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By Valentina Martinez
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The Los Angeles Dodgers have yet to make their signing of top free agent Kyle Tucker official for one specific reason.
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The defending champions currently have a full 40-man roster, and thus, there is simply no room for Tucker. The Dodgers will have to make a roster move before welcoming their All-Star outfielder.
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Once the Dodgers clear a spot on the 40-man roster, the organization can officially make Tucker's four-year, $240 million deal official. Like Edwin Diaz, Tucker will be formally introduced to the media at Dodger Stadium.
However, Tucker's introductory press conference can't happen until the Dodgers either finalize a trade or designate a rostered player for assignment. A roster move is expected to be made in the coming days, according to a team insider.
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The Dodgers have acquired two of the premier free agents available this winter in Tucker and Diaz. LA's front office didn't aggressively pursue baseball's best closer, but Diaz essentially "fell into their laps" with the New York Mets failing to bring back the fan favorite.
The Dodgers' latest deal has come with a ton of backlash as many around the baseball world believe LA is operating with an unfair advantage.
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MLB insider Jeff Passan spoke on the narrative that the Dodgers are ruing baseball.
"The anger from MLB fans about the Kyle Tucker deal is understandable and it is warranted," Passan said on the Pat McAfee Show. "Baseball needs to listen to their fans because right now they feel like this game is unfair.
"Baseball fans want to feel like their team has a chance going into the season and right now they don't. It's not just the fans either because I heard from players last night asking how do we beat the Dodgers"
Many baseball fans seem to forget the Dodgers were once the laughing stock of MLB. The organization filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2011, and the Dodgers were labeled a charity in a joke at the ESPY Awards that year.
The Dodgers then lost out on a World Series title in 2017 with the Houston Astros' cheating scandal. In 2020, the Dodgers' championship win was labeled as a "Mickey Mouse ring" because of the shortened season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Now, the Dodgers haven't stopped adding talent as the organization prepares its quest to complete the three-peat in 2026.
The Dodgers went from perennial chokers to perennial contenders, and it appears the rest of MLB isn't happy about it.
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