"It was very difficult [to trade Tucker], but we saw an opportunity there to be good in the future and build toward the future," Brown said on Foul Territory with former MLB catcher A.J. Pierzynski.

Walker has won three consecutive Gold Gloves and posted three straight seasons with an OPS+ over 120. That production earned him a $20 million annual payday from the Astros after a great run with the Diamondbacks. The offense will be carried by Walker, Jose Altuve, and Yordan Alvarez, which could be enough to replace Tucker.

When the Chicago Cubs traded for Kyle Tucker in December, they should have seen this dry spell coming. His spring training couldn’t be off to a worse start.  He

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