In addition to renewing Jason Heyward’s contract, the Dodgers had an offseason for the ages, acquiring Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasno and Manuel Margot. Their eventful winter continued on Sunday, when they arrived at A one-year, US$23.5 million contract with Dominican Teoscar HernandezAccording to Mark Feinsend of MLB.com.
The question now is: Will the Hernandez deal complete the Dodgers’ offseason or are there more moves down the road?
Given how much the Dodgers have already invested this winter, Hernandez’s deal could put them over the fourth and final luxury tax threshold ($297 million). It is possible that Los Angeles will continue to bet heavily and add pieces to the team.
MLB Network contributor John Paul Morosi recently wrote that the Dodgers are interested in star reliever Josh Hader , which was also reported by Sports Illustrated’s Tom Verducci earlier this offseason. The left-handed closer is said to be seeking a contract in the range of Edwin Diaz’s five-year, $102 million deal with the Mets, the largest contract ever signed by a reliever.
In addition to Hader, the Dodgers have also been linked to two top starters on the trade market. The Brewers’ Corbin Burns has been consistently linked to the Dodgers this offseason, Feinsand reported before the club signed Yamamoto. Dylan Seaz has also been linked to the Dodgers, most recently by Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic.
