Dodgers' ridiculous Kyle Tucker contract just dealt a fatal blow to SF Giants rivalry

With the Los Angeles Dodgers signing Kyle Tucker to a four-year, $240 million contract, the SF Giants have to be left thinking how they can compete with such a juggernaut. The details of the contract make it sting even worse.

Tucker's deal with LA has opt-outs following the 2027 and 2028 season so he can hit the market again if he wants. Plus, it wouldn't be a Dodgers deal if there weren't some hefty deferrals involved as the Dodgers are deferring $30 million.

Gap between SF Giants and Dodgers grows wider after Kyle Tucker signing

Tucker reportedly had a long-term offer on the table from the Toronto Blue Jays, but he decided to take the easy path and join the Empire. It seems everyone is joining the Empire these days.

Now, the gap between the Giants and Dodgers grows ever wider. While it will always be a rivalry because of the history between the two franchises, the wider that gulf grows the less and less the rivalry will matter over time.

Sure, the Giants could go out and make a move like signing Cody Bellinger to try and be a bit more competitive. But that does not change the fact that the Dodgers just have so much more talent and more resources than the Giants do.

Maybe fans shouldn't care that Tucker is on the Dodgers, though. Even without him, catching LA in the National League West seemed like a long shot at best.

Now, the Giants can just really try to do their own thing and try to find a way to win in the neighborhood of 85 to 90 games and hope that is enough to sneak into the playoffs as a Wild Card team and hope that they get lucky in October.

Still, they have to play the Dodgers 13 times a season and it is hard to see how the team could win a majority of those games given the disparity in talent between the two teams.

What the Dodgers are doing is not good for baseball. Some will argue it is, but this sort of monopolization of talent gives other teams an excuse to not try and weakens historic rivalries in the process.

Perhaps this will all lead to a reckoning if the Dodgers win yet another World Series next season, but for now baseball fans have to deal with the Dodgers owning everything.