The Cubs and Astros have agreed to a deal that may ship outfielder Kyle Tucker to Chicago, with infielder Isaac Paredes, right-hander Hayden Wesneski and prospect Cam Smith heading to Houston. Jeff Passan of ESPN first reported that the Tucker deal was achieved. Chandler Rome of The Athletic famous the total bundle was achieved, pending medicals. Varied parts of the commerce talks had been reported earlier within the day, which had been coated by MLBTR on this submit.
It’s a transfer that may have been fully stunning as lately as a couple of weeks in the past. Tucker has been a key a part of the Astros dynasty and the most effective gamers in baseball in current seasons. However over the previous few weeks, experiences emerged that the Astros had been keen to take heed to provides on Tucker as they appeared to stability their need to compete with some monetary considerations. It seems that talks ramped up rapidly and Houston discovered a suggestion they thought of too good to cross up.
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