Cubs looking smart after not paying Kyle Tucker $240 million for 4 years
Chicago has to feel OK about this right now.
Cubs looking smart after not paying Kyle Tucker $240 million for 4 years originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Chicago Cubs made a decision that, at first, seemed surprising.
They had just traded for Kyle Tucker a year earlier, but when he hit free agency in the offseason, they didn't really pursue him. They let teams like the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays battle for his next contract. The Cubs may have known what was coming, or they may have gotten lucky.
But so far, Tucker's deal with the Dodgers hasn't worked out. He signed an absurd four-year, $240 million contract -- that's $60 million a season, although some is deferred. And so far, Tucker has been a below league average hitter.
His OPS+ is just 96, which means he's been 4% worse than the league average bat. MORE: This might be the weirdest way to get an inside-the-park HR His traditional stats include a . 239 average with five doubles and three homers in 29 games.