For the Dodgers, tucking another $60 million into their annual payroll was just the cost of doing business at their rarefied level. None of MLB’s small and mid-sized markets can hope to compete with the large-market Dodgers’ $8.35-billion TV deal — a 25-year pact that runs through 2038. Plus, with the Dodgers willing to take on downside risk, Tucker can opt out after the 2027 and 2028 seasons. The team has sold out all of its season tickets, a year after trailing only the Dodgers in home attendances. But because the Padres have the misfortune of having the Dodgers in their division, the first-round playoff bye isn’t a realistic option.