Blue Jays fan hypocrisy has never been clearer after Kyle Tucker contract leak

Toronto Blue Jays fans love making fun of the New York Yankees for losing out on Yoshinobu Yamamoto in free agency. Now that Yamamoto is a World Series legend, you'd think the trolling hits that much harder. But not so fast.

Long story short, back in December of 2023, the Yankees offered Yamamoto a $300 million deal, but wouldn't go any higher. According to multiple reports (including one from Jon Heyman of The New York Post), New York didn't budge because it felt uncomfortable paying Yamamoto (with no MLB experience at the time) a higher figure than Gerrit Cole and his $324 million deal. Yamamoto ended up signing with the Los Angeles Dodgers for $325 million over 12 years.

All good ... but there's a massive problem with Blue Jays fans laughing at the Yankees "fumbling" Yamamoto: The Jays just did the same thing with Kyle Tucker's free agency. According to The New York Post's Joel Sherman, Toronto wasn't willing to exceed its 10-year, $350 million offer to Tucker because doing so would have given Tucker a higher AAV than Vladimir Guerrero Jr.'s $35.7 million. And what do you know, Jays fans are being completely silent on this. Funny.

The Blue Jays just mirrored the Yankees' Yoshinobu Yamamoto situation

Ironically, Tucker signed with the Dodgers for more money, mirroring the situation that happened with Yamamoto and the Yankees, who, by the way, don't need another reminder of how they've been usurped by the Dodgers as baseball's most attractive destination. A calendar year before Yamamoto's 2025 World Series heroics, the Yankees became well-acquainted with their Yamamoto regret when the right-hander dominated New York in Game 2 of the 2024 Fall Classic.

Maybe the Blue Jays will find themselves in a similar boat if they return to the World Series in '26 in a rematch with the Dodgers, only to see Tucker hit a walk-off in Game 2. It would only be fitting. For now, Blue Jays fans should at least finally put to rest all of the bad jokes about the Yankees "low-balling" Yamamoto.

It's also worth mentioning that Yamamoto seemingly always preferred the Dodgers leading up to his '23 decision. If Brian Cashman had offered $325 million, wouldn't Yamamoto have still chosen LA if that was his desired destination?

Blue Jays fans like to act like they are in a class with the Dodgers these days, with the Yankees being relegated to junior varsity. But this is just Toronto's fan base overcompensating and denying the harsh (but obvious) reality that the rest of MLB has no problem accepting: LA is in a class entirely of its own.

The Blue Jays, despite their far superior offseason to the Yankees, are still much closer to the Yanks in spending stature than they are to the Dodgers, who are competing with absolutely no one in that regard anymore.