Red Sox Urged to Acquire Cubs' Kyle Tucker Amid Rafael Devers Trade

The idea of Boston shipping off Devers to free up money, and then turning around and spending it on Tucker, would be another layer to the Red Sox's stunning choices. While Tucker is great, the Red Sox have too many outfielders as it already is.

Roman Anthony is the top prospect in baseball and isn't going anywhere. Jarren Duran, while in trade rumors, is a talented player with multiple years of control. 

Wilyer Abreu is hurt at the moment, but once he returns, he projects to be in the lineup consistently for Boston. Lastly, Ceddane Rafaela is an incredible defensive center fielder, and with a big contract, likely wouldn't be on his way out, barring a team falling in love with his defense.

Overall, the Red Sox have too many outfielders, and if they acquired Tucker, there wouldn't be any room for multiple players in the outfield. While moving Devers frees up a spot at designated hitter, there would still be too many startable outfielders on the team.

While not specified, the Cubs trading Tucker mid-season is incredibly unlikely. The Red Sox would have to wait until after the year and offer Tucker a massive contract to come to Boston.

It's an intriguing idea, but, despite the money being available, with all the top prospects on the roster, it would make more sense to retain some of their top prospect on long-term deals as opposed to spending a lot on Tucker. Not to mention, a Tucker contract would be more than Devers' deal.

While Brozdowski isn't making a strong case for Tucker to Boston, it's an interesting path for the Red Sox to take amid a controversial trade. But, with the Cubs likely to try their hardest to retain Tucker, the Red Sox front office would have a tough time bringing Tucker up to Boston, especially with all of the outfielders already on the roster.