Alcantara appears to be the next man up for the Cubs in center field if top option Pete Crow-Armstrong misses time due to injury or struggles to hit, Patrick Mooney of The Athletic reports. Alcantara made his MLB debut in 2024,

To compile these rankings, each MLB organization was given a score in four categories: Young MLB hitters: 26-and-under position players and rookie-eligible hitters projected to be on Opening Day rosters;

On paper, the Chicago Cubs have one of the best outfields in all of baseball. A projected starting outfield of Ian Happ in LF, Pete Crow-Armstrong in CF, and Kyle Tucker in RF could be put up against any other outfield in MLB.

Pete Crow-Armstrong was on the back patio at the Cubs’ complex earlier this spring, shooting hoops with Dansby Swanson and Nicky Lopez to kill a few minutes. President of baseball operations Jed Hoyer stopped by,

There’s no equivalent Plan B if the Chicago Cubs don’t sign Alex Bregman. It’s not like another comparable free agent is still out there in the middle of February. Bregman plays Gold Glove defense at third base,

Left-hander Matthew Boyd, who called Tucker “one of the best hitters in baseball,” had the less comfortable experience of facing Tucker in live BP. Tucker, an All-Star the last three seasons, is in the top 10 in OPS among qualified hitters over the last four seasons and has relatively even career splits against lefties and righties.