Sources: Teoscar Hernández, Dodgers reach 1-year, $23.5M deal - ESPN

Outfielder Teoscar Hernández and the Los Angeles Dodgers agreed on a one-year, $23.5 million contract, sources told ESPN on Sunday, adding another All-Star bat to the lineup of a team that's already the World Series favorite.

Hernández, 31, entered an offseason with few impact veteran bats as among the best. But with a crowded outfield market and others available on the trade market, he opted for a big-money, one-year deal and the opportunity to join Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Tyler Glasnow as part of the supercharged Dodgers.

The deal, which is pending a physical, includes deferrals, though not nearly to the level of Ohtani putting off $680 million of his 10-year, $700 million contract for 10 years. Of Hernández's $23.5 million salary, $8.5 million will be deferred, to be paid off between 2030 and 2039, according to sources.

The Dodgers are betting heavily on Hernández, an All-Star in 2021. Because his signing will push their payroll to around $270 million, they will jump well into the second luxury-tax bracket and pay a 12.5% surcharge on top of the 50% they need to pay for spending over the $237 million threshold. Factoring in additional money spent because of the luxury tax, Hernández's one year will cost the Dodgers more than $32 million.

They forged ahead nonetheless, beating out the Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Angels to secure one of the most consistent power hitters in baseball. Since his first year getting full-time at-bats with the Toronto Blue Jays in 2018, Hernández's 147 home runs and 442 RBIs rank 23rd in baseball. While his .258/.305/.435 line with the Seattle Mariners last season was below his career average, Hernández hit 26 home runs and drove in 93. That power also comes with increasingly