The Mets are seen as one of three top contenders for Kyle Tucker and will be “opportunistic,” if they can match up.
What might make things tough: The other two top contenders, as SNY’s Jim Duquette said, are the attractive World Series combatants, the Jays and Dodgers.
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The Jays, whose spring training complex is in Dunedin, are driving distance from Tucker’s Tampa home, also may be likelier to go long with Tucker.
The Dodgers are in their usual spot, “around the backboard,” waiting for a rebound, as they were with Edwin Diaz.
