The Dodgers are the First Team 50 Wins This Season Despite Kyle Tucker Struggles
Kyle Tucker taking some time to get his back healthy could help his overall production. "This Dodgers offense, they are the first to 50 wins even with Kyle Tucker not performing. It's like a shark losing a tooth, it's noticeable but it's not going to stop them from eating." - dmac_la
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This Dodgers offense, they are the first to 50 wins even with Kyle Tucker not performing.
The Dodgers can withstand Kyle Tucker being bad, and the offense is still gonna be good.
The Dodgers offense, it's like a shark losing a tooth.
It's noticeable, but it's not gonna stop them from eating.
I look at some of these scary things.
I mean, he's on pace for one and a half WAR.
Paying $10 to $11 million per WAR, so for him to make sense from a, a single season value contract, he's gotta be a six WAR player, a five WAR player.
He's on pace for one half WAR.
For 95% of teams, yes, it's, it'd be crippling.
His barrel percentage is at 5.6% this season.
That's almost half of his 10.4% career average.
His flare and burner contact rate is up to almost 30% compared to his 24.7% average.
That tells you he's miss-hitting balls more than he ever has.
Against fastballs, sinkers, and changeups, he's been He was solid in t- in 2026 slugging .431 off fastballs.
