Kiké Hernandez Fuels Nolan Arenado to Dodgers Trade Rumors With Latest Comment
Kiké Hernández is currently a free agent after winning the 2024 World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers.
The fan favorite utility man expressed a desire to return to the Dodgers earlier this offseason, but for now, his market will likely remain quiet until the top free agent dominoes start to fall.
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While Hernández waits to find his home in 2025, he’s not wasting any time getting involved in the rumors.
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Over the weekend, St. Louis Cardinals All-Star third baseman Nolan Arenado put the baseball world into a frenzy when he posted on Instagram with the song, “dodger blue” by Kendrick Lamar, on the post.
While Arenado may have just been a fan of the song, the fact that the photos were of him in various Los Angeles locations only further sparked the rumors.
Arenado has since posted on Instagram again, but this time, there was no song attached. The always-hilarious Hernández decided to make note of that with the comment, “NO SONG FOR THE POST?!!”
Hernández is always having fun, and on Monday, it was no different for the two-time World Series champion.
Hernández is coming off a 2024 season in which he slashed .229/.281/.373 with 12 home runs and 42 runs batted in. While he didn’t have the best regular season, per usual, he got better in the postseason, slashing .294/.357/.451 with two home runs and six runs batted in.
Hernández is one of the best in baseball at playing his role, and was a perfect fit on the Dodgers in 2024. The team likely wants to bring him back to play a reserve utility role, but they’re in no rush as they worry about the bigger fish first.
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Dodgers Reportedly Interested in Nolan Arenado in Potential Blockbuster Trade
On Sunday, baseball fans were sent into a frenzy after All-Star third baseman Nolan Arenado posted a series of photos on Instagram along with the song “dodger blue” by Kendrick Lamar. There have now been reports that the Los Angeles Dodgers have interest in adding Arenado this offseason.
It’s widely known that the St. Louis Cardinals are open to trading the 10-time Gold Glove winner since the organization will be using 2025 as time to rebuild the team. Randy Miller, New York Yankees beat reporter for NJ.com, gave some insight on the potential Arenado trade.
“One guy that could be a possibility [for the Yankees] is Arenado from St. Louis,” Miller said on WFAN Radio. “I think the Cardinals are trying to trade him, St. Louis would have to pick up some of the money and maybe the Yankees could have a deal where they trade some prospects. … I keep hearing it’s going to be either the Yankees or the Dodgers — I think he’s a West Coast guy that would prefer to go to the Dodgers and I think the Dodgers want him.”
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Arenado, 34, has publicly said that he hopes to play meaningful October baseball in the coming seasons, a feat he likely won’t accomplish in St. Louis for some time. The third baseman is a Southern California native and grew up in the Orange County area.
At first, the song choice on Arenado’s Instagram post seemed nothing outside of music preference. But after reports surfaced about the Dodgers’ interest in the third baseman, it seems that Arenado’s song choice was a bit more strategic.
Could he have posted that song to indicate his preferred trade destination? We likely won’t ever know the answer, but Arenado is certainly a player who embraces the west coast.
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