The Toronto Blue Jays reportedly agreed to a deal with Dylan Cease that will more than likely take them out of the Kyle Tucker sweepstakes. As a result, the New York Yankees and Los Angeles Dodgers are seemingly the top two teams in the running for the former Chicago Cubs star.
The main reason it’s these two teams in the running is the incredible price tag attached to Tucker.
Just Baseball’s Ryan Finkelstein recently projected Tucker would sign a monster 10-year, $430 million deal in free agency this winter, which would put him out of the price range of almost every team in the league.
“The Soto bidding war may not happen here for Tucker, so clearing $50 million in AAV may be too steep an ask, but clearing $40 million per season should be well within reach,” Finkelstein wrote. “All it takes is a few teams who are motivated to make Tucker their absolute top priority this winter, and things can very quickly escalate to, and past, $400 million on a 10-year deal.”
It seems like Tucker is going to land a deal for at least $350 million. The bidding war won’t be nearly as hot as that of Juan Soto last winter, but it should see Tucker land a monumental deal.
There’s a chance that teams like the San Francisco Giants and New York Mets try to make a run at him, too, which could drive the value up. But for now, the Yankees and Dodgers are the top two suitors to watch in the $430 million sweepstakes.
