{"id":89433,"date":"2024-11-13T20:00:54","date_gmt":"2024-11-14T01:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/?p=89433"},"modified":"2024-11-13T20:01:08","modified_gmt":"2024-11-14T01:01:08","slug":"teoscar-hernandez-landing-spots-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/11\/13\/teoscar-hernandez-landing-spots-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"World Champion Free Agent Left Fielder in High Demand"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Free agent outfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hernate01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-11-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Teoscar Hern\u00e1ndez<\/a> may have <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/10\/12\/dodgers-slugger-deserves-extension\/\" target=\"_self\">his choice<\/a> of landing spots in 2025. In 2024 with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the corner outfielder had a career-high in home runs with 33 and barely missed the century mark with runs batted in (99). He also hit close to .280 with runners in scoring position this year. That ability should not be overlooked in the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/10\/31\/dodgers-win-2024-world-series\/\" target=\"_self\">World Series victory<\/a> run for Los Angeles. As if that wasn&#8217;t enough, Hern\u00e1ndez was also selected to his second All-Star Game, won the Home Run Derby, and just collected his third Silver Slugger Award.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"fi\">Three-time Silver Slugger Award winner, Teoscar Hern\u00e1ndez. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3yhOdr6Fn0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/3yhOdr6Fn0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Dodgers\/status\/1856485535902249473?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Brief Contract History<\/h3>\n<p>After having a down year with the Seattle Mariners, the left-fielder was offered a multi-year $28 million contract by the Boston Red Sox. However, he chose to sign a one-year deal <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/01\/07\/teoscar-hernandez-dodgers\/\" target=\"_self\">with the Dodgers for $26.5 million<\/a>. The bet paid off and Hern\u00e1ndez has multiple suitors vying for his services.<\/p>\n<h2>Potential Landing Spots for Teoscar Hern\u00e1ndez<\/h2>\n<h3>Boston Red Sox<\/h3>\n<p>The Red Sox, who were spurned in the last offseason by Hern\u00e1ndez, are said to be in pursuit yet again. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=oneilty01,oneill002tyl,oneill001tyl&amp;search=Tyler+O&#039;Neill&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-11-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tyler O&#8217;Neill<\/a>, who played right field for Boston this year is also a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/11\/12\/tyler-oneill-free-agent-landing-spots\/\" target=\"_self\">free agent<\/a>. He had 31 home runs this year, but was injury-prone. Although O&#8217;Neill may be better defensively than Hern\u00e1ndez, the latter has been able to stay healthy and could be a fit to patrol right field at Fenway.<\/p>\n<h3>Baltimore Orioles<\/h3>\n<p>The Orioles are losing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/s\/santaan02.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-11-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anthony Santander<\/a> to free agency, so Hern\u00e1ndez would be a potential replacement for the power-hitter. The Orioles&#8217; lineup is also left-handed heavy at the moment. The 32-year-old could provide balance as well as a clutch bat in crucial situations. Baltimore will be battling the New York Yankees in the regular season and beyond. So it&#8217;s easy to see how they would want to add another slugger into the mix. However, it remains to be seen how much they would pay Hern\u00e1ndez, who may want to capitalize after his banner year.<\/p>\n<h3>New York Mets<\/h3>\n<p>The New York Mets are said to be aggressively in on <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/11\/12\/juan-soto-free-agent-options\/\" target=\"_self\">free agent<\/a> outfielder <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=sotoju01,soto--004jua&amp;search=Juan+Soto&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-11-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Juan Soto<\/a>. Mets owner Steve Cohen is flying to California to meet with Soto and his agent Scott Boras. The Mets are expected to offer top dollar to the 26-year-old. However, if Soto rejects the Mets for greener pastures, New York is said to be interested in signing Hern\u00e1ndez, as he seems to thrive under the bright lights in the Big Apple. They could use increased production from the outfield as well.<\/p>\n<h3>New York Yankees<\/h3>\n<p>The New York Yankees have enough money and pull to entice the power hitter to the Bronx. If they miss out on the Soto sweepstakes, Hern\u00e1ndez would likely be a target. New York witnessed firsthand the kind of damage he can do in the clutch moments. Hern\u00e1ndez carried the Dodgers to a series win in the Bronx back in June when he hit multiple home runs and drove in several runs. He had an encore in the Fall Classic, smashing a two-out, two-run game-tying double to erase what had been a five-run deficit in Game Five. The Dodgers closed out the series in New York. No doubt the Yankees would like to have Teoscar use his talents for them instead of against them in the near future.<\/p>\n<h3>Los Angeles Dodgers<\/h3>\n<p>Los Angeles seems to be reluctant to pay what Juan Soto is asking, and seems keen on a Hern\u00e1ndez reunion. The left-fielder has made it no secret that he wishes to stay in LA. Dodgers General Manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/g\/gomesbr01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-11-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brandon Gomes<\/a> also said that bringing Hern\u00e1ndez back is &#8220;a top priority.&#8221; Frankly, the Dodgers don&#8217;t win the World Series <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/11\/08\/dodgers-teoscar-hernandez-free-agent\/\" target=\"_self\">without him<\/a>. Hern\u00e1ndez&#8217;s ability to get clutch hits in big situations allowed the Dodgers to overcome an injury-plagued season and smashed the prior team narrative of postseason failure. The Dodgers also announced that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bettsmo01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-11-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mookie Betts<\/a> will be <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/11\/06\/dodgers-moving-mookie-betts-infield-2025\/\" target=\"_self\">moving back to the infield<\/a> next season. Two corner outfield stops are now open. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/p\/pagesan01.shtml?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-11-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andy Pages<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/register\/player.fcgi?id=rushin000dal&amp;utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2024-11-13_br\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dalton Rushing<\/a> are <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/10\/24\/andy-pages-valuable-dodgers-lineup\/\" target=\"_self\">both<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/2024\/08\/30\/five-potential-september-call-ups\/\" target=\"_self\">options<\/a> but are not the veteran presence that Hernandez is.<\/p>\n<p>It is easy to see the clubhouse and fan favorite back in Dodger Blue if Andrew Friedman offers a multi-year deal, with a player option. But until the ink is dry, one never knows where Hernandez lands.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Photo Credit: \u00a9 Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Free agent outfielder Teoscar Hern\u00e1ndez may have his choice of landing spots in 2025. In 2024 with the Los Angeles Dodgers, the corner outfielder had a career-high in home runs with 33 and barely missed the century mark with runs batted in (99). He also hit close to .280 with runners in scoring position this [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5226,"featured_media":89607,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33,1071],"tags":[28464,28402,2133,250,1198,1978],"class_list":["post-89433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dodgers","category-mlb","tag-andy-pages","tag-dalton-rushing","tag-juan-soto","tag-mookie-betts","tag-teoscar-hernandez","tag-tyler-oneill"],"modified_by":"Lewis Masella, Site Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5226"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=89433"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/89433\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/89607"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=89433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=89433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/baseball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=89433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}