Jed Hoyer and the Cubs felt like they couldn’t pass up the opportunity to add a game-changing bat.

When Kyle Tucker became available, Hoyer and his front office brass knew it was time to pounce — even if the outfielder would only be guaranteed one year in Chicago.

“Players like this don’t become available very often,” Hoyer said on Cubs 360 on Tuesday. “It’s hard to find a player in their prime or this kind of talent. And we decided to jump at it.”

The Cubs knew the risk when they traded away a package that included a two-time All-Star (Isaac Paredes), an intriguing right-handed pitcher (Hayden Wesneski) and a top-100 prospect (Cam Smith). But they also want to keep Tucker beyond 2025 — and don’t think that’s totally out of the question.

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One of the ways the Cubs hope to pitch Tucker will be on the environment he’s walking into.

The Cubs have used Chicago, Wrigley Field and summers at the Friendly Confines heavily in their pitch to free agents in the past. For Tucker, he won’t need to watch a video, watch a PowerPoint presentation or talk to friends or other players to understand that.

He’ll live it.

“I don’t know what the future holds, but obviously Chicago sells itself really well,” Hoyer said. “I’m excited to bring him in for this year and we’ll see where it goes beyond that.”

Tucker, as expected after joining a new organization he has no ties to, wouldn’t commit to signing an extension in Chicago. But he’s entering this new situation with an open mind.  

“I’ve always said I’m always open to talks and see where that leads,” Tucker said on Tuesday. “I’m always open to that. You never know what the future’s gonna hold. But in terms of that, just see how things progress throughout the next, however long and see where it leads us.

“Chicago’s a great city to play in, great city just in general. So, I’m open for anything.”

The 27-year-old does know that worrying about free agency and the stress that can come with it won’t benefit him.

“I feel like, as long as I go out and do my job on out on the field that stuff will kind of take care of itself,” Tucker said. “My job’s not to worry about all that. It’s to go out there perform, put up numbers and try and win games, get to playoffs and win a World Series. And then, kind of how I do things, is just the rest will take care of itself.”

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If he does that and hits free agency on the back of another season like he’s put up throughout his career, the contract price could soar, like it did for Juan Soto this offseason, a player the Cubs weren’t in on.

“There’s nothing that precludes us from being involved in those players,” Hoyer said last week at the Winter Meetings in Dallas. “Organizationally, we decided not to pursue that one. It doesn’t mean in the future we won’t.”

But would they try and woo Tucker back in a bidding war?

“I think that’s something that we’ll discuss in the future,” Hoyer said on Tuesday. “I think that there’s no point in speculating on that today, as we sit here in December.”