Evan Explodes After Kyle Tucker Picks the Dodgers
Kyle Tucker to the Los Angeles Dodgers was never going to shock anyone, but the reaction from Mets fans tells a much bigger story.
Tiki Barber explains why the Dodgers continue to land elite free agents, how their financial power warps the sport, and why no offer from the New York Mets was ever going to be enough once L.A. got involved. From payroll math to postseason certainty, the Dodgers remain baseball’s ultimate destination.
Evan reacts as an angry and conflicted Mets fan. His frustration is not about losing Kyle Tucker. It is about where the Mets are right now. After missing on Tucker, moving on from Pete Alonso, and heading toward spring training with major holes, the questions get uncomfortable fast.
Did the Mets actually do enough? Is the short term high AAV strategy flawed? And how are they supposed to compete with the Phillies and Braves in 2026?
This conversation goes beyond one player. It is about roster direction, front office philosophy, and whether the Mets truly have a Plan B.
00:00 Why Kyle Tucker to the Dodgers was inevitable
01:40 Dodgers payroll power and why MLB feels broken
02:20 Mets made a real offer and still lost
03:55 Losing Pete Alonso and the roster problem
05:30 Why the Dodgers always win close free agent battles
07:55 The Mets long term strategy under Steve Cohen and David Stearns
10:45 The real anger from Mets fans right now
13:40 What should the Mets pivot to next
#Mets #Dodgers #KyleTucker #MLB #SteveCohen #DavidStearns #EvanAndTiki #TikiBarber #MetsFans #MLBFreeAgency #BaseballTalk #SportsRadio #MLBDebate
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30 comments
U think The Mets are bad? How about the Yanks?
Welcome to Queens, Bo Bichette!
The Mets are making a painting thats an AI generated Bob Ross lookalike.
New Yorkers crying about another team spending😂.
That’s not how the money is invested Tiki
I guess every critic would rather the Dodgers’ owner pocket the profits than spend money on players.
The Dodgers have a long-term, lucrative 25-year, $8.35 billion TV deal with Time Warner Cable (now Spectrum) signed in 2013, creating SportsNet LA (SNLA) as the exclusive regional broadcaster for most games, leading to past blackouts but now offering streaming options like SNLA+ via MLB app for subscribers 💰💰💰💰… Thank You ..Spectrum 😊😊
The Mets signing Juan Soto was the biggest disaster in baseball, giving a guy the whole $765 mill without deferment was the worst deal, now can't sign other players because of Soto's contract.
The smartest thing the Dodgers have done is reeling in Japan, so they are the LA/ Japan Dodgers, making the market enormous!
It’s not the dodgers fault, now it’s the rest of the teams fault.
I told you Mets why would you leak your offer ????!!!! Morons !! A silent assassin way more lethal ! 🤣 Mets have lots to learn 🤣
Rings baby, rings. See ya in the World Series again.
Baseball is a joke. Lockout can't come soon enough. Same teams win and same teams are ass. Look at the other sports and how diverse winning teams are and change. People would laugh at you if you said The Panthers and Thunder were going to be champions 6 years ago.
Guggenheim has $376 Billion under management,,
Mets should still go after Bellinger, they need a player like him after losing Alonso
lol mets
Evan Robert's is the real bozo the 🤡
The Dodgers just bought Greenland too.
When will people realize that Guggenheim Partners do not own the Los Angeles Dodgers. Guggenheim Baseball Management does. Not the same entity.
Big deal.
The Dodgers signed a . 266 average outfielder .
He is not Babe Ruth , Ty Cobb or Pete Rose .
Magic Johnson Dodgers (owner) ain’t playing he got Ohtani 💪🏻💪🏻👍👍 He’s about championship 👍👍 He won 5 championships with the Lakers!!! Dodgers on another Level because of Magic Johnson 🍾🍾💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻👏🏻👏🏻
If you believe in salary cap, you are a commie socialist. How about we cap your pay? No matter what team, players deserve their pay!
You want an easy way to win the world championship, just go Dodgers.
Tucker will be batting 5th in the Dodgers lineup… 😐😐😐
Salary Cap will only give the owners an excuse to pay players LESS
NO MLB CAP.
It's hilarious that the fan is yelling about the Dodgers. The Yankees were once called the "evil empire" in the '90s, and I’m old enough to remember that era—especially since I live in Jersey and have been a lifelong Dodger fan, enduring a lot of heartache. You all need to stop. Baseball is great when you have super teams. Winning is incredibly difficult, and the Dodgers were just two outs away from losing the World Series. Let’s appreciate that it was a great series—and it’s because there’s no salary cap. That it was that special … Stop HATING on the DODGERS
The Mets made themselves a very unattractive organization to play for .. It’s not even about the money anymore .. I honestly don’t think Pete would have stayed here for any amount of money .. Stearns and cohen soured him so bad he was gone regardless..
You looked the other way when the astros cheated us a championship in 2017. Everyone bitched about the covid season championship the Dodgers won and belittle it. Now, our ownership threw down a reckoning and all of you who ain't with the Dodger Blue created it.
REAP WHAT YOU SOW! Everyone else can suck it if you aint one of us.
Boys of Summer '26 bringing it back to back to back.
Stop crying why would anyone what to play for the Mets .Evan your pissed because your Mets are losers.😂😂🤣🤣😂😂🤣🤣
I want Elon Musk or Bezos to buy a team just to see what would happen when you truly have unlimited money lol