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Kyle Tucker Tops MLB Free-Agent Market as Bidding Opens

Projections point to a blockbuster deal with deep-pocketed clubs positioned to drive the market.

Overview

  • MLB free agency is open, with CBS ranking Kyle Tucker as the No. 1 available player in a class that includes Bo Bichette, Alex Bregman and pitchers such as Framber Valdez.
  • Recent estimates place Tucker’s ask in the $350 million to $425 million range over roughly a decade, with a $40 million annual salary widely discussed.
  • New York coverage frames Tucker as a prime Yankees target after their early postseason exit, including opinion pieces urging an aggressive $400 million–plus offer.
  • Reuters highlights the Dodgers as a projected frontrunner and underscores how concentrated spending power in Los Angeles and New York could define the top-end market.
  • Yahoo details Tucker’s midseason hand fracture and a September calf strain that muted his second half, yet evaluators still rate him as a franchise-altering bat entering age 29.