This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/dodgers/onsi as Dodgers Receive Major Update on Potential Kyle Tucker Signing. The Dodgers are seeking to join a rare group of Major League Baseball franchises next season as they fight to win their third consecutive World Series title.

Now this would be a nifty gambit: The Yankees lose Soto, rebuild around new ace Max Fried, win 94 games – and then land Tucker a year later. Heck, even a $450 million deal would ensure the Yankees got Tucker for $97 million less than Soto alone.