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Teoscar Hernandez already a trade chip? NL West roundup
No NL West teams played yesterday, but Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernandez is already surfacing as a potential trade candidate.
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There were no games on the schedule for any NL West team yesterday, so the day’s news centered on one key Dodgers bat surfacing in trade chatter and some broader managerial movement elsewhere in the league.
Dodgers: Teoscar Hernandez pops up in trade chatter
MLB Trade Rumors lists Teoscar Hernandez as a “trade candidate,” putting the Dodgers’ offseason plans under an early spotlight. The outlet notes that Hernandez is coming off a shaky 2023 season with the Seattle Mariners, which did not give him much of a platform heading into his first trip to free agency.
Despite that, MLB Trade Rumors points out that Hernandez landed a one-year, $23.5MM deal with the Los Angeles Dodgers. He chose that shorter-term contract over some longer offers, opting for a different kind of bet on his future. For now, the Dodgers are the only team directly tied to him in this context, and the summary does not suggest anything is imminent, but simply labeling him a possible trade chip is enough to raise questions about how long he’ll stay in Los Angeles.
Managerial carousel spins outside the NL West
In a separate note, MLB Trade Rumors reports that former Minnesota Twins manager Rocco Baldelli has withdrawn his name from consideration for the Seattle Mariners’ managerial vacancy, citing “family considerations,” per The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal. The report adds that his decision leaves, among others, former Houston Astros manager Joe Espada and a Chicago Cubs director of player development named Jason in the running.
While this storyline plays out in the American League, the shifting pool of available managers and executives can eventually have indirect effects on NL West decision-making. For now, though, nothing in the past 24 hours indicates structural changes for the division’s clubs: the 100-62 Dodgers, 91-71 San Diego Padres, 86-76 Arizona Diamondbacks, 65-97 San Francisco Giants, and 58-104 Colorado Rockies all remain in place as they head deeper into the offseason.