"On the surface, Tucker looks like a near perfect fit for the Dodgers and what they are doing. He's still on the right side of 30 (29 in January), hits for power, has great strike-zone judgement and can steal bases. He checks a ton of boxes. But if you dig deeper, there are some areas of concern for him - present and future."
"Despite a solid 2025 campaign that saw him hit .266/.377/.464 with 22 home runs and a 136 wRC+, it was a tale of two halves for him. As you can see, he did significantly more of his damage in the first half. If he had maintained that level of production through the second half, it's entirely possible he'd land a deal of at least $400 million."
"Part of the disappearing power is because he hit the ball on the ground at a much higher rate (42.6 GB%) in the second half compared to the first (30.7%). His launch angle decreased by 6 degrees and his fly ball rate dipped by 11.5 percentage points. What's also perplexing about this is his BABIP actually decreased by almost 40 points despite hitting the ball on the ground that much more than the first half."
Kyle Tucker is 29, hits for power, has strong strike-zone judgment, and can steal bases. He posted a .266/.377/.464 line with 22 home runs and a 136 wRC+ in 2025. The season showed a notable first-half versus second-half split, with most production coming early. Second-half power evaporated as launch angle fell six degrees and fly ball rate dropped 11.5 percentage points. Ground ball rate rose from 30.7% to 42.6% while BABIP fell nearly 40 points. Average ground ball exit velocity and HardHit% decreased, and exit velocity percentiles have trended downward since 2021.
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