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This is a generational heist. The Dodgers are on the verge of making one of the biggest acquisitions in baseball history. And it could be happening this offseason. We get into all that in this edition of Dodgers Digest. Hey, this is Mike Nelson. Make sure to subscribe to the channel. I want to thank the 42% of you, the ones who are watching these videos who've already hit the sub button. but 57% of you not sure why you haven't subscribed yet to the best Dodger channel on YouTube myself Brad J we're bringing you everyday Dodger content you're not going to find like this anywhere else on YouTube so make sure to hit that subscribe button let's get right into it the Dodgers could be on the verge of making a huge acquisition this offseason I'm talking about Kyle Tucker the Dodgers plan to pursue outfielder Kyle Tucker in free agency this winter per Bob Nightingale this was reported this morning he posted this today on X kind of hard to believe the Dodgers plan to jump into the free agent fray for Cubs outfielder Kyle Tucker this winter this may not be the highest bidder but they'll surely keep everyone honest just as they did when they were with of course with the Juan Soto sweepstakes and we know we have a lot of rumors all off season long the Dodgers you know talked to him were they interested and that's how it's going to be now from here on out with Kyle Tucker as we get into the now the Kyle Tucker sweepstakes which are seem like they're starting already and this is after this would be this would be crazy the Dodgers can get Kyle Tucker and you know it would be crazy if any team outside of the Cubs really gets Kyle Tucker because the Cubs i mean gave up a lot to get Kyle Tucker i mean They made a big trade in the offseason with the Houston Astros to acquire the outfielder. And the Cubs were obviously all in on Tucker to try to get him and keep him long-term. But I don't know if Tucker wants to stay in Chicago. I mean, honestly, what is going on with Kyle Tucker and the Cubs? I mean, when you make that kind of a trade, wouldn't you think that they would have some sort of agreement prior to making that deal? I mean, prior to making that deal, but wouldn't there be some agreement between the Cubs and Tucker that he was going to sign a contract? Because that hasn't happened. I mean, Kyle Tucker has, he's been doing great all season. The Cubs, as we know, you know, one of the top teams in the National League, you know, they've given the Dodgers trouble. You know, they've been pretty good. And Tucker's been good himself, playing well in a free agency year because this is it. I mean, Kyle Tucker is on the final year of his contract. He is a free agent at the end of the season. and there's no contract, there's no agreement. We don't even know if they're talking, right? I mean, that is kind of what's going on. I mean, Tucker right now is doing very well, hitting .276, 10 homers, 32 RBIs, an OPS of .932. I mean, these are pretty solid numbers for the left-handed batter. And the Dodgers, as we know, have a guy in the outfielder that really has not been reliable, and that's Michael Conforto, who only signed a one-year deal. They just got him for one year. He's been playing left field primarily for the Dodgers, as we know, with Delcassidis in right field and Andy Fox in center field. You have Conforto in left, and he hasn't done very well. And honestly, I think the Dodgers, the way it's going, unless he has a crazy second half, I don't think he'll be back next season. I mean, and I don't think they're trading him either, because who's going to want to get that? Who's going to want to pay that kind of contract? I mean, the Dodgers are stuck with Conforto, I think, for the rest of the season. Unless, of course, they release him because of free agent, and then he goes and signs with the Giants, which I don't think the Dodgers want. So I think they're going to have him the rest of the year. You know, the question is, how much does he contribute? How much is he really going to be able to, you know, what kind of years is he actually going to end up having? Because so far, it hasn't been very good. It has not been very good for Michael Conforto. So the Dodgers obviously are going to want to get an outfielder this offseason because Chris Taylor doesn't seem like he's going to be part of things very real not going to be part of things moving forward right it seems like he is you know starting to get phased out not getting a lot of playing time Dodgers as we know it's still trying to shop him they don't want to make him the everyday left fielder because they could have already done it by now right they could have already done it by now with the way Conforto's been playing, the Dodgers could have easily already said, you know what, we're going to give Chris Taylor a spot every day now and they're not doing that, so there's obviously discontent with the way he's playing with the way he has played and they're, they're going to move on from him, they're going to move on from Conforto too, they're not going to keep him around so the Dodgers, it would make sense for them to go after Kyle Tucker the Dodgers of course could compete in free agency, I mean they can compete with the Cubs, how much are the Cubs really going to offer him, Kyle Tucker is expected to get 500 million dollars this offseason, those are the kind of offers that Kyle Tucker is going to be getting if he decides to test the free agent market and according to the latest report this was also written this morning there has been of course extension talks I guess to a certain extent between, between Tucker and the Cubs, but the latest update from Nightingale suggests that the outfielder will test free agency, so that is honestly bad news if you're a Cubs fan, you've got to be concerned if you're a Cubs fan because if one of your top players is testing free agency When have the Cubs ever been a free agent player in the history of baseball? When? I mean, the Cubs recently won the World Series eight years ago. They didn't do it through free agency. They didn't do it through free agency. And basically, when all those guys wanted more money, what did they do? They let everybody go. So the Cubs ownership does not like to spend money They don't want to. Are they going to really throw 500 million at Kyle Tucker this offseason? I mean, that's what it's going to take, probably. I mean, the Dodgers, come on. Are they really going to offer anything less than 400 to 450 million for Tucker? They're not. I mean, the Dodgers are going to probably offer a competitive offer between $400 to $450, their first offer. We'll see, of course, what the market value is and what other teams are offering. But I'm sure the Dodgers are going to offer a pretty good deal, $400, $450 million for Kyle Tucker for him to become the everyday left fielder for the Dodgers, right? Tucker currently playing right field right now but he has the potential to play left field he's played all over the outfield this guy knows you know he could play different positions the Dodgers have to also got right now on right and he's going to be the right fielder moving forward I don't think Tucker would be a center fielder so I do think the Dodgers would slot him in at left field right a position that he knows how to play so I mean the Dodgers really I think have an opportunity like i said to make an incredible play for tucker this offseason it's exciting because the dodgers as we know think about it juan soto the Dodgers didn't get him but they were in there they were definitely in the conversation we saw a lot of reports all off season that you know it could happen we did a bunch of videos on soto until you guys got sick of it but i mean we did a bunch of stuff on soto this offseason and tucker is like it's going to be the same kind of deal i mean i think this offseason is going to be the same kind of deal we're going to be probably talking about this you know throughout the season as a trade deadline comes along i don't think it comes to trade tucker i at least i don't think so i mean especially the way their season is going i don't think they would throw it away but they could potentially lose tucker for nothing after trading for him which is crazy because the astros the astros decided they weren't signing tucker right they made that decision they traded him and they got a lot for him in return they did a good job when it comes to moving tucker away unlike the angels with Ohtani the astros did their due diligence they traded him got some assets sure the astros aren't very good now but in the future they might be back so the cubs they gotta they gotta you know gotta have a lot of issues now the Cubs the Dodgers have a huge opportunity to steal Tucker away as always make sure to subscribe and let's go Dodgers