It’s difficult to imagine a more successful one-year deal for both player and team than the recently expired pact between outfielder Teoscar Hernández and the Los Angeles Dodgers.
Generally, the motivation for a player to sign a one-year deal is to reestablish a standard that was much higher before a poorly timed down year dampened his value going into free agency. Coming off a disappointing season with the Mariners in 2023, Hernández was unable to obtain the caliber of multi-year deal he was seeking last winter and instead signed a one-year, $23.5 million pact with the Dodgers, a logical landing spot for any player looking to rediscover the best version of himself.
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