He did it again. Dodgers President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman pulled off the single biggest get of the off-season on Thursday when it was being widely reported that the Dodgers had signed 29-year-old (tomorrow) right fielder Kyle Tucker to a four-year deal that rivals that of his now new teammate Shohei Ohtani. This from Tucker himself on Instagram:
Although there has been no official confirmation of the deal from the Dodgers as of this writing, news – and money – of this magnitude involving MLB’s top free agent puts it well beyond just the rumor stage.
(Rick Scuteri)
Another question is, what does this mean for 33-year-old Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernández? Although Teo had his occasional moments in the sun in 2025, he finished the regular season slashing a mediocre .247/.284/.454 while striking out in 134 of his 511 official at-bats (26.22%). That said, he did slug 25 home runs and drive in 89 runs, third-most on the team in both categories. This most definitely puts him on the radar of teams looking to add a right-handed power bat in 2026.
(Lee Jin-man).
Stay tuned on the Teo front.
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