Jed Hoyer calls out Kyle Tucker’s struggles while sidestepping the bigger issue

Kamil Krzaczynski-Imagn ImagesFor the Chicago Cubs to have a shot at making a deep run in October, Kyle Tucker has to be at his best. Not only has he not been at his best the last two months, he's barely been playable and his only real offensive value has come via his ability to draw walks.

Cubs president of baseball operations covered an array of topics in a Monday morning appearance on 670 The Score, including the Owen Caissie playing time conundrum, and spoke to what he believes could be the cause behind Tucker's prolonged slump.

“He probably changed his mechanics a bit while fighting through it,” Hoyer said on the Mully & Haugh Show. “And I think that probably is a big part of it. I mean,…