Kyle Tucker to the Dodgers: $240 million and an eye-watering duo with Ohtani
The Los Angeles Dodgers haven’t stopped spending. Barely two months after winning the World Series, the California franchise has written another huge cheque. This time it’s Kyle Tucker landing in L.A. On Thursday MLB and U.S. outlets confirmed the arrival of the former Cub and Astro. At 28, the right fielder comes off four straight All-Star selections and already has a 2022 championship ring with Houston.
$60 million a year
The contract figures are staggering: 240 million dollars spread over four years. In plain terms, Tucker will pocket 60 million each season. This signing fits right into L.A.’s full-throttle spending spree, coming two years after the splashy additions of Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto.
“They’ve got bottomless pockets,” says a league observer. “Pairing a profile like Tucker with Ohtani? That’s never been seen from a payroll perspective. The other MLB owners must be grinding their teeth over that kind of heist.”
$130 million for two players
Do the math and it gets absurd. Tucker’s $60 million a year stacks up against Ohtani’s $70 million. Together the two stars account for $130 million on the payroll ledger.
Even though the Japanese phenom wisely agreed to defer a big chunk of his pay to ease the club’s immediate cash flow, the raw dollar weight of those two names alone crushes the market.
Richer than 11 full rosters
One stat lays the gap bare: over a season, those two will cost more than the entire payrolls of 11 other franchises.
Cincinnati, Colorado, St Louis, Minnesota, Washington, Pittsburgh, the Chicago White Sox, the Athletics, Tampa Bay, Cleveland and Miami… Not a single one of those full teams hits the budget of this new California duo. It’s going to be a very long year for the light-wallet clubs.
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