""The Los Angeles Dodgers pulled off another surprising move as they signed top free agent Kyle Tucker to a four-year, $240 million contract. When taking deferrals into account, Tucker is set to earn a record $57.1 million per season over the life of his Dodgers deal. L.A. is now projected to have a luxury tax payroll of well over $400 million for the second consecutive season.""
""I think when we've seen these shorter-term, higher AAV deals, I don't think they've ever come when they also had a really long, significant deal. Not that I can remember. Usually guys take those shorter-term deals because the longer-term deal hasn't materialized, so it's a chance to kind of reset and go back out to the market. He had that opportunity.""
""So for us, it was about selling the opportunity to play with these guys, to play in front of these fans, to play in this city, to connect with this community. Who knows? It doesn't mean it has to be two, three, four years here. It could be longer than that. I think for him to choose us when he had other longer-term and other shorter-term, I think speaks to the growth and progress we've made on creating a destination spot.""
The Los Angeles Dodgers signed Kyle Tucker to a four-year, $240 million contract that, with deferrals, averages a record $57.1 million per season. The signing projects the Dodgers' luxury-tax payroll to exceed $400 million for the second consecutive season. Dodgers president Andrew Friedman said the organization is in an excellent financial position and emphasized selling the opportunity to play in Los Angeles, for its fans, and alongside star teammates. Tucker declined offers from the Blue Jays and Mets to join a lineup featuring Shohei Ohtani, Freddie Freeman and Mookie Betts to pursue a third straight World Series. Bryce Harper defended the team's spending amid calls for a salary cap.
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