The winter meetings are over, Juan Soto is a New York Met, and several of the marquee names on this year’s free-agent market and trade market have been on the move. But as teams started to pivot from their initial plans for this winter, the biggest issue soon became that there was no franchise-altering player available once Soto was off the market.
At least, that was the case until Astros outfielder Kyle Tucker became available.
Since arriving in the big leagues in 2019, Tucker has been a force for the Astros and the true definition of a five-tool player.