It appears the price has been set.
Multiple reports over the past few days have added up to what appears to be an official New York Mets contract offer to top free agent Kyle Tucker. The Toronto Blue Jays are surely following along just like the rest of us, and now they know what they have to beat.
The key detail in reporting on Thursday morning was from Mike Puma from the New York Post, who wrote on X that the Mets' offer to Tucker is for four years.
We already learned earlier in the week that Tucker has been offered as much as $50 million per year by the Mets.
So at the top end of these reports, the potential Tucker contract from the Mets looks like four years for $200 million total.
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Can the Blue Jays beat that?
They wouldn't be expected to top it in the per-year department. All along, Toronto appeared to be pursuing Tucker on a longer-term deal.
If they offer 10 years for $400 million ($40M per year), is that preferred for Tucker? That's up to his personal preference and plans.
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But that would be the competition. The Blue Jays won't be competing to match the Mets' offer exactly.
Instead, with the benefit of extra years in their thinking, the Blue Jays will be submitting a totally different offer to Tucker. It's up to him to decide which structure he prefers.
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