Don't plan on seeing this slugging Cubs outfielder in the Home Run Derby next month

Watching Seiya Suzuki and Pete Crow-Armstrong trade home runs in the same game for the fifth time this season feels a lot like, 'anything you can do, I can do better.' That was the case again on Tuesday night, with the Chicago Cubs picking up a 5-3 win to push their lead in the NL Central to a season-high 6 1/2 games.

Fellow outfielder Kyle Tucker was no slouch at the plate either, missing a home run on multiple occasions en route to a 3-for-4 night that included a pair of doubles and multiple hard-hit balls. So it's natural to wonder if the Cubs might have a representative in next month's Home Run Derby in Atlanta - but for at least one member of the trio, it's a hard 'no'.

“No,” Pete Crow-Armstrong told Marquee Sports Network after the game, "that’s not for me ... That’s a different kind of power, I think. That’s a different kind of power. I don’t know if I can withstand however long the timer is there. That’d be a struggle.”

Pete Crow-Armstrong is piling up All-Star Game support in voting

There's little doubt we'll see the budding superstar at the Midsummer Classic. He's the leading vote-getter among National League outfielders - and it's not hard to see why. Entering action Wednesday, Crow-Armstrong led the entire Senior Circuit with a 3.9 fWAR, even narrowly edging out Dodgers' two-way star and reigning MVP Shohei Ohtani.

PCA has already nearly doubled his career-high in home runs (he hit 10 last year and Tuesday's 452-shot was his 19th of the season) and his slugging percentage is nearly 170 points above his 2024 mark. It's been a transformative season for the former first-rounder at the plate and he's managed it without missing a beat in center field.

Crow-Armstrong ranks in the 100th percentile in OAA, 84th in arm value and 94th in arm strength, according to Baseball Savant. But his defense isn't what's turned heads - it's been his emergence as one of the most potent offensive talents in Major League Baseball.

We'll see if a Suzuki or Tucker gets an invitation to this year's Derby. The Cubs haven't had someone take part in the festivities in the better part of a decade, when Kyle Schwarber controversially lost to Bryce Harper at Nationals Park. Regardless, this trio has been a powerhouse at the plate and is a big reason why Chicago looks more like a pennant threat with each passing day.