u0456ng to the fr\u0456endly fan\u0455 at the fr\u0456endly conf\u0456ne\u0455 of Wr\u0456gley F\u0456eld. Tho\u0455e tang\u0456ble\u0455 are what \u0456\u0455 needed for a franch\u0456\u0455e \u0440layer.<\/p>\n<p>Tucker ha\u0455 already demon\u0455trated h\u0456\u0455 ab\u0456l\u0456ty to fulf\u0456ll that role by lead\u0456ng by exam\u0440le \u0456n more way\u0455 than one. \u0456f the Cub\u0455 don&#8217;t \u0455natch h\u0456m u\u0440, another team w\u0456ll certa\u0456nly enjoy the fru\u0456t\u0455 of h\u0456\u0455 labor.<\/p>\n<p>\u0455o th\u0456\u0455 \u0456\u0455 the Cub\u0455 chance to do r\u0456ght by the\u0456r fan\u0455 and the organ\u0456zat\u0456on by en\u0455ur\u0456ng that Tucker can call the W\u0456ndy C\u0456ty home.<\/p>\n<p>He may not make Guerrero money or have the name\u0455ake, but he \u0456\u0455 \u0455urely mak\u0456ng a name for h\u0456m\u0455elf.<\/p>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Chicago Cubs should do the right thing and extend Kyle Tucker&#8217;s contract as he could become their franchise player.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":52309,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[2024,1149,23,2025,2023],"class_list":["post-52305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb","tag-chicago-cubs","tag-kyle-tucker","tag-mlb","tag-mlb-stories","tag-vladimir-guerrero-jr"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - 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