Red Sox Reportedly Showing Interest In All-Star Slugger To Bolster Lineup
The Boston Red Sox are in desperate need of a boost after missing out on some marquee names to begin the offseason.
As it stands now, the Red Sox are squarely in last place among the American League East rosters. While starting pitching remains the clear priority, it’s the time of year where any and all upgrades are welcome.
Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow appears to agree with that sentiment.
“The Red Sox are another club showing interest in Teoscar Hernández, who has averaged 26 homers in his last five full seasons and boasts a career OPS+ 18 percent above league average,” The Athletic’s Ken Rosenthal wrote Friday.
Rosenthal also revealed that the Los Angeles Angels could get into the mix for the 31-year-old slugger.
Hernández hit .258 with 57 extra-base hits including 26 home runs, 93 RBIs and a .741 OPS in 160 games for the Seattle Mariners in what was his worst offensive season since his rookie year.
The two-time American League Silver Slugger Award winner would likely thrive at Fenway Park but do so with a hefty amount of strikeouts — he has a 29.7% career strikeout rate.
