Red Sox Give Dodgers $66 Million Superstar ‘Something to Think About’, Per . insider

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What do you do when you really want someone to play for your baseball team, but someone has fallen for another team across the country?

The Boston Red Sox appear to be caught in the waiting game, because as much as they want Teoscar Hernández to hit a home run for them in 2025, the two-time All-Star is hoping for a reunion with the team that just won him his first World Series, Los Angeles Dodgers.

However, all hope is not lost. Hernández and the Dodgers disagree on his contract numbers. MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand reported last week that the slugger is seeking $22-24 million per year on a three-year contract, and the Dodgers have yet to meet the conservative $66 million price tag.

Meanwhile, Jon Heyman of the New York Post offered a summary of where things stand with Hernández on Thursday. It appears that based on Heyman’s report, the Dodgers still have the inside track to the superstar’s heart, but the Red Sox can’t be counted out just yet.

“He flat out told me ‘1,000 percent’ he wanted to go back to the Dodgers. And who wouldn’t? Heyman said.

“But the Red Sox and his old Jays (and possibly his old Mariners) seem to give him something to think about. A great bat and a great clubhouse guy who should capitalize on his big year in LA.”

The 32-year-old Hernández hit a career-high 33 home runs in 2024. He owns a .944 career OPS at Fenway Park in 45 games, including 14 home runs.

The Red Sox were also known to pursue Hernández last winter, but reportedly never offered more than $28 million on a two-year deal. Hernández has said he likes the idea of ​​hitting Fenway Park, but the contract offers he received from Boston last time out could be a turn-off.

The Red Sox may have to make an aggressive play at some point to land Hernández, and whatever they hypothetically target him for could look like an overpayment in a few years. But if they are really in win-now mode, they need to do everything they can to get him on the team.

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