This week's mailbag looks at potential suitors, the chances of the Yankees retaining and , the Angels' history in free agency, extension ideas for the Royals and Cardinals, and what the future holds for the Twins. Colin asks: Where are some realistic landing spots for Kyle Tucker this offseason? Why not just a se s the viability of Tucker for all 30 teams? I'm sure Tucker's agents at Excel Sports Management already have. White Sox : , the team said that Justin Ishbia "will make capital infusions into the White Sox as a limited partner in 2025 and 2026 that will be used to pay down existing debt and support ongoing team operations." The team's long-term books are already clean. Could Ishbia announce his presence by signing Tucker to a contract worth perhaps more than six times the team's current record deal of $75MM? Chalk it up as highly unlikely, yet still more likely than it's been in a long time. Guardians : No chance. Tigers : The club's dalliance with last winter was notable, but that still wouldn't have been a top-three free agent deal. Tucker is highly unlikely here based on how the Tigers have operated since Mike Ilitch pa sed away in 2017. Royals : No chance. Twins : No chance. Orioles : Payroll-wise, the Orioles could manage this, but we've been saying that sort of thing for a while now. We've only seen one offseason under David Rubenstein, and it topped out with 's $49.5MM deal, but he could theoretically surprise us. Red Sox : On a team with , , , and , signing Tucker doesn't seem to make sense. The Red Sox were in on last winter, and Duran or Abreu could be traded, so we won't rule Jean Segura Jersey it out quite yet. Yankees : With Trent Grisham and Cody Bellinger up for free agency and failing to a sert himself, there is a reasonable case to be made here for Tucker. There's enough payroll space to make it work as well. Rays : I was going to write "no chance" and move on, but Tucker is from Tampa and Patrick Zalupski should a sume ownership of the Rays before the outfielder signs. Given that Zalupski can't magically change the Rays' market size, he doesn't have a plan for a new stadium in place, and he doesn't have Steve Cohen type net worth, this is still pretty close to "no chance." Blue Jays : , , and make up a typical Jays outfield right now, with , , and also drawing some starts and on the IL. Re-signing or adding starting pitching would seem more urgent, but there's no particular impediment to the Blue Jays pursuing Tucker. Plus, Excel did the Springer deal with the Blue Jays. Athletics : The A's made their statement last winter with a trio of $60-something million contracts ( , , and ). That's still a very far cry from Tucker's stratosphere, and he's not going to elect to make Sutter Health Park his new home for the next few years. Astros : There's no evidence the Astros got anywhere with extension talks when they had Tucker, and no reason to think Jim Crane will break precedent and give him a huge contract on the open market. Angels : With 's contract almost off the books, could the Angels try for a major free agent once again? There's no compelling reason to think so, but Arte Moreno is at least capable of swimming in these waters. Mariners : The deal happened nearly 12 years ago; the Mariners would likely have to similarly bowl over the competition to convince Tucker to come there. Consider it unlikely, but not absurd. Rangers : The Rangers are on track to stay under the CBT and thus reset their payor status. Adding a fourth huge contract running into a player's late 30s might not be the best long-term move, and starting pitching seems more urgent, but a pursuit of Tucker can't be ruled out. Moving on to the National League: Unlock Subscriber-Exclusive Articles Like This One With a Trade Rumors Front Office Subscription BENEFITS Acce s weekly subscriber-only articles by Tim Dierkes, Steve Adams, and Anthony Franco. Join exclusive weekly live chats with Anthony. Remove ads and support our writers. Acce s GM-caliber tools like our MLB Contract Tracker Eli Villalobos Jersey