Are the Dodgers ruining baseball?

The fury over the Dodgers signing Kyle Tucker makes me wonder who's shouting the loudest?

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THE SIGHT of Kyle Tucker in a Dodgers cap thrills most true blues in L.A., but not everyone is a fan.

(RONALDO BOLAÑOS Los Angeles Times)

Could it be desperate, unfortunate fans whose beloved teams are owned by inheritors, nepo families, or private equity bros who celebrate their glamorous assets?

So how about a new metric in the sports page to accompany the ranking of teams and players: ownership. Not simply by wealth, but wisdom, brains and commitment. And for fun let’s call it the McCourt-Moreno Index.

It’s time we hold the Marge Schotts of pro sports accountable for the franchises they mismanage.

BOS COLLECTOR Santa Barbara

There are some alarming implications to Bill Plaschke's “If it blows up baseball, so be it.” Perhaps he means that MLB should be reduced to a burning garbage heap with three teams atop — Yankees, Cubs and Dodgers — because they were the only ones who went into the TV business and peddled their services for billions in the three largest TV markets.

Maybe he yearns to transform MLB into the NHL of my childhood, with six teams. That was OK if you lived in a shallow are extending between New York and Chicago — not so good for everyone else.

“So be it,” as Plaschke would say, but I can guarantee I won't be the only one who isn’t watching anymore.

THOMAS BAILEY Long Beach