The Dodgers prolonged a qualifying provide to outfielder Teoscar Hernández on Monday, in response to an individual with information of the scenario however not approved to talk publicly.
Had the Dodgers prolonged a proposal to Buehler, he would have had two weeks to resolve whether or not to just accept it and return to L.A. for yet another yr beneath the $21 million wage, or decline it and turn into a free agent. If Buehler had declined the provide after which signed elsewhere, the Dodgers would have acquired draft compensation.
Nonetheless, the Dodgers didn’t give Buehler that probability on Monday, permitting the World Collection hero to check the open market.
The Dodgers can nonetheless re-sign Buehler as a free agent. Earlier than the World Collection, Buehler expressed his need in a return to Los Angeles as effectively.
“I’m very happy to be a Los Angeles Dodger, and I would love to stay here for as long as they’ll have me,” he stated.
However now, it’s doable Buehler’s title-clinching save in Sport 5 final Wednesday might need additionally been his closing outing with the crew.
Buehler’s regular-season efficiency wasn’t prone to warrant a qualifying provide. In his return from a second profession Tommy John surgical procedure, Buehler went 1-6 with a 5.38 ERA.
However within the postseason, the 30-year-old performed a key function within the Dodgers’ run to a World Collection, posting scoreless begins within the NL Championship Collection and World Collection earlier than closing out Sport 5 on in the future’s relaxation.
However whereas the Dodgers repeatedly praised Buehler’s potential to carry out in the course of the playoffs, and will nonetheless use beginning pitching reinforcements going into subsequent season, they weren’t keen to increase him the $21 million provide — leaving the door open for him to signal some place else subsequent season.
The Dodgers’ resolution to increase Hernández, alternatively, was anticipated. He’s virtually sure to say no it with a extra strong free-agent market awaiting. Like Buehler, Hernández has additionally expressed curiosity in staying with the crew.
