Several fans had been wanting to see Hernandez return, but the path got a little tougher to see on Monday.
On Monday, the Los Angeles Dodgers issued a qualifying offer to free agent outfielder Teoscar Hernandez. Hernandez is likely to decline the offer in search of a more lucrative multi-year deal.
According to Bob Nightengale of USA Today, 13 players around baseball received qualifying offers. Most are likely to reject them.Several Blue Jays fans had wanted to see the Jays bring Hernandez back this offseason, but this news makes it a little tougher to see. Not only would signing Hernandez require a significant financial commitment from the Jays, it would also require forfeiture of a high draft pick.
If the Jays were to give up a top draft pick, they may be more likely to do it for a player like Soto, who is 26 and a generationally-gifted hitter. Hernandez just helped the Dodgers win the World Series by hitting 33 homers and bringing in 99 runs. He spent six years with the Jays, helping them get to the playoffs in 2020 and 2022. He made the All-Star Game with Toronto in 2021 and was traded to Seattle before the 2023 season.Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
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