Mets target Kyle Tucker signing with Dodgers

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The Mets have swung and missed on star free agent outfielder Kyle Tucker, who is signing with the Dodgers.

With Tucker now in tow, Los Angeles will likely have four MVP candidates hitting consecutively in their lineup -- Tucker, Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, and Freddie Freeman.

In addition to the Mets and Dodgers, the Blue Jays had been heavily connected to Tucker.

The Mets had reportedly extended a four-year offer to Tucker worth roughly $50 million annually.

Tucker, who turns 29 years old later this week, was the biggest name available in this year’s free agent class.

While Tucker always made sense as a free agent target for the Mets, he became an even better fit once president of baseball operations David Stearns traded Brandon Nimmo to the Texas Rangers for Marcus Semien, creating a vacancy in left field.

Now that the Mets have missed out, it's not clear where they turn.

They have been linked to free agent Cody Bellinger, but he has reportedly been deep in negotiations with the Yankees. The Yanks have offered Bellinger five years, while Bellinger's camp has been holding out for seven.

It's conceivable that after failing to land Tucker, the Mets direct their assets to the starting pitching market.

In free agency, Framber Valdez -- who has been connected to the Mets and Orioles -- is still available.

As far as a trade for pitching, one available starter who could make plenty of sense for New York is Brewers right-hander Freddy Peralta.

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