Teoscar Hernández’s return to the Dodgers feels like an inevitability at this point. He settled on a one-year deal because last offseason, despite originally looking for three or four years in free agency. He was an All-Star, won the Home Run Derby, won the World Series, is nominated for a Silver Slugger, very well might receive MVP votes, and he completely endeared himself to Dodgers fans throughout the season.
either. He’s said multiple times, including during a mic’d up segment during primetime, that his goal is to stay with the Dodgers.
On Monday, the Dodgers took the first, easiest, and most expected step toward keeping him for another year — which would keep him in LA through 2025 on a league-average $21.05 million salary.
If he doesn’t accept by Nov. 19 and ends up moving on to another team, the Dodgers would receive a compensatory draft pick in return. Other teams in pursuit of Hernández may not be slightly more wary of a serious pursuit with the draft pick attached.
