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Kyle Tucker 2020 Outlook: Immense Talent, Questionable Playing Time
5 years agoAstros outfielder Kyle Tucker is a volatile buy in 2020 drafts due to the uncertainty of his everyday role in Houston, but the upside is first-round production. Tucker hit 34 homers with 30 steals in 536 plate appearances at Triple-A in ‘19 before contributing four homers and five swipes in 72 PAs for Houston. He has true 40/40 skills that harken to Ronald Acuna Jr.’s outlook. We know George Springer and Michael Brantley will play while Yordan Alvarez occupies the designated hitter slot, leaving Tucker splitting time with Josh Reddick, pending injuries. For now, Steamer projects 404 plate appearances while Depth Charts is at 427. Early money should be on Tucker’s talent winning out, and you draft talent early. His obstacle with PT is team control, but even 120 games could yield a 25/20/.250 season per Steamer projections. If he eclipses the 500-PA mark in hitter-happy Houston, then we could have a 30/25 year on the cheap. He is worth consideration around pick 120 per our staff rankings, which his NFBC ADP of 125 aligns with.
