2024-03-02 08:34:41
When the offseason began, the Puerto Rican Enrique “Kike” Hernandez He made it clear that he would like to return to the Dodgers. After spending a year and a half with the Red Sox, Hernandez returned to Los Angeles at the 2023 Trade Deadline.
But as the winter passed, the Puerto Rican’s return to the Dodgers was unclear. The club had no space on its 26-man roster and the offers the utility man had received were not what he expected.
However, earlier this week, the Dodgers finally began to make moves to open a space, trading the Dominican outfielder Manuel Margot to the Twins. Minutes after that, the Dodgers made an agreement with Hernández official for one year and US$4 million.
“Talk to [el presidente de operaciones de béisbol Andrew Friedman] and I told him, ‘Look, if you can’t accomplish something in the next few days, I’m going to turn the page and go somewhere else, because I need to do what’s best for my family.’ I felt like opportunities were starting to slip away if I kept waiting. “I think everything worked out well, because they opened a space and I am here now.”
Hernandez said he was frustrated with some reports that his decision had focused on four teams, none of which were the Dodgers. The native of San Juan stated that his decision was between two teams: Dodgers and Yankees.
“I feel like, with the familiarity I have with the coaches and the way they move the players here, I was going to have more playing time than in other places,” Hernández said. “I like to win and this is a team made to go far.”
From the Bombers’ point of view, manager Aaron Bonne responded: “I knew the Dodgers were in the running. [por Hernández] and I think it was all about them opening up a space. But I know I was curious to come here.”
In addition, the interest on the part of the Yankees could indicate that the New York board continues trying to shape its bench, where the Venezuelans Oswaldo Cabrera and Oswald Peraza, the Colombian Jeter Downs, Kevin Smith and Josh VanMeter are looking to earn the last positions from the big team roster.
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