MLB notes: Don’t buy narrative that Dodgers are bad for baseball

Throughout the week there were rumblings across baseball that Kyle Tucker was nearing a decision. The top free agent outfielder on the market was projected to land a huge deal, and all signs pointed to the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Mets as the favorite to land the four-time All-Star. Then on Thursday night, the news came like a bolt from the blue. The Dodgers had done it again. The two-time defending World Series champions shocked the baseball world, signing Tucker to a reported four-year, $240 million deal that includes $30 million of deferred money and opt outs after the second and third seasons. Tucker now joins a stacked lineup that already included Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts,...