The Los Angeles Dodgers signed All-Star free agent Kyle Tucker to a four-year, $240 million deal Thursday, adding another star to one of the best offenses in MLB.
Tucker, a four-time All-Star, addresses the Dodgers’ desperate need for an outfielder. Michael Conforto spent the majority of 2025 in left field, but had an extremely underwhelming season and remains a free agent.
Tucker, on the other hand, has hit 20 or more home runs in each of the last four seasons and was on a terrific pace in 2025 before suffering a hairline fracture in his right hand at the beginning of June.
The slugger finished the season with 22 home runs and 73 RBIs while slashing .266/.377/.464. Before playing through his injury, though, the outfielder had 12 home runs and 39 RBIs while posting a .918 OPS, which led the Chicago Cubs at the time.
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The Dodgers’ Lineup With Kyle Tucker
While we don’t know whether or not Teoscar Hernandez will remain in Tucker’s preferred right field, it’s safe to assume the new signing will man the position he has primarily played for most of the last six seasons.
The Dodgers still have a decision to make at second base, but Tommy Edman is the likely choice to start there now that the Dodgers have filled out their outfield.
C: Will Smith
1B: Freddie Freeman
2B: Tommy Edman
3B: Max Muncy
SS: Mookie Betts
RF: Kyle Tucker
CF: Andy Pages
LF: Teoscar Hernandez
DH: Shohei Ohtani
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What Does Tucker’s Signing Mean For the Dodgers?
After adding Tucker, the Dodgers are once again the clear favorites to win the World Series and have added one of the best bats in the league to their lineup.
Andy Pages generated the most long balls on the team (27) in 2025 — after Shohei Ohtani’s 55, of course — so the Dodgers will hope to see plenty of slug from their $240 million man.
L.A. looks to complete the first three-peat in franchise history in 2026, and they’ve shown their willingness to spend to do so this offseason with the signings of Tucker and All-Star closing pitcher Edwin Diaz. If the roster performs up to standard in 2026, it’s hard to imagine any team keeping up with them.
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I’m looking forward to Pages hitting better along with Max and Teo even Mookie. There’s lots of quality pitchers, too.The guys are aging so this is the year!
I think all of those guys can expect to have a better year.
I believe Teo will do better as well. Whether its with the Dodgers or another team, I believe he will bounce back…
The Dodgers are maximizing their window before their core players begin age decline. It’s likely already happening with Freddie, Max and maybe Mookie – though his early 2025 illness may have caused his struggles.
Actually other teams are causing more harm by not re-investing more of their revenue as the Dodgers have. The more you win the more people support your team, attend games, watch on tv, buy merchandise thereby making more money for your team and ALL teams. Manfred will preside over ruining the game if he allows what seems like the inevitable “lock out” in 2027 over the salary cap issue. ALL MLB teams are owned by MULTI billion dollar owners/group.
Fans in general can’t relate to the amounts being paid because there is no corollary to the dollars earned in their lives. But there’s EVEN LESS of a corollary to the BILLIONS teams make. A billion is a thousand million and ALL these owners make many, many billions. That is fine and as it should be. But the players that cause them to make these billions do something that literally 99.99% of the population cannot do and they can only do it – the full extent of most of their careers – is only 10 years IF they’re lucky. They deserve what they can. After they no longer can most of them have few if any other way to make a living the rest of their lives.
The league might get a salary “Floor” meaning all teams have to spend a minimum amount to win, not just be profitable. The Rockies, the Angels, The Pirates, The A’s, the Marlins and the Nationals (maybe even the Giants,,, we’ll see!) have all proven that fielding minor league teams and playing them as MLB teams is an easy way to line your pockets if you have loyal fans. The Rockies and the Angels deserve owners who believe in winning, not just using the team to keep up their lifestyles… I doubt the union will support a cap but most everyone agrees the “losers” need to spend more to at least be competitive… Guess we will see!
If I were the Dodgers Cody Bellinger would fit nicely. He can play all outfield positions thus giving Edmond full reign of second base. Cody can relieve Friedman at first base. Can hit for power to all fields, is fast. And probably would Sign a Contract not too expensive. Utility players are Dodgers Key ingredient. Kiki thus can play third base and second and Short and first and outfield. Rotation in a Long season helps with those Nagging injuries that will take place.
Dodgers are Aging Fast and injuries Surely to follow. Having More ain’t a Bad idea. 3-Peat is Goal, So Go for it!
Remember Baseball is Statistics on Steroids, no pun intended.
Rojas can also play second, short but it’s his bat that has aged!