Mets brass expressed interest in Teoscar Hernandez before his Dodgers reunion
NY Post
Teoscar Hernandez returned to the Dodgers this week, but not without a show of interest from the Mets.
In an effort to add another bat, Mets brass broached the idea to the veteran slugger’s camp of a two-year contract, according to league sources, aware that Hernandez was seeking a three-year deal.
It appears that an offer wasn’t officially extended to Hernandez by the Mets, but he was told to circle back if his negotiations with the Dodgers fell apart.
Hernandez received a three-year deal worth $66 million from the Dodgers.
The Mets last week were also in on Joc Pederson, according to sources, before he agreed to a two-year contract worth $37 million with the Rangers.
It’s likely that Hernandez and Pederson were considered by the Mets for a DH role — J.D. Martinez and Jesse Winker, who shared those duties in the second half of last season, are both free agents.
