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Yankees Get Horrible News in $600 Million Cubs' Kyle Tucker Pursuit

Originally posted on Athlon Sports | By Jon Conahan | Last updated Jun 27, 2025 4:10 PM ET

The Chicago Cubs have a tough Kyle Tucker decision coming up, but the easiest thing to do is hand him a $600 million check and leave the room. If Tucker wants to stay in Chicago, the Cubs must do whatever they can to keep him around.

Tucker is one of the premier talents in baseball. Only 28 years old, he'd be perfect to be the franchise cornerstone for the next decade.

Unfortunately, for the Cubs, there will be many teams interested in him in Major League Baseball. Some believe that the New York Yankees will be one of those teams, but according to a recent report from Chris Kirschner of The Athletic, he doesn't expect that to be the case, giving the Cubs some good news this week.

"They had interest in trading for Kyle Tucker this past offseason before the Cubs traded for him," Kirschner wrote. "With how the Cubs (and Tucker) are playing, I would imagine Chicago will try its best in re-signing him long-term. Otherwise, what is the point of trading for him (unless they win the World Series)? Recent history suggests the Yankees won't be the team that lands Tucker in free agency. When was the last time the Yankees landed a major external position player?"

If the Cubs don't have to worry about the Yankees, and the Los Angeles Dodgers aren't willing to give Tucker too much money, it's tough to say that any other team in the league should outbid them.

The Cubs make a ton of money; those are the two other biggest markets they must worry about. Perhaps the New York Mets could get creative, but they already gave Juan Soto a contract that will likely not be seen for a very long time.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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