Happy Monday, friends. It’s been a hectic weekend around the old offseason hot stove. The Mets, who tried their hand at signing Kyle Tucker, needed to rebound quickly after he signed his spendy contract with the Dodgers, so they turned their buying power towards free agent Bo Bichette. We also learned that Elly De La […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue
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CBS Sports | R.J. Anderson: With Kyle Tucker and Bo Bichette having inked deals with the Dodgers and Mets, respectively, the free agent rumor mill turns to the player that the Yankees rumor mill has been focused on all winter: Cody Bellinger. According to reports, the Mets are among the teams that have checked in […]
From Pinstripe Alley
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Welp, this is attempt number three at writing this post. The first version was written on Thursday before the Dodgers had agreed to terms with Kyle Tucker. And the second version was written on Friday morning before Bo Bichette agree to terms with the Mets. Hopefully, I can get this version published before somebody signs […]
From The Good Phight
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This weekend was the weekend of the aftermath of anger. Thursday night saw the Dodgers value Kyle Tucker at $60 million per season, handing him the short term contract he desired to play baseball in a low profile. Bo Bichette decided to take a player friendly deal with the Mets over the security of a […]
From The Good Phight
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The Dodgers have been fairly quiet this offseason compared to the last two, but when they have struck, the bounty has been plentiful. After bringing back Miguel Rojas for the final season of his big league career, the Dodgers shored up their bullpen by bringing in Edwin Díaz to a three-year deal worth $69 million. […]
From True Blue LA
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Astros Fans, It’s Time to Be Realistic About Kyle Tucker Astros fans, it’s time to step back, relax and stop all the hate for Kyle Tucker because he decided to sign with the Dodgers. You need to be realistic and get past your hurt feelings surrounding Kyle Tucker’s decision to sign with a team you […]
From The Crawfish Boxes
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If your jaw hit the floor when you learned that the Los Angeles Dodgers had signed free agent Kyle Tucker to a borderline offensive contract this week, you were not alone. Now that we know that the Dodgers payroll will top $400 million dollars for the upcoming season, it’s more important than ever that Chaim […]
From Viva El Birdos
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Jon Heyman tells us that the Jays offer to Kyle Tucker was $350 million for 10 years. He signed a 4-year, $240 million contract with the Dodgers. So I guess the question is will he be able to find a 6-year, $110 million contract at age 33. I guess it is best to get the […]
From Bluebird Banter
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Last year, the left fielders for the Los Angeles Dodgers put up a 99 wRC+. That number is actually flattering because Andy Pages managed to do some of his best work (226 wRC+) in his short time away from center field, in 64 plate appearances. Whether Kyle Tucker comes in to play left or we’ll […]
From True Blue LA
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Good morning, LSB. Very little out there in terms of Rangers stuff today but we do have Day 3 of Dodgers hoarding discourse? Ken Rosenthal says there will be calls for a salary cap but that baseball has plenty of other problems to work through as well in order to avoid a work stoppage. And […]
From Lone Star Ball
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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 […]
From Talking Chop
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Nick Robertson, a right-handed reliever drafted by the Dodgers in 2019 and who made his major league debut with Los Angeles in 2023 before getting traded for Kiké Hernández, signed a minor league contract with the Dodgers, per Ari Alexander of 7News in Boston. Robertson last season had a 4.30 ERA with 52 strikeouts and […]
From True Blue LA
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It was a heck of a hot stove week, with two pairs of transactions seemingly moving in unison. The Cubs swiped Alex Bregman from the Red Sox, which prompted Boston to pivot to a five-year deal with Ranger Suarez. A couple nights later, the Dodgers did what they do and signed Kyle Tucker, which appeared […]
From Pinstripe Alley
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After the Dodgers signed Blake Snell around Thanksgiving 2024, I remembered the Dodgers’ mindset after winning the 2020 World Series. My mind kept going back to a quote I read from Andy McCullough’s biography of Clayton Kershaw: The Last of His Kind: Clayton Kershaw and the Burden of Greatness. In discussing the thought process that Kershaw […]
From True Blue LA
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The Dodgers signed Kyle Tucker, landing the top free agent on the market with an eye-popping four-year, $240 million contract. After setting competitive balance tax records in each of the last two seasons, this move ensured they will stay in that area for at least two more years, if not longer. But along with the […]
From True Blue LA
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A baseball thought before I dive into BN Bears Bullets.
Kyle Tucker signing with the Dodgers (mega eye roll, of course) means that the Cubs essentially traded Hayden Wesneski, Cam Smith, and Isaac Paredes for a 90-win regular-season, a playoff series win, Alex Bregman, and a draft pick (that comes Chicago’s way for Tucker signing with Los Angeles). As far as I’m concerned, that looks like a net win for Chicago.
OK, we’re on to football things.
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From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
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With the 2025 season now concluded, we’ll keep track of every transaction by the Dodgers for the entire offseason here, beginning with the advent of free agency on November 2 until the start of spring training. We will update this page throughout the offseason with every transaction, and links below to specific details about every […]
From True Blue LA
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By now, of course, you have heard that Kyle Tucker signed what was initially reported as a four-year, $240 million deal with the Dodgers, with opt-outs after 2027 and 2028. Via MLB Trade Rumors, here are more precise financial details of the deal: The deal includes $30MM in deferrals and will come with an approximate […]
From Bleed Cubbie Blue
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The 2026 international signing period opened Thursday and the San Diego Padres wasted little time, signing three players from Baseball America’s top-100 prospects list according to Jeff Sanders of the San Diego Union-Tribune. The top signee for San Diego is Cuban shortstop Joniel Hernandez. Reports have stated Hernandez, who is just 16 years old, projects […]
From Gaslamp Ball
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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 […]
From Over the Monster
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MLB Rumors: Kyle Tucker and the Los Angeles Dodgers have agreed to terms on a four year, $240 million deal, per multiple reports. The deal reportedly includes opt outs after years 2 and 3, with $30 million deferred. The deferrals lower the overall annual average value to $57 million, which is still a record AAV. […]
From Lone Star Ball
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It was only a matter of time until the Dodgers pounced on one of the biggest names left on the open market. That day came on Thursday, as Kyle Tucker agreed to a four-year, $240 million to become the newest slugger within a vaunted Dodgers lineup. The rich get richer, and the two-time reigning World […]
From True Blue LA
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Meet the Mets Having been heavily involved in Kyle Tucker’s free agency this week, the Mets came up short, as the outfielder has agreed to a four-year deal with the Dodgers. The Mets’ offer to Tucker was a four-year, $220 million contract with no deferrals, opt-outs, and a significant signing bonus. Ken Rosenthal wrote about […]
From Amazin' Avenue
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Well, we got some major clarity late last night, and it’s not the kind that’s gonna make most fans happy, as Kyle Tucker is a Dodger. Los Angeles, coming off back-to-back championships, has added the most sought-after player on the market once again. The rich get richer, in every sense; the best team in baseball […]
From Pinstripe Alley
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Another year, another sticker shock for the Dodgers, who have leaned into their role as the biggest spenders in the sport, with gusto. Kyle Tucker is their newest prize, picking Los Angeles over the New York Mets and Toronto Blue Jays, his two other reported closest pursuers. Tucker signed for a reported $240 million over […]
From True Blue LA
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