Kyle Tucker's free agency has matched the sense of his final two months with the Chicago Cubs last season: awkward. Despite entering the offseason as the perceived best position player on the free-agent market, Tucker's market hasn't exactly developed in the way that will create a path toward him landing a long-term deal this offseason.
It feels like there is a combination of concerns that are stunting Tucker's market. Tucker's final two months in Chicago didn't just turn heads within the Cubs' organization; it turned heads across Major League Baseball, with some questioning his desire to play.