Dodgers’ Teoscar Hernandez dishes on Red Sox free agency chase
How close was Teoscar Hernandez to signing with the Red Sox before joining the Dodgers?
Teoscar Hernandez has had quite the season with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He made the All-Star team for the second time in his career, won the Home Run Derby and helped lead the Dodgers to one of the best records in all of baseball. But, Hernandez almost joined a different team this offseason instead of signing with Los Angeles.
The star outfielder revealed just how close he was to signing with the Boston Red Sox instead of the Dodgers in an interview with WEEI’s Rob Bradford on the Baseball Isn’t Boring podcast. Ultimately, Boston simply didn’t offer what the slugger was looking for.
First, Hernandez admitted that the Red Sox initial offer was for two-years, $28 million compared to the one-year, $23.5 million deal that he ended up signing with the Dodgers.
“Obviously, I was not going to spend my free agency trying to get a bad deal,” Hernandez said. “At the end of the day, I love the Red Sox and they are one of my favorite teams, and I love playing there.”
