{"id":226796,"date":"2025-10-20T11:50:12","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T11:50:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/226796\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T11:50:12","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T11:50:12","slug":"dodgers-love-kyle-tucker-will-try-to-sign-him-this-offseason-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/226796\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers ‘Love’ Kyle Tucker, Will Try to Sign Him This Offseason: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"

Even as the Dodgers prepare for their second consecutive appearance in the World Series, rumors are swirling about their potential moves away from the diamond.<\/p>\n

The Dodgers have already proven that they are willing to spend more than most in order to get players at a premium. With a payroll already exceeding $314 million after taxes are included, the Dodgers could add a few more bucks to that total with the possible signing of No. 1 free agent Kyle Tucker.<\/p>\n

More news: Dodgers Co-Owner Magic Johnson Breaks Silence About Shohei Ohtani’s Epic Game<\/a><\/p>\n

Tucker, who hit 22 home runs this season while slashing .266\/.377\/.464, performed well in the final year of his contract despite battling a hairline fracture in his right hand early in the season and a late-season left calf strain. Tucker’s performance dipped slightly after the right hand fracture, a sign that his production could elevate next season when he is fully healthy.<\/p>\n

Adding Tucker to an already loaded lineup would be a scary sight for any opponent facing the Dodgers, and would likely add voices to the growing calls for a league salary cap<\/a>.<\/p>\n

More news: Dodgers’ Dave Roberts Has Clear Message on Shohei Ohtani’s NLCS Game 4 Performance<\/a><\/p>\n

According to the New York Post’s Jon Heyman<\/a>, the Dodgers are a likely candidate for Tucker, who is expecting anywhere from $300 to $400 million. As the outfield is not as strong as other facets of the team, Tucker could add some firepower to complement the Dodgers infield.<\/p>\n

“The Dodgers could install Tucker in right field and move Teoscar Hern\u00e1ndez to left, giving them a potentially productive outfield to go along with the game\u2019s most star-studded infield,” Heyman wrote. “The one tiny negative is that Tucker is a left-handed hitter, which would make them slightly unbalanced.”<\/p>\n

Despite the Dodgers fielding the most expensive roster in the major leagues this season, Heyman cited their efforts to sign Juan Soto last year as a reason why they might be willing to spend even more money next year.<\/p>\n

“While their payroll is already an MLB-record $400M, they did try for last year\u2019s No. 1 free agent, Juan Soto, with an offer of about $600M (with deferrals, of course) before bowing out and finishing fifth among five finalists in the biggest free agent derby ever,” Heyman wrote.<\/p>\n

For more Dodgers news, head over to\u00a0Dodgers on SI<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Even as the Dodgers prepare for their second consecutive appearance in the World Series, rumors are swirling about…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":226797,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[435],"tags":[49,48,462,82],"class_list":{"0":"post-226796","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mlb","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-mlb","11":"tag-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226796","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=226796"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/226796\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/226797"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=226796"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=226796"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=226796"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}