Kyle Tucker hitting new low with Dodgers has Cubs fans taking a victory lap

One day after pointing out how wrong it was to compare Kris Bryant's run with the Colorado Rockies to what is happening with Kyle Tucker currently with the Los Angeles Dodgers, hand up, I was not expecting to have to write another piece about Tucker's continued spiral.

I get how this looks. A Cubs site routinely touching on Tucker's struggles with the Dodgers can look like the type of dunking that feels misplaced. Here's the problem with that suggestion, there were jokes made at the Cubs' expense last winter.

The idea that, on paper, Tucker was a fit for what the Cubs' offense needed, and yet, Chicago operated in a sense that made it clear they wanted nothing to do with him once he reached free agency.

Anyone who followed the Cubs last season is aware that Tucker was large part of their success during the opening months of the season. No one, even Cubs fans, should scoff off that reality. Similarly, anyone who watched the Cubs day in and day out in August, September, and October also probably is aware that things between Tucker and the team become awkward.

Tucker appeared to be operating seperate from what the Cubs had in mind for him. That's fine, he had that right, but that should speak to why there has been such animosity between Cubs fans and Tucker even since. It's why Tucker was booed upon his return to Wrigley Field a few weeks ago.

Cubs fans shouldn't apologize for dunking on Kyle Tucker

It's also why there will be continued victory laps when Tucker hits a new low with the Dodgers. He seemingly hit one over the weekend, and the spiral continued on Monday night against the Colorado Rockies.

Tucker misplayed another fly-ball in the outfield, falling to his knees while the ball popped out of his glove. Couple that with Tucker being hitless over his last 27 plate appearances, and seemingly, isolated in the Dodgers' dugout, it's a scene that looks all too familiar to how his tenure ended with the Cubs.

That was the thing about the Cubs' decision to not pursue a reunion with Tucker during the offseason. There wasn't a need to focus on the fit "on paper". The Cubs had Tucker for the duration of the 2025 season and it became clear the "on paper" fit never translated to real life. Tucker never embraced what it meant to be a Cub, and the Cubs, by the end, never had an affinity for what Tucker brought to the team.

Tucker is the Dodgers' problem, and it's certainly great for the Cubs. Tucker being the Dodgers' problem, though, shouldn't prevent any Cubs fan from taking a victory lap when they can.

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