Project Done: Dodgers Super Star $71 Million Outfielder Projected To Cut Ties With Los Angeles For Twins

But now Hernández is a free agent and he’s able to sign anywhere he’d like. He voiced in the past that he wants to remain with the Dodgers, but at the end of the day, money talks.

FanSided’s Nick Villano doesn’t expect Hernández to return to the Dodgers in 2025. Instead, he projects the star outfielder to land with the Minnesota Twins in a shocking move.

“After how terribly the season ended for the Minnesota Twins, nobody expects them to sit on their heels, right?” Villano wrote. “There’s one complication here, as the Twins are exploring a sale, and teams tend to really watch their books during the sale process, but this is a baseball team that can’t waste an offseason because of that. Also, Hernandez isn’t going to make “change the franchise valuation” money.”

Spotrac projects Hernández to sign a three-year, $71 million deal. The Twins could absolutely afford that kind of contract, especially if the star outfielder is their “big fish” of the offseason.

It would be a huge get for the Twins, though I’m not sure the Dodgers let him head out the door very easily. I feel as though the Dodgers will reward his play and his vocal loyalty to the team with a solid contract offer.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have several important decisions to make this winter as they gear to defend their World Series title next season.

A pressing issue for the Dodgers is whether they’ll return six-time Gold Glove defender Mookie Betts to the infield or keep him in the outfield while utility man Tommy Edman fills the voids.

However, a better solution could be on the horizon if the Dodgers can convince one of the most talented players available to join them this offseason.

“However, bringing in the former (Milwaukee) Brewer (Willy Adames) would allow them to keep Betts in the outfield, where they are already trying to figure out how to replace/re-sign Teoscar Hernández and where they would need multiple solutions if they move Betts,” Bleacher Report’s Kerry Miller wrote Wednesday when discussing where free agents who rejected qualifying offers could land this offseason. “Contract Prediction: 7 years, $189 million to the Los Angeles Dodgers.”

Adames has batted .248 with 327 extra-base hits including 150 home runs, 472 RBIs and a .766 OPS throughout his seven-season career, during which he played for the Tampa Bay Rays and Brewers.

“If the Dodgers are on the fence in any way, though, the (San Francisco) Giants could pounce,” Miller continued. “They’ve already said they want to bring in a shortstop this offseason, and goodness knows they are overdue for landing a big fish in free agency. My gut says the Dodgers make it happen but the Giants wouldn’t be surprising in the least.”

The Dodgers would benefit from having an established shortstop, especially one who has logged at least 24 home runs in a season for four consecutive years. Signing Adames won’t be cheap but doing so will put Los Angeles in an excellent position to chase its tenth World Series title in 2025.