Mets Facing a Franchise-Altering Gamble

Evan & Tiki

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🗓️ 15 January 2026

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

The Mets are reportedly in with a massive short-term offer for Kyle Tucker, while Toronto looms with long-term security and the Dodgers lurk as a wildcard. The guys debate the core question every star free agent faces: take the absurd annual payday and bet on yourself, or lock in a decade of guaranteed money and never look back. They dig into whether Tucker is truly worth Juan Soto-level money, the risks of overpaying on a short deal, and why a ten-year commitment feels dangerous for the Mets. From roster construction to championship ceilings to quality-of-life considerations, this turns into a full breakdown of what Tucker should do, and what the Mets should be willing to live with if they miss out.

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0:00.0	Kyle Tucker has a monster offer from the New York Mets.
0:04.1	It's either four or five years at $50 million per.
0:07.7	And then the Toronto Blue Jays have a long-term offer out there.
0:11.1	We don't know the financials, but there are reports that it is as long as 10 years.
0:15.5	Right, but only at an AV of 30, or 35 million.
0:18.6	That's our guess.
0:19.5	Right.
0:19.8	Like, we don't actually know, but we know it's not 50.
0:23.2	And so Kyle Tucker, and I think the Dodgers are a factor as well. I don't, I assume they're
0:27.8	offer similar to the Mets would be a high Aav, low years kind of deal. Which would benefit Kyle Tucker.
0:33.8	No doubt. So the question I have for, if it's the Dodgers, because you're going to go win. Yes. I think that would be a huge edge the Dodgers have. And the Blue Jays have that edge too. But right now, I think most guys go based on money. And if the Mets have the greatest short-term offer. Yeah. And Toronto has the greatest long-term offer, what would you do?
0:54.9	I don't know.
0:55.6	Is Kyle Tucker Wonsoto?
0:57.3	No.
0:57.9	Does he command Wonsoto A-A-V money?
1:01.6	No.
1:01.9	Is he that good offensively and defensively to be in the same talking points as Wonsota?
1:10.8	No, but I think the reason he is
1:12.5	is because you're paying a tax for the fact that you don't want to give him a tenure deal.
1:15.6	So that's circumstantially making him one of the highest paid players in baseball.
1:19.4	Correct, yeah.
1:20.1	That seems like an error.
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