The World Series finale, when the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the New York Yankees on October 30, marked more than the end of the Major League Baseball season. It sparked a free agent frenzy between the two teams that hasn’t yet been fully resolved.

The first shoe dropped on Sunday when Juan Soto and the New York Mets reached an agreement on a landmark 15-year, $765 million contract. The Yankees were the first runner-up for Soto, whom they reportedly offered a 16-year, $760 million contract.

The Dodgers were among five teams to meet with Soto in person in November, but their final offer was for $600 million, according to The Athletic.

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Now both World Series teams must implement their “Plan B” to find a corner outfielder and a slugger in the middle of the order.

The Dodgers had one in Teoscar Hernández, who became a free agent after hitting 33 home runs, driving in 99 and batting .272 after signing a one-year, $23.5 million contract in January. Both sides are negotiating possible reunification and are in agreement. However, no deal had been finalized as of Monday afternoon.

According to multiple reports, the Yankees are in the market to sign Hernández as well.

In an interview Monday with Dodgers Nation’s Doug McKain, MLB Network’s Jon Morosi said the biggest threat to signing Hernández could be another runner-up in the Soto sweepstakes: the Boston Red Sox.

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“I think Boston is the bigger threat to the Dodgers right now because (Hernández) hit so well at Fenway (Park),” Morosi told McKain. “Anecdotally, you hear that he enjoyed playing there in the past and would be a really dynamic player at Fenway. With that wall, I think he would be a great player on both sides of the ball for the Boston Red Sox, who are now looking to make a big impact after missing out on Juan Soto.

While noting that the door is “still very open” for the Dodgers and Hernández to sign a new contract, Morosi noted that a new contract comes with costs.

Now that Soto is no longer on the board, Morosi said, the agents of Hernández, outfielder Anthony Santander, pitcher Max Fried and others could ask for — and receive — an extra year in their contracts because of teams’ “latent spending propensity.” in free agency.

Expect an already lucrative offseason for baseball’s top free agents to bring in even more money in a hurry.

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