Trevor Story reacts to the Kiké Hernández trade on Tuesday
When the Red Sox moved on from Kiké Hernández on Tuesday afternoon, word began to spread around the WooSox clubhouse.
Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story who was beginning his rehab with the WooSox was asked his opinion of the Hernández trade and what he was like as a teammate during his time in Boston.
“Great teammate, man, one of the first guys to reach out to me when I signed… even before that he was big into recruiting me here,” Story said to Boston Sports Journal.
“I played against him a lot in LA, he was always coming up with big hits. I think that’s just what he’s done over his career. Really good all around player, brings a lot of value on defense in a lot of different places and comes up big at the dish.
“I can’t say anything bad about him, great teammate, he’s someone that keeps it loose… a fun guy to be around,” added Story.
Boston traded the utility infielder he 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.
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