Isaac Paredes ranks ninth on MLB Network's Top 10 Third Basemen Right Now list after recording a .346 OBP with 19 home runs in 2024
When the Cubs acquired star outfielder Kyle Tucker last month, they shipped a pair of third basemen -- big leaguer Isaac Paredes and Top 100 prospect Cam Smith -- to the Astros as part of the blockbuster trade.
The Astros are in the midst of a roster retooling and have a former Twins and Mariners standout on their radar.
Kyle Tucker and the Chicago Cubs settled the largest of the 17 salary arbitration cases in which proposed figures were exchanged.
The Chicago Cubs won't be heading to an arbitration hearing after the franchise agreed to a $16.5 million salary for Kyle Tucker, who was traded in the offseason from the Houston Astros.