At the risk of ascribing too much importance to a situation that could end up being a nothingburger, failing to reach an agreement with the star they just traded for feels like a serious misstep by Jed Hoyer and the Cubs. While it’s entirely possible the two sides could still reach an agreement prior to reaching the arbitration table, which would truly be a huge oof, the optics here aren’t good. As first reported by Jesse Rogers, the Cubs and Kyle Tucker are $2.5 million apart in their filings.
Tucker filed at $17.