![]() ![]() Better to accept the league for what it is, fun and interesting summertime entertainment, instead of trying to chase the attention of those both overseas and domestically – we call them soccer snobs – who consider it Triple-A level at best (or else a retirement home for the rest of the world’s aging stars). As for MLS ever being relevant globally? Not as long as it plays with a salary cap while the rest of the world goes without one.After all, it worked for Adrián González when he returned to the West Coast 11 seasons ago. Also, it might help him just to get away from the manic intensity of the Boston baseball environment.As sickly as Austin Barnes’ bat has been in 2023, that might be Kiké’s next horizon. Then again, the one position he never played in L.A. ![]() It hasn’t been that good since, and perhaps returning to that multi-positional role against left-handed pitching will unlock something. ![]() 786 OPS for a team that got to the postseason. He left because he wanted to be an everyday player rather than a utility whiz, and in 2021 he logged 134 games, 20 home runs, 60 RBIs and a. Maybe his 2-for-4 performance on Wednesday, while playing second base, is a sign his return to L.A. 599 OPS, 14 errors as the everyday shortstop and a minus-0.7 WAR as calculated by Baseball Reference. He had a magnificent 2021 in Boston, struggled through injuries last season, particularly a hip injury that sidelined him for two months, and received a one-year extension from the Red Sox in September. Before you celebrate the return of Kiké Hernández to the Dodgers, keep this in mind: Right now this is not the same Kiké who was such an integral part of the club – and of the positional flexibility prized by Andrew Friedman – up through the 2020 World Series. ![]()
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