The Los Angeles Dodgers continued what has been a wildly successful offseason by reportedly agreeing to terms with Kyle Tucker on a four-year, $240 million contract that includes deferrals and multiple opt-out clauses.
The move comes just over a month after the team’s surprising signing of Edwin Díaz to a three-year, $69 million contract.
Tucker and Díaz were two of the nine players who rejected the qualifying offer from their former teams this offseason, meaning the Dodgers are forfeiting multiple picks in the 2026 MLB Draft to sign them.
By surpassing the third competitive balance tax threshold this past season, the Dodgers gave up their second and fifth-highest picks to sign Díaz. They will now relinquish their third and sixth-round selections following the addition of Tucker.
This marks the first time the Dodgers have signed two free agents with a qualifying offer attached to them in the same offseason. They previously gave up draft compensation to sign Shohei Ohtani (2024), Freddie Freeman (2022), Trevor Bauer (2021) and AJ Pollock (2019).
Assuming they don’t sign additional free agents who were extended the qualifying offer this offseason — Zac Gallen and Framber Valdez are the only two remaining — the Dodgers are set to make just 16 selections in this year’s MLB Draft.
L.A. will make their first pick at No. 40 overall, which dropped 10 spots as a result of the team exceeding the third competitive balance tax threshold last season.
When is 2026 MLB Draft?
The 2026 MLB Draft will take place from July 11-12 as part of All-Star Week in Philadelphia.
The Chicago White Sox will make the first overall selection after winning the 2026 MLB Draft Lottery in December.
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