ESPN insider David Schoenfield predicts Teoscar Hernández to re-sign together with his former staff this offseason. However that staff will not be the Dodgers.
Whereas Schoenfield listed the Dodgers as a possible touchdown spot for Hernández, he predicted the three-time Silver Slugger to in the end signal with the Toronto Blue Jays. Schoenfield predicted a three-year, $66 million contract for Hernández.
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After the Houston Astros traded Hernández on the commerce deadline in 2017, the Dominican outfielder performed 5 and a half seasons with Toronto. He was named the franchise’s Most Precious Participant and Most Improved Participant in 2020. Hernández went on to earn his first All-Star choice the next season. The Blue Jays traded Hernández to the Seattle Mariners in November 2022.
After the World Sequence victory, it appeared inevitable that Hernández would keep in Los Angeles. Nevertheless, the Dodgers nonetheless haven’t re-signed Hernández. As a substitute, Los Angeles has signed one other nook outfielder, Michael Conforto.
Conforto signed a one-year, $17 million contract with the Dodgers at the start of December. Despite the fact that the Dodgers nonetheless appear fascinated about re-signing Hernández, Schoenfield thinks the addition of Conforto lessens the chance of a contract for Hernández.
“Realizing how a lot the Dodgers care about protection, it appears unlikely that they’ll go together with each Hernandez and Conforto within the corners,” Schoenfield wrote. “So perhaps that pushes Hernandez again to Toronto, the place he performed for 5 seasons as an everyday, together with an All-Star season in 2021. The Jays clearly want offense and pursued Soto to fill a gap within the outfield, so Hernandez is an affordable backup plan.”
Soto signed a 15-year, $765 million contract with the New York Mets on Dec. 8. He was the most well-liked free agent available on the market. Now that he has decided, Hernández is an effective different for groups that failed to amass Soto.
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