The Kyle Tucker sweepstakes hasn’t captured the baseball world’s attention as the Juan Soto and Shohei Ohtani sweepstakes did over the last two offseasons.
Tucker is the top guy this offseason. He’s a four-time All-Star and should have a massive payday ahead, but likely nowhere near the level of Soto and Ohtani. Spotrac currently is projecting his market value to be just over $401 million across 10 seasons.
Who could end up signing the star outfielder? USA Today Major League Baseball insider Bob Nightengale joined “Foul Territory on Wednesday and specifically mentioned the New York Yankees, Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers while noting that he thinks Tucker’s market will only be three or four teams in general.
“I think the same couple of teams were the Blue Jays, the Yankees, plus the Los Angeles Dodgers,” Nightengale said while joining “Foul Territory” on Wednesday. “There’s only, I think, three or four teams interested. I don’t think there’s any chance in the world he goes back to Houston. They’re not going to spend that kind of money. I think teams like him, but don’t absolutely love him. This is two straight years now he’s had poor second halves with the injuries. The injuries seem like they take a long time. Slow recoveries here.”
Whichever team can come out on top in the Tucker sweepstakes will land a superstar, even if the buzz around the league isn’t like it was with Soto and Ohtani. Even in a somewhat down season, Tucker still clubbed 22 homers, drove in 73 runs, stole 25 bases, and won a Silver Slugger Award for the Chicago Cubs. If that’s his worst, some team is about to get a whole lot better.
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