Kiké Hernandez is coming back next year, and just about everyone is happy about it. He’s a great clubhouse guy, a valuable and versatile defender, and a fan-favorite. At $10 million for one season, it’s not the type of contract that can hurt the team’s flexibility, and he deserves the money more than John Henry and Tom Werner, anyway.
So what does this deal tell us about the 2023 Red Sox and what questions remain? Let’s take a look at what we know now.
There Will Be No Jarren Duran Era
Somewhere in the Fenway Park baseball ops offices there’s a white board with a diagram of a diamond and a heading that reads 2023 Projected Depth Chart.