{"id":117223,"date":"2025-11-06T01:07:58","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T01:07:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=117223"},"modified":"2025-11-06T01:10:51","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T01:10:51","slug":"cubs-four-time-all-star-kyle-tucker-gets-427-million-contract-update-from-mlb-insider-ahead-of-free-agency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=117223","title":{"rendered":"\ud83d\udca5 MONEY ON THE LINE: Cubs four-time All-Star Kyle Tucker gets a $427 million contract update from MLB insiders ahead of free agency \u2014 a deal that could blow up the market."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Cubs four-time All-Star Kyle Tucker gets $427 million contract update from MLB insider ahead of free agency originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Chicago Cubs had a good season this year, going 92-70 and losing in five games in the NLDS. However, they are probably the team with the biggest decision to make this offseason.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>The decision is whether or not to retain their four-time All-Star, Kyle Tucker. The Athletic\u2019s Tim Britton projects Tucker will be the White Whale of the offseason, signing for an insane 12 years, $460 million.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE:\u00a0Mariners All-Star Josh Naylor receives $94 million contract update from MLB insider ahead of free agency<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cTucker stands to cash in thanks to two deals signed in the last 12 months: Juan Soto\u2019s $765 million contract with the Mets and Vladimir Guerrero Jr.\u2019s 14-year, $500 million extension with the Blue Jays\u2026In Tucker\u2019s case, he\u2019s been about 75 percent as valuable as Soto in the three and five years leading up to free agency. Seventy-five percent of Soto\u2019s $51 million AAV would be just over $38 million per season.\u201d Britton wrote.<\/p>\n<p>This season, Tucker slashed .266\/.377\/.464\/.841 with 25 doubles, 22 home runs, 73 RBI, and 25 stolen bases in 136 games played. Tucker was the heart of the Cubs\u2019 offense, and their leader they rallied around.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE:\u00a0Mets five-time All-Star Pete Alonso gets $140 million contract update from MLB insider ahead of free agency<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now, will the Cubs pay Tucker? Probably not. With his projected price tag, there are only a few big market teams that can afford him. The Cubs would probably do better using the money they would give Tucker in other places, such as pitching, and getting multiple good hitters instead of one great one.<\/p>\n<p>However, if the Cubs can get him for pennies on the dollar, they definitely should. Hopefully, they can, but with the most likely option being that he wants the full amount, the Cubs should say thank you for your services and goodbye.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MORE\u00a0\u00a0NEWS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Red Sox superstar Alex Bregman gets $171 million contract update from MLB insider ahead of free agency<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Padres ace Dylan Cease gets $174 million contract update from MLB insider ahead of free agency<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Blue Jays two-time All-Star Bo Bichette gets $212 million contract update from MLB insider ahead of free agency<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tucker is going to get PAID this offseason.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":117224,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[282,369,314,65,317,2046,44,42,3361,1362,4453],"class_list":["post-117223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb","tag-chicago-cubs","tag-free-agency","tag-josh-naylor","tag-juan-soto","tag-kyle-tucker","tag-mariners","tag-mlb","tag-pete-alonso","tag-the-cubs","tag-the-mets","tag-tim-britton"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - 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