With a thin market for righty-swinging outfielders this winter, the Dodgers are once again expected to receive trade interest in Teoscar Hernandez. The veteran is heading into the final season of his three-year contract with Los Angeles.
General manager Brandon Gomes downplayed moving anyone on the big-league club at the GM Meetings this week. “We feel really good about our team as is and certainly don’t feel compelled to do anything along those lines,” Gomes told reporters, including Jack Harris of the California Post.
Hernandez is set to make $14.5MM this season. The Dodgers hold a $15MM club option on him for 2028, with a $6.5MM buyout. Assuming his option isn’t picked up, it amounts to a $21MM price tag for a season of Hernandez, who delivered another above-average year at the plate in 2026.
Hernandez, now 34, got off to a solid start this year. He carried a .785 OPS near the end of May before going down with a hamstring injury. The veteran scuffled to a .220/.273/.353 through August after a month-long stint on the IL. He picked it back up with a .965 OPS in September, but struggled in the postseason. The end result was a 110 wRC+ with 16 homers across 491 plate appearances.
The emergence of top prospect Josue De Paula would make it easier to part ways with Hernandez, at least at the plate. De Paula piled up 10 hits and 11 walks in a brief 11-game stint to close the regular season. He got on base at an absurd .500 clip. It’s a small sample, but De Paula appears ready to contribute in the majors.
The issue would be the defense, as De Paula hasn’t proved capable of being a big-league defender. It’s too early to label a 21-year-old as a DH-only player, but as Harris notes, a potential lockout would limit De Paula’s defensive development. Teams can’t have contact with players on the 40-man roster during a lockout, so the Dodgers would have to blindly trust De Paula’s defensive progress this winter if they committed to him as the everyday left fielder.
Here are a few other Dodgers-related items from the GM Meetings…
Los Angeles is among the teams that have checked in on lefty Alex Vesia, reports Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic. The veteran reliever has spent the majority of his big-league career with the Dodgers. He’s been a fixture in the late innings for several seasons. Vesia posted a 2.64 ERA across a career-high 72 appearances in 2026. He paced the team with 20 holds and chipped in three saves. Vesia is receiving plenty of interest, which could lead to him looking for a three-year deal, per Ardaya. Ardaya adds that Evan Phillips is a candidate to re-up with the club. The righty returned from Tommy John surgery and looked basically like himself, punching out 31.1% of opponents in 26 innings. Phillips saved 42 games for the Dodgers from 2023 through 2024. Injuries have limited him during his time in Los Angeles, but he’s been effective when available. The Dodgers non-tendered Phillips last offseason, only to re-sign him on a one-year, $6.5MM deal. The Dodgers are in the market for a right-handed-hitting middle infielder, per Katie Woo of The Athletic. There’s a void in that role after Miguel Rojas retired at the end of the season. Los Angeles is not looking for a long-term option at second base or shortstop, instead prioritizing a depth piece who could fill in at times for Mookie Betts and Alex Freeland. Adding a Rojas replacement would allow Tommy Edman to stay in a more flexible role. Ardaya connected Mauricio Dubón and Isiah Kiner-Falefa to the Dodgers, along with old friend Kiké Hernández.Photo courtesy of Kirby Lee, Imagn Images
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