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By Valentina Martinez
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The Los Angeles Dodgers have ignited a fire among MLB owners after signing top free agent Kyle Tucker to a four-year, $240 million deal last week.
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The Athletic's Evan Drellich revealed why team owners are furious following the blockbuster contract.
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"Major League Baseball owners are 'raging' in the wake of Kyle Tucker’s free agency agreement with the Los Angeles Dodgers and it is now 'a 100 percent certainty' that the owners will push for a salary cap, one person briefed on ownership conversations who was not authorized to speak publicly told The Athletic," Drellich writes.
The Dodgers are once again projected to have a payroll over $400 million in 2026. After winning back-to-back World Series titles, the Dodgers have acquired baseball's best closer and the top free agent of the winter in a single offseason.
The three-year, $69 million signing of Edwin Diaz and four-year, $240 million signing of Tucker has caused an uproar among baseball fans and has given MLB owners more reason to push for a salary cap.
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Dodgers Owe More Than $1 Billion in Deferred Payments
Following the signing of DIaz, the Dodgers surpassed $1 billion in deferred payment obligations. This includes contracts for a total of nine current players: Diaz, Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, Blake Snell, Freddie Freeman, Will Smith, Tommy Edman, Tanner Scott, and Teoscar Hernandez.
The Dodgers, who were once the laughing stock of MLB, have transformed the franchise in the Guggenheim era. After filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2011, the Dodgers have gone from perennial chokers to perennial contenders.
One could say the story of the Dodgers in the 2010s is a classic rags to riches story; however, many baseball fans have groaned and grumbled at LA's recent success.
Overall, it's evident the Dodgers' overwhelming luxury this winter has propelled a push for change.
“These guys are going to go for a cap no matter what it takes,” a source said to The Athletic.
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