Chicago Cubs predicted to replace Kyle Tucker with projected $182 million Boston Red Sox superstar
The Chicago Cubs are coming off a 92-70 season that saw them finish second place in the National League Central Division behind the Milwaukee Brewers, who were 97-65. After defeating the San Diego Padres in the Wild Card round, Chicago fell to the Brewers 3-2 in their five-game NLDS series, ending their season.
Now that the World Series is over, the club and its fans has their eyes completely set on preparing for the 2026 MLB season in hopes that they can improve their roster, make it back to the postseason, and win another title themselves.
In order to do that, some tough decisions will need to be made and some serious money will need to be spent.
The Chicago Cubs are predicted to replace Kyle Tucker with Alex Bregman
Sep 30, 2025; Bronx, New York, USA; Boston Red Sox third base Alex Bregman (2) hits a single during the first inning against the New York Yankees during game one of the Wildcard round for the 2025 MLB playoffs at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images
Recently, Jim Bowden of The Athletic listed Cubs right fielder Kyle Tucker has his number one MLB free agent of the offseason. Per Bowden, it is expected that, despite his injuries in 2025, Tucker will command a contract worth over $400 million.
In other words, Chicago, who is not likely to hand out that kind of contract, will need to find a way to replace a player who hit .266/.377/.464 with 22 home runs, 73 RBI, and 25 stolen bases.
Jordan Campbell of Cubbies Crib suggests that they do so by signing third baseman Alex Bregman, who Bowden suggests will command a $182 million contract over six years:
“The guess here is that the Cubs make a strong push for Alex Bregman. The Cubs identified Bregman as the piece last offseason that could transition them from being a good team into a great team. They weren’t wrong, but the problem was that the Cubs made a pursuit of Bregman a priority far too late in the offseason. The Boston Red Sox likely will make a strong push to bring Bregman back, but the Cubs being involved shouldn’t be that surprising.”
Playing for the Boston Red Sox last season, Bregman hit .273/.360/.462 with 18 home runs and 62 RBI. He, like Tucker, also dealt with injuries last season that limited his production.
The thought of replacing Tucker, an outfielder, with Bregman, a third baseman, make sense since the Cubs already have Ian Happ, Pete Crow-Armstrong, and Seiya Suzuki as their starting outfielders.
The problem, though, is that Bregman will be highly sought after in free agency, and the Cubs may get into a bidding war for his services.
Dodgers’ Kiké Hernandez walks through ‘Willie Mays’ moment where he got ‘dunked on’ by Andy Pages
The Los Angeles Dodgers won their second straight World Series title with a riveting 5-4 Game 7 victory against the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday night. The series finale included many heroes and fantastic plays. Dodgers outfielders Kike Hernandez and Andy Pages might be towards the top of the list after their late-game collision.
With the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the night inning, Pages, who was just inserted into the game, chased down a fly ball to keep the game tied and knocked down Hernandez in the process.
“I was going to pull a Willie Mays, and then [Pages] tackled me, and I felt like I got dunked on, and I thought we lost,” Hernandez told ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez. “I was just down because I thought we lost. And he came up to me and said, ‘Are you OK?' ‘F— that, do you have the ball?' He's like, ‘Yeah.' I'm like, ‘Yeah, let's go!'”
The grab helped Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto get through the ninth, and extended a game that had seemed lost until Los Angeles second baseman Miguel Rojas drilled a solo home run with one out in the top of the ninth to tie the game.
“That's what it's about. Those guys, I got so much respect for what John [Schneider] does with his team and his staff and organization,” Roberts told reporters after the game. “They gave us everything they had. It was just a brawl, both teams fighting and punching back and responding. Yeah, I mean, I'm just speechless. I really am. It's going to go down as one for the ages.”
The Dodgers are the first team to win back-to-back championships since the New York Yankees won three straight from 1998 to 2000.
