Teoscar Hernández’s Agent Bashes Critics For Saying Star Shouldn’t Take Short-Term Deal With Dodgers

Teoscar Hernández has recorded a career-year for the Los Angeles Dodgers this season. From a career-high 33 house runs through the common season, profitable the House Run Derby, making his second All-Star Recreation, and hitting a grand slam through the first spherical of the postseason, Hernández has put collectively a season to recollect in his first yr as a Dodger.

Hernández might need missed out on this success had he signed with one other crew through the offseason. Hernández opted to affix the Dodgers on a one-year, $23 million contract in January, however there have been different groups keen to signal Hernández on a multi-year deal. Hernández selected the Dodgers, which was met with criticism by some.

Earlier than Hernández performed in Recreation 1 of the Nationwide League Championship Sequence final week, his first-career NLCS look, his agent, Rafa Nieves, known as out the critics of Hernández signing with the Dodgers.

“9 months in the past each agent criticized me and Teo for taking a 1-year deal,” Nieves wrote on X. “The reality is, the market was gentle for everybody, and he was coming off a down yr whereas enjoying in a really pitcher pleasant surroundings. We had been searching for a 3-year deal, and whereas studying the market and realizing that deal won’t exist, I requested him what his precedence was and he mentioned he wished to win and play deep into October, so we pivoted and targeted on getting the most effective brief time period deal on the most effective crew .”

Nieves added: “He’ll win his third Silver Slugger, and can in all probability get some MVP votes. On high of that, he made extra money this yr than he would have made on that 3-year deal and now he’ll return out available on the market after a profession yr. Who’s laughing now?”

Hernández himself has continued to reiterate that he’s glad he selected to come back to Los Angeles.

“All people was saying it was a nasty deal as a result of it was a one-year deal, however for me what’s vital is to get higher and win. I’m glad that I’m right here,” Hernández mentioned earlier than the postseason started.

After such an excellent season, the largest query is whether or not Hernández will stay with the Dodgers and signal with the crew long-term as soon as the season involves the tip. Nevertheless, it’s attainable he priced himself out of that with L.A., particularly if he has a terrific World Sequence.

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