Houston Astros‘ GM Jeff Luhnow considered Tucker as one of the untouchable prospects this past offseason in any trade talks. Did Luhnow miss the opportunity to strike while the iron is hot? Looking at Tucker’s performance dating back to his callup to Houston last season, his value could possibly be in decline.
The outfielder has already dropped in MLB’s pipeline top prospects list from last season. In 2018, he was ranked fifth in the majors and has dropped three places to eighth in the new 2019 list. In Houston’s top 30 prospect list, Forrest Whitley overtook the top spot, knocking Tucker down to second.