The Chicago Cubs know Kyle Tucker hasn't been himself lately, and one baseball insider now revealed he was playing through a small hand fracture.

Cubs outfielder Kyle Tucker, whose production at the plate has plummeted since July, was diagnosed in June with a hairline fracture in his hand, sources told ESPN.

The Kyle Tucker saga took a sharp turn late Monday afternoon when Chicago Cubs manager Craig Counsell announced he would give his slumping slugger some time off to regroup.

After rounding first base in the eighth inning on Monday afternoon, Kyle Tucker removed his helmet with both hands and slammed it hard into the ground. The sound of the plastic meeting dirt was easily heard,

Hoyer left a lot to be desired at the deadline, which especially stings in what could be Tucker's only season in Chicago, but he wasn't the only executive to fall short.