{"id":69904,"date":"2025-07-20T10:13:23","date_gmt":"2025-07-20T10:13:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=69904"},"modified":"2025-07-20T10:13:23","modified_gmt":"2025-07-20T10:13:23","slug":"report-mlb-insider-pitches-bold-offseason-move-that-could-haunt-the-orioles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=69904","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: MLB insider pitches bold offseason move that could haunt the Orioles"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"relative z-10\">\n<div class=\"article-intro mb-4 text-darkGrey font-group-large md:font-group-normal lg:font-group-large\"><strong>MLB insider floats bold plan for rival that could wreck the standings<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"mb-0 md:mb-9 relative md:mx-10 md:mb-9\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"overflow-hidden bg-lightGrey\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_8573,h_4822\/c_fill,w_360,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01k0cqcy3a7yhxyv8aph.jpg 1x,  \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_8573,h_4822\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01k0cqcy3a7yhxyv8aph.jpg 2x, \n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_8573,h_4822\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01k0cqcy3a7yhxyv8aph.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 719px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_8573,h_4822\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01k0cqcy3a7yhxyv8aph.jpg 1x, \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_8573,h_4822\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01k0cqcy3a7yhxyv8aph.jpg 2x, \n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_8573,h_4822\/c_fill,w_1440,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01k0cqcy3a7yhxyv8aph.jpg 3x\" media=\"(max-width: 1079px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_8573,h_4822\/c_fill,w_1080,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01k0cqcy3a7yhxyv8aph.jpg 1x, \nhttps:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_8573,h_4822\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01k0cqcy3a7yhxyv8aph.jpg 2x,\n    https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_8573,h_4822\/c_fill,w_2160,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images%2FGettyImages%2Fmmsport%2F11%2F01k0cqcy3a7yhxyv8aph.jpg 3x\" media=\"(min-width: 1080px)\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full\" title=\"2025 MLB All-Star Game\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_0,y_0,w_8573,h_4822\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/11\/01k0cqcy3a7yhxyv8aph.jpg\" alt=\"2025 MLB All-Star Game\" width=\"8573\" height=\"4822\" \/><\/picture><\/div><figcaption class=\"ml-1 pb-2 mt-4 md:m-3 text-darkGrey font-group-tiny\">2025 MLB All-Star Game | Matt Dirksen\/GettyImages<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex flex-wrap justify-center lg:justify-normal\">\n<div class=\"flex lg:mr-4 lg:w-[calc(70%-3em)] max-w-full\"><main class=\"min-w-0 flex-1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"viewablity-block\">\n<div class=\"article-content\">\n<p>Chicago Cubs outfielder Kyle Tucker will be at the center of free agency this offseason as he is tracking to be the best position player available. Tucker will have no shortage of suitors this offseason with the Cubs, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Dodgers, Boston Red Sox, and Philadelphia Phillies all expected to be involved in the outfielder&#8217;s sweepstakes. No, the Baltimore Orioles likely won&#8217;t be\u00a0involved in the bidding.<\/p>\n<p>Considering the Orioles already face an uphill climb back toward relevancy in the American League East, it&#8217;s less than ideal that the Yankees and Red Sox will be in on Tucker. However, they may not be the only American League East teams coveting the All-Star outfield.<\/p>\n<p>In a mindless thought exercise at the end of his &#8220;What I&#8217;m hearing&#8221; update for The Athletic, Rosenthal suggests that the\u00a0Rays could get involved in Tucker&#8217;s bidding this offseason.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\"><em>&#8220;As a free agent, Tucker figures to command at least three times that much, maybe more. The range might be far out of Zalupski\u2019s comfort zone. But what better way for a new owner to announce his intentions than by signing the best free agent available?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">With the Rays expected to get out of the Wander Franco contract, and the arrival of a new owner, Rosenthal makes the case for the first splash being the signing of Tucker.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"scroll-mt-24 my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Orioles\u2019 division race could shift if rival pulls off this shocking signing<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\">Tucker&#8217;s bidding is expected to exceed $500MM, and with the heavy hitters involved, it wouldn&#8217;t be a complete surprise if the offers approached $600MM. For that reason, it just doesn&#8217;t seem all too realistic that the Rays will make a significant push for Tucker this offseason.<\/p>\n<p>If they did, that would be a nightmare scenario for the Orioles. Tucker&#8217;s arrival would push the Rays closer to being one of the best teams in the American League East and create even more work for\u00a0Baltimore&#8217;s front office. Not exactly the situation the Orioles want to be in,\u00a0considering how far off the rails the 2025 season has gone.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/main><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MLB insider floats bold plan for rival that could wreck the standings 2025 MLB All-Star Game | Matt Dirksen\/GettyImages Chicago Cubs outfielder Kyle Tucker will be at&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":69905,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69904","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mlb"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>REPORT: MLB insider pitches bold offseason move that could haunt the Orioles - NEWS USA<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/sportnews.azontree.com\/?p=69904\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"REPORT: MLB insider pitches bold offseason move that could haunt the Orioles - 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