The Kyle Tucker free agency sweepstakes came down to three teams—the back-to-back defending champion Dodgers, the reigning American League champion Blue Jays and a Mets team looking to make a splash after missing the postseason with a talented roster. Despite the Blue Jays seemingly leading the pack all winter and the Mets emerging as a serious challenger in the last couple of weeks, it was the mighty Dodgers who swooped in to land Tucker on a four-year, $240 million contract in the end.
For the Mets and Blue Jays, missing out on Tucker wasn't for lack of trying.
