Jeff Passan Gives Cubs Positive Prediction on Kyle Tucker's Future

"They see what he's done, but I'll tell you what guys, Owen Caissie is still sitting at Triple-A right now," Passan said. "And he would look pretty good in right field."

That's when Parkins chimed in that Cubs' president of baseball operations Jed Hoyer said earlier that "there's no reason we can't have both, Owen Caissie and Kyle Tucker."

The problem is, the Cubs have too many outfielders right now. It's a good problem to have; however, it was a large reason many believed the Cubs' trade deadline moves would reveal their positioning on both Tucker and Caissie.

The Cubs have Ian Happ, Seiya Suzuki, Pete Crow-Armstrong, Kyle Tucker, and the rising Caissie. Chicago has five outfielders for only three positions.

"I think that's why Cubs fans are disappointed. It felt like there was room to deal from a surplus to go win this World Series," Passan said. "If the Cubs and the Red Sox similarly, can be accused of anything, it's being a little too conservative at this deadline. But man, paying prices at the deadline, it's a really hard thing for teams that try to make good decisions to do because deadlines are irrational, and they create irrational behavior."

If the Cubs traded Caissie for starting pitching at the deadline, it looked more promising that they'd bid heavily to keep Tucker. But if they didn't trade Cassie, which is what happened, then does that mean Caissie is the future right fielder?

Passan doesn't believe so. He thinks the Cubs could look to keep Tucker and have both guys playing. Regardless, the Cubs have the All-Star right fielder for this season, and they're hoping to make a World Series run. With four additions at the trade deadline, the Cubs did improve the weaknesses on their roster.

We'll see if it was enough to get them back to the World Series for the first time since 2016. Then, this offseason, they have an expensive decision to make regarding Tucker.