texasaggie2015 said:

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From what I've heard, extending Tucker will be nearly impossible. Maybe that changes with the new GM, but that was what I've heard as recently as a month or so ago.

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— Elits20 (@elits02) February 9, 2023

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I suspect a potential Tucker extension will exceed Alvarez's mark, as well as Jose Altuve's $151 million extension from March 2018. Tucker's blend of power and athleticism should age well into his 30s, and if his production from recent years continued through 2025, it would be reasonable to expect a free-agent deal for Tucker surpassing $200 million.

So what could a potential Tucker extension look like before Opening Day? Brown's previous stop once again provides a tidy analogue. Braves third baseman Austin Riley turned in a breakout season in 2021, when he finished No. 7 in the NL MVP voting. He then inked a 10-year contract extension with Atlanta in the middle of another standout campaign in 2022. And while we may not see Tucker extend for a decade-plus, the structure of Riley's extension is instructive. An average annual value of $22 million is a more reasonable figure than then mammoth 10-year, $220 million final extension figures suggests, keeping in line with Atlanta's rather hard-line stance of not paying players over $25 million per year in a long-term deal.

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It's something of a gamble, paying that sum to to a 36-year-old vet. But the Padres are convinced Darvish is the guy to gamble on. They feel he's still getting better, still developing, still curious. Had one year left on his deal prior to this, and didn't want to leave SD.

— AJ Cassavell (@AJCassavell) February 9, 2023

Now that Yu Darvish got his 6-year, $108 million extension from the #Padres, it will be intriguing if the Padres now try to sign Manny Machado to a 10-year extension that could be worth about $400 million

— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) February 9, 2023

Farmer1906 said:

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gougler08 said:

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Totally a cool starry bra, but Blummer is working out at my gym

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Go ask him how much he benches.

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Farmer1906 said:

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We've built a legacy.
Now, let's cement the dynasty.#Ready2Reign pic.twitter.com/okqw7x8yfY

— Houston Astros (@astros) February 9, 2023

Immediate 6 to 12

#Ready2Reign is so damn ballsy.

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