The Los Angeles Dodgers are exploring different right-handed hitting choices other than free agent Teoscar Hernández, based on The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal.
“The potential choices, based on sources briefed on the workforce’s discussions, embrace infielder Ha-Seong Kim in free company and Chicago Cubs proper fielder Seiya Suzuki, Chicago White Sox middle fielder Luis Robert Jr. and others in commerce,” Rosenthal wrote. “How critical the Dodgers are about these pursuits – and the way real looking a few of them is likely to be – stays to be seen.”
Initially of the offseason, a reunion between the Dodgers and Hernández appeared inevitable. After Juan Soto signed his landmark cope with the New York Mets, the final consensus about Hernández’s destiny in free company rapidly modified.
Dodgers Nation first reported that the stall in negotiations was due to cash. Moreover, Dodgers Nation additionally reported that Hernández didn’t need any deferrals in his contract. President of baseball operations Andrew Friedman publicly mentioned the group doesn’t make the most of deferrals in each deal orchestrated. The deferrals probably aren’t the principle problem with the Hernández negotiations, however extra so the annual common worth of the contract and the signing bonus.
Hernández is eyeing a three-deal value $66-$72 million. Because the Dodgers discover different choices for right-handed hitters, the price of the choice free brokers are probably taking part in an enormous function within the final consequence. Rosenthal additionally signifies the Dodgers could possibly be wanting round because of the chance Hernández chooses to signal with one other workforce such because the Toronto Blue Jays or the Boston Purple Sox.
On the Winter Conferences, Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts spoke concerning the actuality of dropping Hernández.
“It might be powerful,” Roberts mentioned when requested about doubtlessly dropping and changing Hernández. “Clearly I’m an enormous fan of Teo. We now have an ideal relationship. His phrases, he beloved every little thing about being a Dodger, and I’m all the time going to be a Teo fan. There’s not an entire lot of men that may begin 157, 158 ballgames and publish after which to be that productive. Then you definitely layer on being in an enormous market, serving to us win a championship. So these gamers don’t come round fairly often.
“It might be onerous for me to not see him coming again.”
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