Tucker will certainly garner a hefty financial commitment. While 26-year-old Soto’s age played a large role in his free agency, and Tucker will be 28 entering next offseason, Tucker will still be solidly in his prime. And the five-tool player will have plenty of suitors if the Cubs can’t sign him to an extension.

Kyle Tucker played his first major league games at Wrigley Field when the Houston Astros visited the Chicago Cubs in April. It was cold, he said, and a lot of fun.

Giving up three players, including a top-100 prospect, for a star like Tucker was a leap outside the Cubs' comfort zone.