The Kyle Tucker sweepstakes have dominated headlines this winter. There are three teams seemingly making realistic runs at the Chicago Cubs star: the Toronto Blue Jays, New York Yankees, and Los Angeles Dodgers.
The Dodgers are reportedly only willing to give Tucker a three- or four-year deal, which isn’t what he’s looking for. As a result, the Yankees and Blue Jays are the top teams in the sweepstakes.
Bleacher Report’s Tim Kelly predicted on Friday that the Yankees would sign Tucker to a massive 10-year, $360 million deal this offseason.
“The Yankees remain an interesting potential landing spot for Tucker, who seemingly would thrive playing 81 games a season at Yankee Stadium,” Kelly wrote. “He would likely have to shift to left field, with Aaron Judge in right field and the aforementioned (Trent) Grisham hoping to rebound defensively in center field. But there’s no evidence at this point that the Yankees are hell-bent at this point to try to land Tucker, as opposed to just bringing back Cody Bellinger, who does come with more positional flexibility.”
The Yankees are reportedly chasing Cody Bellinger or Tucker.
With the Dodgers likely out of the mix for Tucker, the Yankees could emerge as the favorites for the slugger. While re-signing Bellinger would make sense, there’s no bigger splash possible for the Yankees than a huge deal with Tucker.
Adding him next to Aaron Judge for the next decade would be a nightmare for opposing pitching. The Yankees would have one of the best lineups in baseball for the next decade with a move like this.
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