"The Los Angeles Dodgers pulled off another surprising move as they signed top free agent Kyle Tucker to a four-year, $240 million contract. When taking deferrals into account, Tucker is set to earn a record $57.1 million per season over the life of his Dodgers deal. L.A. is now projected to have a luxury tax payroll of well over $400 million for the second consecutive season."
Tucker now joins the Dodgers and will seek his second title in his career, as well as help the Dodgers complete the three-peat. He will play a pivotal role with the Dodgers in what should be an exciting season for the team. The last thing that the Dodgers lack is star power. With a team filled with superstars like Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, and Edwin Diaz, to name a few, Tucker, on some nights, could be the unsung hero.
The Los Angeles Dodgers continued what has been a wildly successful offseason by reportedly agreeing to terms with Kyle Tucker on a four-year, $240 million contract that includes deferrals and multiple opt-out clauses. The move comes just over a month after the team's surprising signing of Edwin Díaz to a three-year, $69 million contract. Tucker and Díaz were two of the nine players who rejected the qualifying offer from their former teams this offseason,
The big news this week is the Dodgers winning the Kyle Tucker and the Mets grabbing Bo Bichette. It's some big money. Kyle Tucker is getting that partially deferred 60MM AAV and Bo Bichette is getting an player option protected 43MM AAV. I don't begrudge them. They're both at the top of a very high profile profession where the top get the tippy-top cash. It might be getting hard to see anything but the bucks though.
The Dodgers, however, are more likely to explore deals for outfielder Ryan Ward, a career minor leaguer who last season was MVP of the Pacific Coast League at 28; or right-hander Bobby Miller, who has been a disappointment. Both players don't have a clear role on the team as they are blocked by multiple players ahead of them. Miller is no higher than 10h on the starting pitcher depth chart, if not lower, and their bullpen is crowded as well.
"Hernández's name is coming up in trade conversations, according to league sources," the article reads. "The Dodgers view a deal as unlikely, but the idea of it, at least, is not without logic." On top of that, the Dodgers outfield improved mightily after signing Tucker. The outfield was among the biggest needs of improvement for L.A., and now, on paper, that part of the team has vastly improved.
Good morning! Kyle Tucker signed a massive free agent deal with the Dodgers last night. Don't waste your breath arguing that this is bad for baseball. It isn't. There is no evidence whatsoever that the Dodgers are causing fans to lose interest in the sport. In fact, the evidence suggests that they are increasing interest on both the national and international scale.
Bellinger crosses off some of the same boxes that Tucker did. He's a left-handed hitting outfielder who brings some pop to the plate. Bellinger actually hit more homes than Tucker did last season, with 29 compared to Tucker's 22. Although, Tucker was injured for some time during the 2025 season and it affected his power output. Tucker is also two years younger than Bellinger, and to this point in his career has a better batting average, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, OPS and OPS+.
The Kyle Tucker sweepstakes could be nearing an end as the Los Angeles Dodgers, New York Mets and Toronto Blue Jays all recently met with the All-Star outfielder. It is believed that the Blue Jays have offered Tucker a long-term contract, while the Mets and Dodgers prefer to sign him to a short-term deal. New York reportedly extended Tucker a short-term contract that would pay him $50 million per season, while L.A. is said to be waiting out the market.
The difference between the Jays and the other two teams is that they've been reportedly willing to go long-term. Adding Tucker is not something that the Blue Jays can miss out on. George Springer and Daulton Varsho are free agents after the 2026 season, meaning that they'll need to sign, trade for, or develop an outfielder. Adding Tucker mitigates that need.
