Huge Teoscar Hernandez Update Involving Dodgers, Blue Jays, Mystery Teams, Contract Hold-Up, and More: Sources

The Los Angeles Dodgers stay the No. 1 alternative for All-Star outfielder Teoscar Hernández in free company, however the two sides stay aside in contract negotiations, a supply aware of the negotiations informed Dodgers Nation’s Doug McKain which he solely shared on the Dodgers Dougout Reside Podcast Thursday evening.

Hernández needs to re-sign with the Dodgers — as he has for the previous couple of months — however the two sides stay aside on the common annual worth and the signing bonus, per a supply. Furthermore, Hernández doesn’t need any deferrals in his contract.

Whereas the Dodgers stay Hernández’s choice, the brand new No. 2 group within the race is the Toronto Blue Jays.

Hernández is presently in Florida understanding with Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr., and would welcome a return to Toronto. Whereas the Dodgers keep their standing as the favourite, Hernández would contemplate becoming a member of Toronto if their supply was considerably higher — or, say, had a fourth 12 months. Since Hernández has a qualifying supply hooked up to him, although, any non-Dodgers group that indicators him would lose a draft choose.

Whereas the Dodgers and Blue Jays stay the highest two candidates to signal Hernández, there are different groups concerned. The Boston Pink Sox stay a risk to signal Hernández. The New York Yankees stay concerned, nonetheless, they’re prioritizing a left-handed bat, sources say.

Whereas these 4 groups had been recognized to be in on Hernández, Dodgers Nation’s Doug McKain has realized that two extra groups have an interest — and each are within the Nationwide League.

The Cincinnati Reds and Philadelphia Phillies have checked in on Hernández, nonetheless sources say there hasn’t been a lot progress made on both group.

So, there at the moment are six groups within the Hernández sweepstakes: Dodgers, Blue Jays, Pink Sox, Yankees, Phillies, and Reds. The primary three groups have all made formal provides to Hernández, McKain has realized.

This week on the Winter Conferences, Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts made it recognized he needed the group to re-sign Hernández.

“It will be robust,” Roberts mentioned when requested about doubtlessly dropping and changing Hernández. “Clearly I’m an enormous fan of Teo. We now have a fantastic relationship. His phrases, he beloved every thing about being a Dodger, and I’m all the time going to be a Teo fan. There’s not an entire lot of fellows that may begin 157, 158 ballgames and publish after which to be that productive. Then you definately layer on being in an enormous market, serving to us win a championship. So these gamers don’t come round fairly often. …

“It will be exhausting for me to not see him coming again.”

Whereas Roberts didn’t cover his emotions of wanting Hernández again, president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman was understandably somewhat extra subdued in his response.

“Whereas we’re hopeful, on the identical time, if he finally ends up signing someplace else, we’ve no alternative however to want him nicely and on a private degree we’ll be actually completely satisfied for him and professionally not a lot,” Friedman mentioned.

“He had a very good 12 months. He put himself in a fantastic place and I do know he has talked about eager to (re-sign), and I do know that we’ve talked about him eager to, and he and his household get to undergo the curiosity and determine what makes probably the most sense for them.”

Whereas Hernández in the end needs to remain in Los Angeles, there’s no present timeline for a deal to be consummated. Nevertheless, at any second, he might obtain a proposal from a group that pushes it throughout the end line — whether or not it’s from the Dodgers or another person.

Dodgers Nation’s Doug McKain contributed to this report.

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