Kyle Tucker picks Dodgers over Mets, Blue Jays
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The New York Mets’ offseason fell apart overnight. Kyle Tucker signed a $240 million deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers, leaving the Mets with nothing after what seemed like productive talks.
The Toronto Blue Jays and New York Mets were believed to be the other top contenders to land Tucker's services, with the Blue Jays offering a long-term deal and the Mets offering a similar contract to the one he signed with the Dodgers, albeit reportedly for less money.
Prior to Tucker, the Dodgers’ “only” major move of the offseason was signing three-time All-Star closer Edwin Díaz to a three-year, $69 million deal. The team’s bullpen was a legitimate weakness in the postseason, so they went out and acquired the best high-leverage reliever on the market (and his elite walk-out song).
The popular former WFAN host ripped the Mets’ deep-pocketed owner and the team’s president of baseball operations, David Stearns, after they failed to land the No. 1 free agent in Tucker, who instead chose the Dodgers’ four-year, $240 million offer.
On Thursday night, the Los Angeles Dodgers and top-ranked free agent Kyle Tucker agreed to a massive four-year contract worth $240 million. There are a modest $30 million in deferrals, per The Athletic,
The Boston Red Sox have a handful of outfielders and starting pitchers and a need for an infielder. Could they find a solution before Spring Training gets here?
Atlanta radio host Matt Chernoff, who hosts the "Chuck and Chernoff Show" on 680 The Fan, thinks that the Tucker situation is ominous for Ronald Acuna Jr.'s future with the Braves.