Mets offer to Kyle Tucker before Dodgers' $240 million deal revealed by former MLB GM

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The New York Mets got some brutal news on Thursday night, as Kyle Tucker, the player the team was most strongly pursuing this winter, signed not with the Mets, but with the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Losing Tucker is one thing, but seeing him go to the Dodgers makes things sting even more. It's a massive $240 million, four-year deal for Tucker in Los Angeles. While the last known report on the Mets' offer was for $50 million per year, what about their final offer?

According to former Mets GM Jim Duquette, the Mets' offer for Tucker wasn't far off from the Dodgers' deal. The Mets offered Tucker a four-year deal, and only $20 million less than what he got from the Dodgers.

Mets were $5 million per-year off from getting Kyle Tucker

"A MLB source confirmed the Mets offer was 4 years at $220 million," Duquette shared on Twitter/x.

This offer from the Mets wasn't as far off as initially speculated. They were previously at $50 million per-year, so the Dodgers going to $60 million per-season was a notable increase.

But, in reality, the Mets were at $55 million AAV in their final offer to Tucker this winter. He signed with the Dodgers on a deal for a similar length, adding his incredible bat to an already stacked lineup in Los Angeles.

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While it's impossible to know if Tucker would've signed with the Mets if they had given him $5 million more per season to match the Dodgers' offer, the Mets being so close to getting Tucker makes this sting even more.

Steven Cohen and David Stearns just missed out on getting Tucker, as the former Chicago Cubs and Houston Astros superstar is signing with the Dodgers on a deal worth $20 million more than the offer he got from the Mets.

The Mets' offer was a respectable one, and easily could've gotten the job done if it weren't for the absurd contract the Dodgers put on the table.

Now, the Mets will likely pivot to Cody Bellinger and other outfield and starting pitching options as they change plans in the wake of losing out on their top target this winter.

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