Two of the top MLB free agents have just been signed to major deals, starting with the Los Angeles Dodgers signing four-time all-star OF Kyle Tucker to a four-year, 240 million-dollar contract. This historic deal makes him the second highest paid player by yearly salary behind DH Shohei Ohtani (70 million a year), who is also on the Dodgers. With this signing, the back-to-back World Series champions add to their riches with Tucker being the seventh all-star in the batting order.
The main competition for Tucker was the New York Mets, who after losing out on the star outfielder pivoted to another multi-time all-star SS Bo Bichette on a three-year, 126 million-dollar contract. While Bichette is an outstanding player, a major question of how his fit with the Mets would work, as they have a majorly crowded infield at the moment.
SS Francisco Lindor is the star of the team, and they just recently traded for 2B Marcus Semien and signed 2B Jorge Polanco. To add on to that, 3B Brett Baty, Mark Vientos, and Ronny Mauricio, and 2B Luisagnel Acuna are all young players that played a good amount for the team last season. With all of these assets in the infield, be prepared for some trades that would ship some of the young guys out for assets at another position. -Jack Dusek