Everything seemed to be going so well for Kyle Tucker and the Cubs, who were leading the NL Central at the All-Star break after taking a gamble and trading for the All-Star outfielder before the final year of his contract as a major payday looms this winter in free agency.

Kyle Tucker is supposed to make the game look easy. It never is that simple, but he came to the Chicago Cubs with a well-earned reputation for being a low-key, low-maintenance star. When a smooth hitter with an even-keeled personality starts chucking his helmet and slamming his bat,