Home Run Hero Returns: Dodgers Predicted to Re-sign Slugger on…

Two World Series wins this decade won’t be enough for the Los Angeles Dodgers. They’re now on a quest to become a dynasty.

Not only did the Dodgers win the World Series with relative ease, but they could be set up even better for 2025. Shohei Ohtani and Tyler Glasnow should be returning to the starting rotation, and Ohtani’s contract allows the Dodgers to keep spending insane amounts of money to get who they want.

On the offensive side of the ball, the Dodgers are most likely to add to their outfield. There’s been buzz about a pursuit of New York Yankees superstar Juan Soto, but assuming that doesn’t pan out, there’s a familiar face waiting to return to the Dodgers lineup.

 

Teoscar Hernández, who helped the Dodgers immensely in their World Series run, has already professed his desire to return for the 2025 season. Recently, Zach Pressnell of Newsweek predicted Hernández would get exactly what he wants: a new Dodgers contract.

“If the Dodgers can match the contracts that Hernández is offered from any other team, there’s no better situation that he could land in. He’s comfortable and familiar with the Dodgers and he could find himself a key part of one of the best dynasties in the last 50 years,” Pressnell said.

“Money will always rule over everything, but if Hernández had his choice, I see him returning to Los Angeles with Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman and Dave Roberts.”

After a career-high in home runs with 33, an All-Star appearance, a Home Run Derby title, and a World Series ring, it’s easy to see why Hernández would be comfortable staying in L.A. Plus, he’d get to bat behind three of the greatest hitters of his generation for the foreseeable future.

Pressnell also cited a projection that Hernández would receive a three-year, $70 million contract, which the Dodgers can easily afford. The question is whether or not they think he can perform to that projected value, given his age and diminishing defensive capabilities.

The dominoes seem to be lining up for Hernández to make his way back to Chavez Ravine, but nothing is final until the ink hits the page.