The Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays are two of the top teams in the Kyle Tucker sweepstakes this offseason, which could result in a grueling bidding war.
The Chicago Cubs are likely going to lose the superstar, but it’s anybody’s guess where he will end up.
FanSided’s Christopher Kline urged Tucker to choose the Blue Jays over the Dodgers in free agency this offseason after the two teams matched up in the World Series this year.
“Tucker’s extremely disciplined plate approach would translate anywhere, but potentially batting him second behind Ohtani — with Freeman, Muncy, Smith and Betts in the mix behind them — just becomes unfair,” Kline wrote. “It feels unreasonable for the Dodgers to spend this much money on top of their current payroll, but the Dodgers care less about being ‘reasonable’ than any other team, thus making them such a dominant organization.
“That said, it’d be a lot more fun for baseball as a whole if Tucker joins the reigning AL champs in Toronto. The Blue Jays still have the clearest path to challenging L.A. out of the American League.”
The Blue Jays can’t afford to let the Dodgers sign Tucker. If the Dodgers sign the top free agent on the market, they’d further separate themselves at the top of the league.
The Blue Jays have the money to make a move like this. After falling one game short of the World Series, a signing like this could be the difference between another runner-up season and a World Series title.
Toronto seems like the favorite to sign Tucker right now, but anything can happen in free agency.
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