At this point last year, the baseball world had all but collectively agreed that Kyle Tucker and the Chicago Cubs were likely to part ways come the offseason. Jed Hoyer and the Cubs look great for passing on Kyle TuckerLos Angeles Dodgers right fielder Kyle Tucker | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectGranted, none of this truly matters if Tucker and the Dodgers win the World Series. Championships cure all, and Tucker’s lack of productivity will be forgiven and forgotten if he’s hoisting the Commissioner’s Trophy in November. But for the sake of conversation, let’s say that the Dodgers fall short and miss the World Series for the first time since 2023. The Dodgers are still fighting for home-field advantage, and last year’s World Series proved that nothing is guaranteed come October.