The Dodgers and utility man Enrique Hernandez are in agreement on a deal, according to a report from Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic. The deal is pending a physical, and Hernandez himself announced the news on social media. According to USA Today’s Bob Nightengale, it’s a one-year big league deal for the veteran. Financial terms have not yet been disclosed. The Dodgers have a full 40-man roster but will be able to begin utilizing the 60-day injured list when pitchers and catchers officially report to camp for the club on Tuesday, meaning they can simply place an injured player such as Gavin Stone or River Ryan on the 60-day IL to open a roster spot rather than designating a player for assignment.
Hernandez, 33, returns to Los Angeles for a ninth season in Dodger blue. The veteran utility man got his start as a sixth-round pick by the Astros back in 2009 and debuted with the club in 2014, but was traded to the Marlins midseason before being flipped to L.A. prior to the 2015 season. Hernandez quickly became an instrumental part of the Dodgers’ roster. His versatility has allowed him to appear at every position on the diamond except for catcher in a Dodgers uniform, and his first six-season stint with the club saw him hit a respectable .240/.312/.425 (98 wRC+) from 2015 to 2020. That includes an excellent 122 wRC+ against southpaws, and Hernandez was a regular fixture in the club’s lineup against left-handed pitching throughout his first stint in California.
Hernandez’s first foray into free agency following the Dodgers’ 2020 World Series championship led him to sign with the Red Sox on a two-year, $14MM deal before he was extended for an additional year and $10MM. Hernandez actually had the best season of his career in Boston during the 2021 campaign, when he slashed .250/.337/.449 (109 wRC+) while splitting time between center field and second base for the Red Sox en route to a campaign worth 3.7 fWAR and 5.0 bWAR. Hernandez struggled badly for the club after that first brilliant year, however, and hit just .222/.286/.330 (68 wRC+) over his final year and a half in a Red Sox uniform.
That led to a trade back to the Dodgers, with whom he’s started to look once again like a more viable bench bat. His overall slash line of .240/.289/.389 (87 wRC+) since rejoining the Dodgers at the 2023 trade deadline is still below average, and since returning to Los Angeles he’s actually played as a more or less split-neutral hitter after for years hitting much better against southpaws. With that being said, he remains as versatile as ever in the field. He’s also had a history of being a quality postseason contributor, with a .278/.353/.522 career slash line in the playoffs. Those postseason heroics haven’t disappeared even as the rest of his game has taken a step backwards in recent years, and Hernandez slashed .294/.357/.451 in 14 postseason games for the Dodgers during their World Series championship run last year.
Hernandez’s combination of versatility, postseason track record, and status as a fan favorite and beloved clubhouse presence were enough to convince the Dodgers to bring him back into the fold for a ninth season in spite of an already very crowded mix of position players. As things stand, Hernandez appears to fit best as a right-handed complement to lefty-swinging infielders Hyeseong Kim and Max Muncy, though that same role also applies to veteran infielder Miguel Rojas, who is generally regarded as a superior defender to Hernandez on the dirt. Perhaps Hernandez could back up Tommy Edman in center field and serve as a right-handed complement to Michael Conforto in the outfield, though fellow utility veteran Chris Taylor and outfield youngster Andy Pages both figure to compete for a similar role this spring as well. However Hernandez ultimately ends up fitting into the club’s day-to-day plans, his return could leave Pages and James Outman on the outside looking for the Dodgers’ roster, set to at least start the 2025 season in Triple-A barring a surprise decision to part ways with Taylor, Rojas, or another more established player.
Was he really heading elsewhere?? Very doubtful. Good for him.
Roster almost decided now
Maybe Boston only to be traded back to LA
his signature is being deferred
Nah not shocking, though, I’d love to know if he had other offers.
Our off-season is almost complete, we just need Kershaw.
I think Kershaw officially signs once they can move guys to the 60-Day IL to free up some spots on the 40 man roster
That is why Kiki waited until today. He will not be officially added until after the Dodgers place some players on the 60 Dal IL as soon as tomorrow.
Kershaw will be one of the players heading to the 60 so you’re probably right
Since he is presently on no roster, I’d say wrong.
Kershaw declined his option back in November and is not “presently on the roster”
This being my point. He can’t go on the 60-day if he isn’t on the roster.
*when* he signs, he will go directly to the 60 day IL was the point i was making
Okay but I don’t see the point of signing him just to put him on the IL.
After two surgeries over the offseason odds are pretty good Kershaw won’t be available for spring training or ready to open the season
Right which is why they will probably hold off on signing him until he’s closer to being ready.
Unless he wants to use the Dodgers facilities
I imagine their facilities are nice. Maybe a bidet. And maybe a man handing you towels after you wash your hands.
I’m not thrilled about the Dodgers re-signing Kershaw, but it feels like they’re doing it out of loyalty rather than necessity. And that’s the problem. As long as he wants to pitch, they’ll keep bringing him back, and come October, stubborn Roberts will give him a postseason start out of respect—because he “owes” him. We’ve seen how that’s played out before. He’s not the Kershaw of old; he’s just old. And that could end up costing us.
It is out of loyalty. Andrew Friedman blatantly said there will always be a roster spot for Kersh until he decides to retire
This loyalty to your star players is one reason other stars want to play in LA
Don’t kid yourself. Other players want to play in LA right now because they want what they perceive to be an easy path to a WS win.
It ok if you don’t read or watch a lot of player interviews, but if that’s the case it might not be best to dismiss the information from the people people that do.
And ring. And playoff bonus money…
@King
From playoff chokers and short season heroes to an easy path to a World Series win in the course of one season You haters are fickle.
Oh kingkin! Try being positive.
I would argue that outside players may not like the daily expectations associated with this team.
Or a team with such high expectations would improve their level of play.
You’re “not thrilled about him” because you’re not much of a true Dodgers fan. Kersh is THE greatest pitcher they’ve had since Sandy Koufax last suited up.
He will be phenomenal now that his foot and shoulder issue are resolved. He’s going to shock a lot of people.
Kershaw is a liability in October, he always has been.
I’ve bled Dodger blue longer and deeper than you ever will. This isn’t about questioning what he’s done—his legacy is undeniable. But it’s time for him to retire. Period. By your logic, we should keep running him out there at 50 just because he wants to pitch. Come on, be serious.
They got by last October with Yamamoto, Flaherty and Buehler. Ya think they might be able to scuffle through this next time with Ohtani, Yamamoto, Glasnow, Sasaski, and what’s his name? Oh yeah Snell. Kershaw doesn’t need to make the October staff.
I have to agree-best since Koufax, and that’s saying something.
Orel Hershiser on line 1. Please pick up.
@Lindor’s
Love Hershiser but it isn’t even close. Kersh wins the head to head comparison.
@biv
You got me thinking how to compare and I went with WAR over their best five season block with the Dodgers. Off the top of my head, I came up with a bunch of aces and their best five year consecutive run. I may have missed a few but this is pretty cool to see in the end:
Koufax 40.8
Kershaw 36.3
Drysdale 30.9
Hershiser 28.7
Sutton 22.6
Valenzuela 21.7
Brown 20.4
Some great memories from all of them.
@chris
Adding to the above:
Pedro/Sox 41.1
Randy Johnson/Arz 46.4 run interrupted by an injury marred 1.6 which made it not fit the criteria.
Maddux/Braves 39.8
I remember Johnny Podres and Claude Osteen.
@64
Osteen 16.1
Podres 21.5
Thanks for doing this, brother.
With the exception of a very short year last year he’s still been great when on the mound. Worth almost 3 WAR in 2023 with an AS appearance. I also don’t think he’s the type to keep going if he feels he can’t compete. My guess is this is the last or second to last year for him anyways. But he’s still been very good very recently
I think you’ll be fine.
amjr: “I’m not thrilled about the Dodgers re-signing Kershaw.”
What’s it to you if it’s what both parties want? How are you harmed by it?
@amjr The real problem is casual fans who think clutch actually exists.
If it did, why don’t ostensible ‘clutch’ players turn it on all the time?
If they could, someone like Brandon Nimmo, who hits 17% better in so-called high leverage situations than at all other times would have been the best CFer in baseball after Trout since Nimmo came up in 2016—a good-fielding CFer with a 148 OPS+.
If he could stay reasonably healthy he’d currently have a shot at the Hall of Fame as a 148 OPS+ CFer—but he doesn’t, because clutch in baseball doesn’t exist.
It’s interesting you deny the concept of clutch in baseball in a thread about Kike Hernandez, one of the most clutch players in LA playoff history.
Dodger fans know Kike will be whatever during the season and a hero in October.
@Rubenc49. Facts. Kike is the Robert Horry of baseball. Just is !
@rubenc49 It’s interesting that you can’t distinguish clutch from randomness, particularly in the small sample size that is the postseason, and particularly in a case where Hernandez’s second worst month in the regular season is the month of baseball’s stretch drive: September.
You know what’s REALLY interesting? Hernandez is never worse in the postseason than he is in the World Series. He plays his worst postseason game, by far, during the World Series—with a pitiful .600 OPS
Funny how, if clutch exists, your example of Mr. Clutch completely collapses in the World Series.
Think, THEN comment.
amig? Ya gotta know your history brah. Kershaw pitching on a days rest against the Cards. History cuz.
Don’t rule out the possibility that he can become one of those crafty lefties who pitches well a few more years.
taran7: Rich Hill has checked in.
Kershaw isn’t going to start in the postseason unless injuries or we’re up 3-0 and he wants to give extra rest to a starter.
Not that it matters because he would probably be yanked after 3 innings anyway regardless of how he’s pitching.
We? Our?
Game 5 Top of the fifth? They? Your? Chokers!
Posters who complain about fans using we and our are the worst.
I think fans who use we and our are the worst. Your family is we and our. These azzholez you watch on television don’t know who you are. You sound like an idiot when you overvalue yourself as a fan.
you’re right Damn, but overact much?
Our? Kid thinks the team knows about him.
#Deferred
#Derpderred
Serious question. What does LA think their are going to do when all that deferred money kicks in? If you think they will just spend more you’re mistaken. These contracts are going to really hurt the franchise in about 4-5 years. It will be even funnier if they don’t win the WS they think they will be. Ouch
obv you have no idea what the deferred financial planning means
He thinks the Dodgers didn’t plan ahead. You know, because the Dodgers aren’t an incredibly well run organization owned by a financial firm or anything.
I don’t see what the advantage of deferments are to anyone if they still count against the cap and the players usually don’t get any of the interest. Seems like they’re just waiting to get it down the road as a safety net in case they managed to blow untold millions. Perhaps someone can explain.
@dsett
In Ohtani’s case he gets $2mill per season with $68 million going into deferred escrow. MLB calculates the present value of his yearly salary for luxury tax purposes at $46 million. I’ll be damned if I know the formula, but the above numbers are the situation yearly. Similar calculations are made for all the deferred contracts. A portion of all of the deferred money is counted against the Dodgers payroll for luxury tax purposes.
Sal, I knew the numbers, I just don’t really get the benefits. And yeah, that formula to only have 46 count doesn’t make sense either.
aside from the potential tax benefits to both the player and the organization, the deferrals enable the team to spend more money on present day talent. In the Ohtani example, it theoretically gives LAD 24 mill more per season to spend on players.
It’s just present value. The union and MLB have slightly different estimates because they assume slightly different interest rates.
It’s valuable to the player because of income taxes. Ohtani will be long gone from relatively high tax high service California (and likely from the U.S.) when the $680 deferred is paid. It’s a common, and currently legal, dodge for extreme high earners in CA.
Maybe but I have invited Ohtani to move in with my family after his playing days are over.
Don’t forget to install a doggy door.
You’ll be damned? It’s the same as weighted slugging
The formula is the present day value divided by the actual contract value over the X integer of the value of the dollar and the y integer of the luxury tax number
It’s the present day value of the contract. The contracts present day value is 467 mill. The deferrals are what make that 700 mill dollar deal. For instance, Juan Soto has no deferrals, in fact he took a large signing bonus. His contract, and his AAV for CBT purposes, are for the present day value of the deal as well.
Tell us that you don’t know how deferred payments work?!♂️
Do you really think they aren’t already setting money aside for the future? That when 2030 rolls around, they’ll be standing around clueless, wondering what to do next? No chance. They’re winning now, and they’ll keep winning. Get used to it. They’re the gold standard in sports.
Until the investment they put the money in tanks.
as usual you dont know what you are talking about mets. those investments are restricted to low risk interest bearing accounts
They aren’t the Mets. This is not the paying Bonilla for life scenario. Wishful thinking on your part.
They aren’t allowed to do that. If the total in escrow dips below what is needed, they have to add more. It’s all spelled out in the CBA. Ohtani et al would never sign that kind of contract if it wasn’t.
Not only are they setting aside money for the future, but they make trades with the future in mind. Two examples are the Busch and Lux trades. The Dodgers also draft and develop players as well as anyone, even though they draft near the bottom of every round.
That’s one of the Dodgers’ greatest strengths as an organization: building for the present and the future simultaneously.
No they aren’t. They can invest in almost anything.
Everyone is overlooking the fact that the deferred money will hurt them in the future when it east into their luxury tax threshold. When half if not more of your cap is paid to payers who are retired you will feel it.
The only way to beat it is they will have to defer future contracts to offset those amounts.
Another person who does not understand how the deferred money works. It has NO bearing on future luxury tax. Zero.
They will also load up the farm system now so those players can contribute in 2030 and beyond. They won’t have to have the payroll they have now. Believe you me, they have a plan in motion now.
It’s not a Ponzi scheme.
Nope. The salaries count now against the lux tax, not when it is paid out.
MLB calculated $46 million of the $70 million counted against the luxury tax for 2024.
wtop.com/mlb/2023/12/ohtanis-dodgers-contract-has-…
The birds: you just do not get it do you? The team is paying the money into an escrow type account EVERY YEAR!
Guggenheim Investments can be assured of one thing… They will not call Merrill Lynch nor H&R Block when the “$680M Bobby Bo Cardiac Arrest” day comes. It’s what they do.
Yes like there has never been a huge financial institution to fold or ask for bailouts.
Well I’m happy you have something to live for. The day the Dodgers go belly up. Your usual positive take.
They are the ones in over a billion dollars in debt. I’m sure nothing can go wrong with that plan.
Of course with your head up your a** you’re not aware they make more money than needed to service what debt they have. First in attendance, home and road, first in tv revenue, first in sponsorship revenue. But we love having you around commenting on everything Blue since the Dodgers are also apparently first in living in your head. Not enough happening in Queens for you?
@metsIn4
When running a Major League Baseball team, the last organization to worry about is the Dodgers. They know what they’re doing at every level of the organization. Worry about your Mets; you know, the franchise with the owner who considers the Dodgers to be his MLB role model.
For the sake of Hernandez, hopefully it is deferred. He should avoid as much of California’s 13 percent state tax as he can… That state certainly does not spend money very efficiently.
Cali has an extremely progressive tax structure. Only those making over $750k pay 12%. The median taxpayer pays about 6%. The Cali economy is, per capita, by far the most productive in the world outside of the petro states.
That state sure makes money though, right?
Why do you care when players are paid?
Does this mean the end of a Taylor?
Hopefully.
We just have so many options and Taylor needs to go somewhere where he can contribute meaningfully….
Like Tijuana?
Dodgers not letting Taylor go til he hits his 10 years of service time later in the season….
What’s your theory?
Just reading blogs about how this FO keeps players nearing 10 years of service before letting em go. Last guy was Nick Ahmed….
Hopefully!
This comments section is deep in Dodgers Derangement Syndrome lol.
There are 6 comments so far, which seems pretty shallow.
*about to be, there you go, fixed it for you, sweetie.
You love yourself. We’ve established that already. Insecurity…
Deus, I am not you’re sweetie.
He will sign when players can go on the 60 day DL to open a roster spot.
only pitchers are going on the 60-day. that has no bearing on Kiké getting on the active roster.
He = Kershaw
kike is meh in the reg season
but he’s reggie jackson in the playoffs
As long as he stays bench, he’ll be better utilized
How are they going to carry Rojas, Taylor, and Kike? There is some redundancy here? That said, good to see him return.
seems like Pages gets a ticket to AAA
I see Taylor getting the Brazier treatment
Hope you are right, but I think CT knows where some bodies are buried.
unfortunately, CT3s salary is a deal breaker on any trade. Unless Dodgers throw him a real prospect (s), no team will touch Taylor until he’s released.
For a team with unfathomable resources, cutting ties with CT should not be a problem if he does not deserve a roster spot based on performance.
Did you look at Taylor’s 2nd half numbers? Impressive that he got over the Uecker line considering how long he struggled. With Taylor’s contract the Dodgers would have to eat a good chunk of it to move him. And all that would do is make a spot for a guy that is not as good or as versatile defensively. Pages is cheaper, so they’d get some luxury tax savings. We’ll see, a lot still to shake out in the spring.
By opening day someone will be injured. Bank on it. If not, Pages starts in AAA. Or Taylor gets released or traded.
I keep expecting a trade with the Cardinals.
Dodgers get Arenado + $5 mil for 3 years from the Cardinals.
Cardinals get/take Taylor plus a prospect in the number 10 – 20 range.
Muncy moves to 2nd base and competes with Hyeseong Kim.
The Dodgers do not need a declining Arenado. Muncy at 3B, Kim at 2B. There’s no reason to make a trade that wouldn’t improve the ballclub.
Muncy can’t play 2B in the non-shift era. There’s a reason he hasn’t played even one game there since 2022, the last season the shift was allowed. I think the Dodgers are happy to have him at 3B at a reasonable salary–so no Arenado.
Muncy is one of my favorite players in my 58 years as a Dodger fan. He is a solid ballplayer who was never concerned about breaking the bank in free agency. He appreciates what he has and does everything to help the team win.
Arenado is about 3 years late. Muncy too slow for 2B now. Dont think they signed Kim as a tryout. I believe it’s his job to lose. He’s a better defender than Lux, has speed, and is an on=base kind of hitter that the Dodgers need at the bottom of the lineup to set the table.
Something went terribly wrong if Kim losses the job to Lux.
5 mil deferred till 2040
Octobers best! WELCOME BACK KIKE!
Good decision!!!
More sus celebrations!! Let’s gooooooo!!
If they had to dump Brasier before, who will they dump now
YES. FINALLY. LOVE KIKE
Done and DONE!
I figured the Dodgers were waiting until ST to begin for when they would sign Hernandez. They can utilize the 60 day IL to get him on the roster. He’s probably known for weeks that this would happen this way. It’ll be interesting to see if Chris Taylor makes the Opening Day roster. His bat has disappeared. Hernandez can still deliver a big hit occasionally. Taylor has nothing at the plate anymore…
Dodgers active roster is full up with pitchers and Dodgers have only pitchers headed to the 60-day IL at the moment. That in no way helps Kiké get on the active roster. The 40-man yes, but not the active roster. There will have to be a move later.
At this time, they only need to put him on the 40. Injuries tend to take care of these things. They have time before getting down to 26.
that’s true stymee
Of course. The Dodgers own MLB now. They Vought the whole league yesterday.
Zzzzzzzz!
More like Veeeeeeee!
20 mil a year over 5 years with 94 mil deferred
Dodgers are insanely overrated. Two of their “best” players, Ohtani and Teo, strikeout like it’s their job so will kill a lot of rallies. Ohtani will also have a down year compared to 2024 so other hitters will need to step up for them to even make the playoffs.
Yuki as always you are never right. All of your lame predictions last fall were wrong. Do you even watch any baseball games? You have no clue what you are talking about. Ever.
Opinions are always welcome.
Informed opinions are welcome.
“Insanely” overrated? I wouldn’t even agree with “overrated” but “insanely”? They literally won it all last year. You have a ridiculous take.
I think he’ll be on the IL again from pitching and the talk of him giving that up will begin. Him pitching will definitely affect his SB’s.
The fact that last year was most likely his career year in SBs will affect his 2025 total.
The jealousy is REAL! Ha-ha!
Yup, the defending world champion Dodgers that just added Roki Sasaki, Blake Snell, Kirby Yates, and Tanner Scott are insanely overrated.
Shame on them for making winning a priority.
The gang is all here.
Wonder if the Dodgers would trade taylor, full contract,outman and river ryan for helsley?
too late. Dodgers already have Tanner Scott and Kirby Yates.
Helsley is an upgrade no matter who you have in that bullpen
Then the Cards will have no trouble moving him. But not to LAD.
If they package Taylor with some of their better prospects to move him out it’s for prospects, not another add to the 40-man.
@BlueSkies-LA
Like they did with the Busch and Lux trades I mentioned elsewhere. There’s fantastic value in scouting other teams’ farm systems.
$500,000 contract, deferred till 2048
162-0!
Who’s next? You’re next!!!!!!!!!
In corresponding move mlb announces deferrals and only the the deferrals will be allowed a 30 man roster and his season
One year deal, pays $0.50 this year and $1 trillion in 3025
All the deferral jokes are soooooooo funny.
I never see them; all muted, I assume.
The humor is indefinitely deferred.
Kike too much of a scaredy cat to put in a hard day’s work for a lesser team.
Keekay shows up in October. If that’s being a scaredy cat, then give me more scaredy cats.
Not fair! Dodgers get everyone.
– Said all the fans of loser teams that will never win a championship. Haha!
alex cora is crying in a corner somewhere…
F the Dodgers!!!!!!!!!
Waaaaaaa!
This is something the Padres lack: great team chemistry. Kikè definitely isn’t a game changer (well, he kind of tears up the playoffs), but it brings the clubhouse that much together. There’s a reason why Soto, Tatis Jr. Machado, and Bogarts only went 82-80 – those guys (not sure about Bogarts), are “me first.” I love this signing.
@Kewldude69,
As of two weeks ago, the Dodgers had 22 “homegrown” players on their 40-man roster. The Padres had just nine (tied with the Phillies for second fewest behind the MLB-leading Rays with eight). In my opinion, that level of continuity benefits the Dodgers.
I understand that the Padres have had an excellent farm system in recent years and that the low number is due to many prospects being included in trades. However, it would benefit them if they didn’t change the deck chairs so often. For instance, I feel they will miss Kim more than many think. Stability breeds chemistry throughout a long season.
Oh no more facts to confuse the benighted.
@El Kab AJ Preller is a lunatic. He literally is the type of GM that trades away Trea Turner, and then offers him a 200 million dollar contract when he’s a free agent
In some of Preller’s trades, I thought he surrendered one more prospect than necessary (if not two). They’ve had a ton of talent; it’s just too much of a revolving door.
I hope Preller doesn’t outsmart himself by trading Cease, a stud starter who can help them win now.
CT(K) going to get moved at some point!
CT3 has been a solid Dodger contributor and a huge contributor off the field. He deserves more respect than you give him. Is it really necessary for you to insult him regularly?
I’m sure there will be some complaints from Dodger fans during the season for the lack of production but we all know he was re-signed for postseason.
It’s the like the Padres’ signing of Connor Joe this weekend. He’s a bench piece and injury fill-in who is consistently average enough to rely on and one who won’t tank a team with their performance. For non-competitive teams, Joe and Hernandez signings wouldn’t make sense for them and they should play a young guy with more upside potential.
Kike is a versatile bench piece for the regular season but a much more important player come postseason. He’s a career 0.874 OPS over 20 postseason series and 259 plate appearances. Versus only a 0.713 career OPS in regular season, including only 0.654 as a Dodger last year. Plenty of Dodger fans grumbled last year as to why Kike was on the team and on postseason roster. Kike shut their mouths pretty quickly in the postseason. For whatever reason the guy delivers in postseason.
Waaaa, Dodgers are ruining baseball! Big Blue Wrecking Crew! Love it!
No surprise there, and now the Dodgers have their playoff weapon back for the very high chance to make a repeat.
Right back to daddy goes the little weasel! Time for more fake IL stints so the Dodgers can keep hoarding players. This league is such a joke.
Dodgers fan
I’d bet this was agreed to a while back. Just had to stay hush until the 60 day IL moves were imminent.
It’s crazy, how the Dodgers keep adding age 30 and older players to their rosters and have yet to pay any sort of real price for it.
They just bought themselves what should be 6 years of Tommy Edman’s baseball dotage; a respectably talented player with nothing like a star’s pedigree who has every chance of being out of baseball like most players with his skill set in his early 30s, but his aging curve will magically improve with the Dodgers.
So… what are they feeding these guys? some super-macrobiotic diet? Are there supersecret ballet-yoga meetings three hours before game time? TM?
Are old players versus their projections the new undervalued assets in baseball? That doesn’t seem to be the case on other teams, so how are the Dodgers pulling this off?
With the addition of Edman, with Will Smith and Ohtani turning 30, and with the age of the Dodgers’ pitching staff they’re going to field a 30 and older lineup including their starter a lot more than once this season. I don’t think there’s one other team in MLB that’s going to do that even once in all of 2025.
What’s the secret?
The secret is they are right in line with the average age of The Mets (older), Astros, Yanks, Orioles, Jays, Cubs, Rangers, Padres, Cards, and Royals. All of those teams average 28 to 29 years. Amazing what facts can do for ya.
espn.com/mlb/stats/rosters/_/sort/average_age/orde…
I’m not a huge fan of this, because I prefer a at least a trickle of prospects every season. I suppose you could say that Lux and Outman had their chances but I don’t like blocking out Pages. And regular season Kike’ is nothing to write home about.
His regular-season value is his ability to fill in at several positions, which helps to keep everyone fresh. He also understands the team’s clubhouse culture. Everyone doesn’t have to be a star.
Pages just isnt a good defender yet. Too many times last season he didnt make plays that a decent CF really should. He’s younger and has some time to improve, but he looks like a barely average corner that got pushed into CF. Kike AND Taylor play anywhere you put them at a high level. Seems like Pages best shot is to get regular AB’s and hone his D at AAA until injuries need to be covered.
Pages and Vargas nearly killed each other twice in LF and CF.
Worst bobblehead ever: Rookies Outman and Vargas together.
I’ve got one of those. Two actually. Real collectors items.
Do you have the Puigy Bank?
No but I’ll swap you a Vargas and Outman for one.
I live in the Philly area. The only bobbleheads I have are two from the belated Dick Allen Day. It’s nice; it’s more of a figurine.
Just 37 days until Dodgers-Cubs in Japan.
Last piece of the puzzle. Now Dodgers need to not peak to early n ride this team into repeat champs. Go Dodgers !
Not shocking at all…the guy only wanted to play in LA, and frankly if he can maneuver himself into doing that, who wouldn’t;…..