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This could ruffle some feathers within the Dodgers-Padres rivalry.
Dodgers' Kyle Tucker ranked below Padres' $340 million superstar on MLB Opening Day list originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Kyle Tucker is one of the best players in baseball.
The NL West club committed $240 million to the left-handed slugger across the next four years, hoping he can lead them to yet another World Series championship. Tucker's contract set the record for the highest average annual value in Major League history. But that doesn't automatically make him the best player in the sport.
Of course, the Dodgers are not afraid to spend, and the four-time All-Star still needs to perform. As Opening Day nears, where does Tucker rank among MLB's best players? There's a superstar in San Diego who was recently placed above him.
Padres' three-time All-Star ranked above Tucker Bleacher Report's Tim Kelly released his top 25 MLB player rankings on Monday, with Opening Day less than 10 days away. In a surprising twist, he ranked Fernando Tatis Jr. of the San Diego Padres ahead of Tucker, something many Dodgers and baseball fans may disagree with.