# Dodgers have crucial offseason decisions with Kiké Hernández, Alex Vesia, other fan-favorite free agents

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/dodgers-have-crucial-offseason-decisions-with-kike-hernandez-alex-vesia-other-fan-favorite-free-agents/
- Published: 2026-11-12T01:49:36+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T02:23:09+00:00
- Original publisher: New York Post (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://nypost.com/2026/11/11/sports/dodgers-weigh-free-agent-decisions-with-kike-hernandez-alex-vesia-and-more/
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Dodgers face decisions on several championship-era free agents.
- Vesia’s consistency could attract multi-year offers from other teams.
- Hernández’s versatility and October record weigh against recent struggles.

## Summary

The Dodgers must decide whether to re-sign several popular players who helped them win consecutive World Series titles in 2024 and 2025. Their choices, amid a winter that could be affected by a lockout, will indicate how much of the championship roster they want to retain after Milwaukee swept them in last month’s National League Championship Series.

Kiké Hernández offers defensive versatility and postseason experience, but has hit .219 with a .645 OPS since 2024 and has missed time with injuries. Left-handed reliever Alex Vesia has a 2.66 ERA across 367 appearances since joining the club in 2021 and has drawn interest from about half the league, with possible three-year offers. Evan Phillips, who had 44 saves and a 2.21 ERA from 2022 to 2024, is returning from Tommy John surgery; the article also identifies Brusdar Graterol as a free agent, but provides no further detail about his situation.

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