Jim Bowden believes Kyle Tucker's next contract will be worth at least $600 million

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00:00I don't know how much Kyle Tucker's going to cost,

00:03but it seems like the Cubs are at least interested

00:06if it doesn't get too excessive, what he's asking for.

00:10Well, it's going to get excessive.

00:11So if you don't want to do excessive, you're probably not going to get him.

00:14I've said this before.

00:15I'll stand by it.

00:16He's going to get a six in front of his number.

00:18He's going to get $600 million.

00:20Yeah, I mean, Guerrero got $500 million, and Tucker's a better player.

00:23Great defender, great arm, and they're just few and far between.

00:27When you're in your 20s like he is,

00:29he's going to age well.

00:30You can feel comfortable giving him a 10- or 12-year contract,

00:33and he's a complete player.

00:34There's nothing he can't do.

00:35You guys are witnessing it.

00:37I mean, he's an all-star player that hits for average, hits for power,

00:39steals bases, great defender, has a great arm.

00:42He does the full package.

00:43They're really hard to come by.

00:46And so, you know, if you're going to look at the price of Soto at $765

00:49and Guerrero at $500, I think it's fair to place him at $600.

00:52Now the question is, who is the team that's going to step up and pay him out?

00:56I don't have the answer to that.

00:57But I do believe it's going to end up in that area.

01:00I don't know if the Cubs will play in that area.

01:02Time will tell.

01:03I appreciate you saying that, Jim,

01:04because I remember you were quoted as saying that before the season even began.

01:08And we did wonder if that price had changed just because of what you're seeing

01:13in the market and what you're seeing out of teams.

01:15So I think even resetting that and saying you still think that's a number

01:19is valid information right now at this point.

01:21Well, yeah, and I think it's always about supply and demand, right?

01:26I mean, the exceptions are those position players in their 20s that you project

01:32that are going to age well and that they get paid.

01:35They just do.

01:36But the industry changed with Otani and Soto and Guerrero.

01:40The entire landscape changed.

01:42I mean, these players used to be $350 million, which would have been the normal rate.

01:47But that's not where we are anymore, and you can't sit there and deny it.

01:52This market will be limited.

01:54You know, that's the other part of this thing.

01:56There won't be a lot of teams playing at that number.

02:00There will only be a handful, two or three teams.

02:02But just remember this.

02:03It only takes one.

02:05It only takes one team to make that kind of offer.

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