Mets Reportedly Offered Tucker Four Years, $220MM

"The Mets' final offer to Kyle Tucker was for four years and $220MM, reports Jim Duquette of MLB Network on Sirius XM Radio. Jon Heyman of The New York Post adds that the offer included no deferred money and would have been slightly frontloaded, paying $120MM over the first two seasons. Will Sammon of The Athletic adds that it included a $75MM signing bonus and allowed Tucker to opt out after the second and third season."

"It's a very similar structure to the four-year, $240MM deal which Tucker accepted from the Dodgers. The opt-out provisions were identical. New York offered a higher signing bonus and the absence of deferred money, while the Dodgers went the extra $20MM on overall guarantee. The Mets' offer would have come with a $55MM average annual value. Tucker's agreement with L.A. will be calculated a little north of $57MM annually after adjusting the net present value to account for $30MM in deferrals."

"Tucker and his camp opted for the higher guarantee and slightly stronger adjusted annual value. The four-time All-Star also joins a team that is coming off consecutive championships and will enter the 2026 season as the likeliest team to win it all again. The Mets certainly have the high-end talent to compete in the National League, but they're coming off a second half collapse and have probably downgraded this offseason."

The Mets offered Kyle Tucker a four-year, $220 million contract that included no deferred money, was slightly frontloaded ($120M in the first two seasons), a $75 million signing bonus, and opt-outs after the second and third seasons. The Dodgers signed Tucker to four years and $240 million with identical opt-outs and $30 million in deferrals, giving a higher overall guarantee and a stronger adjusted annual value. Tucker chose the Dodgers for the larger guarantee. The Mets made multiple offseason moves — trading Brandon Nimmo, signing Jorge Polanco, trading Jeff McNeil — and now likely pursue Cody Bellinger to fill left field.

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