Los Angeles Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts addressed the media on Monday on the Winter Conferences in Dallas, Texas.
Among the many many matters Roberts mentioned was free agent outfielder Teoscar Hernández, who’s presently drawing curiosity from the Dodgers, Boston Crimson Sox, New York Yankees, and Toronto Blue Jays in free company, as Dodgers Nation reported Sunday.
Whereas Hernández is presently a free agent, Dodgers Nation’s Doug McKain requested Roberts how troublesome it will be to probably lose and have to interchange the All-Star outfielder subsequent season.
“It’d be robust,” Roberts mentioned. “Clearly I’m an enormous fan of Teo. … It could be laborious for me to not see him coming again.”
Hernández signed a one-year cope with the Dodgers final offseason hoping to re-establish his worth on the free agent market. He did that and extra, clubbing a career-high 33 house runs with 99 runs batted in and an OPS of .840.
Hernández got here in clutch quite a few instances all year long, together with within the postseason, when he hit three house runs and had an OPS of .769. He additionally was nice within the clubhouse and locker room, at all times bringing the vitality and good vibes.
Hernández turned a fan favourite in a really brief period of time, and made his intentions clear all year long that he wished to return to Los Angeles.
“My hopes are actually excessive,” Hernández mentioned of re-signing. “Like I’ve mentioned earlier than, the Dodgers are the precedence clearly. I’m going to do every thing in my energy to come back again.”
Hernández additionally acquired emotional on the World Sequence parade whereas addressing the L.A. followers.
“That’s how a lot I care, how a lot I admire every thing that this group, these followers have given to me,” Hernández mentioned. “Once I present that form of emotion, that’s once I actually really feel it. I’ve been blessed to be right here. … Thanks for making me a World Champion.”
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