Jed Hoyer has one job during the remainder of the season, and that's keeping Kyle Tucker around on a long-term extension. Even if the Chicago Cubs don't win a World Series, which it looks like they could be in a position to do given how they've played in the early parts of the campaign with the toughest schedule in Major League Baseball,

Kyle Tucker’s stellar play to begin 2025 could be pricing him out of the range of the Chicago Cubs. The Cubs traded key prospects, including Cam Smith, to the Houston Astros for Tucker to play on the final year of his contract.

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