The Red Sox received some potentially promising news over the weekend.

Teoscar Hernández reportedly wants to stay with the Dodgers, whom he helped win the World Series after earning a 2024 All-Star nomination. But according to The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal, Hernández and Los Angeles “remain at an impasse” in negotiations and the club has begun “exploring a number of intriguing right-handed batting alternatives.”

Enter Boston, which had interest in signing Hernández last offseason and renewed its pursuit at the start of free agency. But a pact wouldn’t be cheap, as Rosenthal reported that the veteran slugger is seeking “a three-year deal between $66 million and $72 million.”

That doesn’t mean the Red Sox will do that have to pay that price to sign Hernández. If interested parties had been ready and willing to meet those conditions, the 32-year-old would not have gone on a free agent tour that spanned a month. At this point, Hernández and fellow hard-hitting outfielder Anthony Santander are apparently waiting to see who will blink first.

But if Boston signs Hernández, the risk probably wouldn’t be as great as other high-profile deals. The two-time All-Star has outstanding career offensive numbers at Fenway Park and probably wouldn’t stand out as a defensive left field player in Boston.

Now the Red Sox just need to figure out how much they value Hernández at this stage of his career.