The Houston Astros traded slugger Kyle Tucker to the Chicago Cubs earlier this winter. They could target an All-Star from the San Diego Padres to replace him.

After a weekend of celebrating Sammy Sosa and the arrival of Kyle Tucker at Cubs Convention, spring training is now squarely in focus. Pitchers and catchers report to Mesa, Ariz., in less than three weeks to prepare for Opening Day in Japan against a loaded defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers team.

Kyle Tucker and his wife, Samantha, stole the spotlight at the Cubs Convention held in January. Their presence, highlighted by smiles and fan interact

The Cubs and Kyle Tucker avoid arbitration as they come to an agreement on a contract for the upcoming season.

"I was glad we got it done," president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said at the Cubs Convention. "Both sides were motivated to get a deal done. Obviously excited he's here, under contract, and glad we put that behind us.

While adding a top-of-the-market run-producer in Kyle Tucker, the Cubs have also cut their payroll by $60 million. They dropped 12 veterans who produced only 2.3 fWAR.

The Cubs and Kyle Tucker avoided arbitration, agreeing to a $16.5MM salary for this year. Read more at MLB Trade Rumors.

A person familiar with the negotiations tells The Associated Press that Kyle Tucker and the Chicago Cubs settled the largest of the 17 salary arbitration cases in which proposed figures were exchanged,

On the free agency market, there aren't any players of Tucker's caliber available. However, in some sense, Houston could replace him with Anthony Santander. The switch-hitting outfielder, despite hitting 44 home runs last season, isn't comparable to Tucker in some areas.

The Houston Astros made one of the more shocking moves of the offseason so far. Houston has had a weird offseason so far. The Astros clearly aren't rebuilding a

Kyle Tucker talks about attending his first Cubs Convention, playing home games at Wrigley Field and how excited he is to join the club

The Chicago Cubs and outfielder Kyle Tucker reportedly agreed to terms on a contract for 2025 after all and avoided an arbitration hearing ESPN's Jesse