Dodgers Reportedly Have Free Agency Interest in Red Sox's Utility Man
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The focus for the Boston Red Sox at the moment is improving on both sides of the baseball, but they do have some of their own free agents who have to figure out what they want to do and where they plan on playing next season.
One of those guys is Isiah Kiner-Falefa, who appeared in just 66 games throughout the year due to an injury and not having the biggest role.
Kiner-Falefa has been in this league since making his debut in 2018 and has been a guy who can contribute at any given moment. He's not a perfect player by any means, but there's a reason why he keeps finding jobs year in and year out, specifically for contending teams.
The former New York Yankees and Boston utility man shouldn't have a difficult time finding a job this winter, either. According to the latest report, the National League powerhouse Los Angeles Dodgers are interested in bringing in the 31-year-old.
“Two more names on different ends of the scale have registered at least some level of interest from the Dodgers, a league source said: Mauricio Dubón and Isiah Kiner-Falefa. The source spoke anonymously because they were not authorized to speak publicly,” Fabian Ardaya wrote.
The Hawaii native didn't have a bad year last season by any means in Boston, especially for the role that the Red Sox were hoping for him to fill.
He came in and played decent defense, swung it at a somewhat competent level, and has largely been the player that he has been for much of his career.
Kiner-Falefa isn't going to wow anybody offensively, posting an 81 OPS+ throughout his career, the same exact mark that he posted last year in Boston. However, he fills a couple of different roles defensively, so it wouldn't be surprising to see a team like the Dodgers end up signing him.