Cubs manager Craig Counsell is eager to write a new name in his starting lineup on a daily basis in 2025. That would be three-time All-Star right fielder Kyle Tucker.

Spotrac projects Bregman for a four-year, $119 million contract, and it seems as though the Cubs are hoping to land him for fewer seasons. If no other team steps up and meets Bregman's demands, there's a shot the Cubs could hit the jackpot.

CHICAGO — Kyle Tucker and the Chicago Cubs settled the largest of the 17 salary arbitration cases in which proposed figures were exchanged, agreeing to a one-year, $16.5 million contract, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press.