Kyle Tucker entered the offseason as probably the most coveted free agent in professional baseball.
Quick ahead to as we speak, and the previous Chicago Cubs star nonetheless hasn’t put pen to paper. That is not due to an absence of curiosity, nevertheless. If something, his most aggressive suitors will now have to have interaction within the largest bidding battle of the offseason. Nonetheless, it is not simply in regards to the cash but in addition in regards to the probability to compete on the highest stage.
That is why, because the New York Put up’s Jon Heyman reported, the New York Mets may need a troublesome time signing him. Whereas they’ll make him an enormous provide, he is additionally being coveted by the 2 greatest groups in baseball.
Mets, Dodgers and Blue Jays lead the race for Kyle Tucker
“The Mets are seen as considered one of three prime contenders for Kyle Tucker and can be ‘opportunistic,’ if they’ll match up,” Heyman wrote. “What would possibly make issues powerful: The opposite two prime contenders, as SNY’s Jim Duquette mentioned, are the engaging World Collection combatants, the Jays and Dodgers.”
Tucker is coming off a down 12 months by his requirements due to accidents. He nonetheless hit .266 with 22 residence runs and 25 stolen bases. Nonetheless, he is a confirmed commodity, and with the most well liked groups in baseball going to battle for him, whoever will get him must pay up.
The Mets, who let Pete Alonso and Edwin Diaz go, would reportedly give him a short-term take care of a excessive AAV. That being mentioned, they could not have sufficient leverage on this scenario, and it’d go right down to who’s keen to jot down the larger examine.
