Red Sox trade Kiké Hernández to the Dodgers for two minor league relievers
The Red Sox will trade utility man Kiké Hernández to the Dodgers, per The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal and Fabian Ardaya. Boston will receive two minor league relievers, right-handers Nick Robertson and Justin Hagenman, per MassLive’s Chris Cotillo.
The Red Sox will pay $2.5 million of Hernández’ remaining salary, per Alex Speier of The Boston Globe.
Hernández struggled both offensively and defensively with the Red Sox this season. In 86 games, he’s hit .222 with 66 hits, six homers, 31 RBI, three stolen bases and a .599 OPS. The 31-year-old has the lowest WAR (-1.4) of any major leaguer who has played this season, per FanGraphs.
Hernández played 313 games with the Red Sox and hit .234 with 32 homers, 136 RBI and owned a .690 OPS over three seasons. He had memorable moments during the 2021 postseason run while hitting .408 with five homers and nine RBI with a 1.260 OPS.
The versatile Hernández emerged as an elite center fielder during his time with the Sox. This past season, he was abysmal at shortstop 15 errors, 14 of them from shortstop.
Robertson will report to Triple-A Worcester, the club hasn’t announced if Hagenman will end up with the WooSox. Hagenman is not on the 40-man roster, Robertson is and will take Hernández’s spot.
Robertson, 25, was drafted by the Dodgers in the seventh-round of the 2019 MLB Draft. He made his major league debut this season after dominating in Triple-A. The righty pitched to a 2.54 ERA, 42 strikeouts in 28 ⅓ innings, he struggled in the majors posting a 6.10 ERA in 10 ⅓ innings.
Hagenman, 26, has a 2.78 ERA while striking out 60 batters in 55 innings at Triple-A this year, with five of his 25 appearances are starts.
Robertson was ranked as the No. 25 prospect in the Dodgers’ system, per Baseball America’s midseason rankings.
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