the Dodgers were actively shopping him<\/a>. Putting an actual team to the rumors gives them an extra measure of validity and, certainly, a roster and prospect pipeline for Dodgers fans to pick apart while brainstorming potential returns for Hern\u00e1ndez.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
It’s fair to wonder if Kansas City actually has the juice to make a trade like this happen. The Dodgers could target a handful of controllable bullpen options like Carlos Est\u00e9vez or Lucas Erceg, but LA’s other big need for the offseason \u2014 outfielders \u2014 isn’t a problem that the Royals can help with unless they were to deal Jac Caglianone, which definitely isn’t happening.<\/p>\n
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A couple of prospects from the Royals’ top-15 could get the job done. They’re rife with pitching talent from Nos. 6 to No. 15, and the Dodgers are lacking that in their own system.<\/p>\n
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It’s likely that if the Royals are willing to pay what’s left on Hern\u00e1ndez’s deal \u2014 two years and $31.63 million with $17 million in deferrals \u2014 then there are others willing to increase payroll to take him on.<\/p>\n
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The Dodgers can take their time on moving him if they move him at all, but this could be a “where there’s smoke, there’s fire” situation with the way things have escalated so quickly.<\/p>\n
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