The Dodgers have been pretty quiet this offseason in contrast to the final two, however once they have struck, the bounty has been plentiful.
After bringing again Miguel Rojas for the ultimate season of his huge league profession, the Dodgers shored up their bullpen by bringing in Edwin Díaz to a three-year deal value $69 million. After a month of questioning the place star free brokers like Kyle Tucker, Cody Bellinger or Bo Bichette would signal, the Dodgers surprised the baseball world by agreeing to a four-year, $240 million take care of Tucker, making him the very best paid outfielder per annual common worth in baseball historical past.
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Tucker is now slated to be the staff’s main proper fielder, sliding Teoscar Hernández again to left area the place he primarily performed throughout the 2024 season. Hernández was beforehand concerned in trade rumors throughout the winter conferences, because the Kansas City Royals expressed interest in him, however the Dodgers are reportedly unlikely to deal him away, per Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. The Dodgers are extra seemingly to contemplate offers for both outfielder Ryan Ward or pitcher Bobby Miller.
Fresh off their beautiful signing of free-agent proper fielder Kyle Tucker, the Dodgers are anticipated to maintain Teoscar Hernández and transfer him to left area. As reported beforehand, Hernández’s identify has surfaced in trade conversations. The Dodgers, nevertheless, are extra seemingly to discover offers for outfielder Ryan Ward, a profession minor leaguer who final season was MVP of the Pacific Coast League at 27, or right-hander Bobby Miller, who has been a disappointment.
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Alongside the Dodgers within the sweepstakes for Kyle Tucker have been the New York Mets and the Toronto Blue Jays. The Mets reportedly supplied an identical short-term deal for Tucker reported at four years for $220 million that included a $75 million signing bonus with no deferrals, whereas the Blue Jays have been the one staff of the three to go for a long-term deal, with Jon Heyman of the New York Post tweeting that the deal was for 10 years for $350 million.
On the floor, Kyle Tucker didn’t have fairly the success at residence with the Chicago Cubs than he did away from Wrigley Field. In actuality, his residence and highway break up divergence was largely due to a fractured hand that tanked his second half numbers on the plate, but it surely doesn’t assist that Wrigley Field isn’t so pleasant to hitters, rating twenty sixth in park issue. Mike Petriello of MLB.com examines how the transfer to a extra hitter-friendly atmosphere in Dodger Stadium (together with the hopes of him staying wholesome) may assist Tucker put up comparable offensive numbers he had with the Houston Astros.
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Chad Jennings and Stephen J. Nesbitt of The Athletic examine the Kyle Tucker signing to different notable strikes throughout sports activities the place a star participant joined a defending champion, reminiscent of Kevin Durant’s closely maligned transfer to be part of the Golden State Warriors.