Boston Red Sox agree on a multi-year contract with the Puerto Rican utility Enrique ‘Kike’ Hernández, according to renowned journalist Mark Feinsand. from MLB.com. Hernandez is a client of Wasserman. It is a two-year, $ 14 million pact for the Borinqueño, reports Feinsand. As MassLive.com famed reporter Chris Cotillo points out, this is the largest free agent contract baseball operations director Chaim Bloom has awarded since he took office in Boston last season. past.
Hernandez is an obvious candidate for significant replays at second base, where the club finished in 25th place in fWAR (minus-0.2) last season. Michael Chavis and Christian Arroyo are the only healthy second basemen on Boston’s 40-man roster at the moment.
Of course, some also have questions with Jackie Bradley Jr., a free agent, and Andrew Benintendi, an exchange candidate, so Hernandez could also be a factor on the turf (gardens).
Hernández, 29, has played 344 games in the gardens, 200 in the intermediate, 82 in the short, 33 in the anteroom and 15 in the starting lineup. He has averaged .240 / .313 / 425 in parts of the last seven seasons, six of them with the Dodgers.