Free agent outfielder Teoscar Hernandez is garnering interest from the Boston Red Sox, according to Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic. The 31-year-old slugger put up a subpar .258/.305/.435 batting line to go along with 26 home runs, 93 RBI, and seven stolen bases over 625 at-bats in his lone season with the Seattle Mariners in 2023. The M's declined to extend a $20.325 qualifying offer to Hernandez back in early November and he became a free agent. The Red Sox outfield could use some pop and Hernandez could be the man to provide it. He's slugged at least 25 home runs every season, excluding the shortened 2020 campaign, since 2019.

Free-agent outfielder Teoscar Hernandez is on the Los Angeles Dodgers' radar. The Dodgers could use a corner outfielder and have shown interest in Hernandez before. He was an All-Star in 2021 and has at least 22 home runs in each full season since he became a regular in the league in 2018. The 31-year-old is also more attractive this offseason after the Seattle Mariners didn't extend him a qualifying offer, so the Dodgers wouldn't have to give up draft-pick compensation to bring him in this winter. Hernandez has developed a reputation for being a streaker hitter. He finished his first and possibly only season in Seattle in 2023 by slashing .258/.305/.435 with 26 home runs, 29 doubles, two triples, 93 RBI, seven stolen bases and 70 runs scored in 160 games. His .741 OPS and 106 OPS+ were among the lowest of his career for any of his full seasons played, and his 31.1% strikeout rate was the highest on the team and fifth-highest in MLB.

The Seattle Mariners chose not to give a $20.325 million qualifying offer to outfielder Teoscar Hernandez, so the team won't receive draft-pick compensation if he signs with another team this winter. If Hernandez doesn't re-sign with Seattle, it will leave them with a hole in right field and in the middle of their lineup heading into next season. The M's were clearly wary of committing to a high price for a player prone to peaks and valleys offensively. The 31-year-old earned $14 million in 2023 in his final season of arbitration eligibility, and he'll be on the open market for the first time in his career. His .741 OPS and 106 OPS+ were among the lowest of his career this year for a full season, and his 31.1% strikeout rate was the highest on the team and fifth-highest in MLB.

Seattle Mariners outfielder Teoscar Hernandez continued his hot streak in Tuesday's 7-6 loss to the Reds. Hernandez went 2-for-4 with a single, a two-run home run, a walk, and a strikeout. The 30-year-old has now brought his season slash line up to .267/.311/.465 with 25 HR, 86 RBI, and six stolen bases. Fantasy managers will be pleased to see his power coming around just in time for the fantasy playoffs.

Seattle Mariners outfielder Teoscar Hernandez went 2-for-4 with a pair of RBI singles and a strikeout in a 7-0 shutout win over the Oakland Athletics on Monday. Hernandez drove home teammate Julio Rodriguez on two separate occasions--in the bottom of the third and bottom of the sixth--with a pair of RBI singles. Rodriguez has been the hottest hitter on the planet through the month of August but Hernandez has been raking at the dish as well. Back on July 31, Hernandez was slashing a poor .238/.288/.406 with 16 home runs and 59 RBI through 106 games. But in 24 games in August, the 30-year-old is slashing a ridiculous .371/.398/.649 with six home runs and 19 RBI. Overall, he has a .264/.308/.453 batting line with 22 home runs, 78 RBI, and six stolen bases across 508 at-bats. He's as streaky as they come but when he's hot, he can be a week winner in fantasy.

Seattle Mariners outfielder Teoscar Hernandez was on base often in Friday night's 2-0 victory over the division-rival Houston Astros, going 3-for-4 with a double and a strikeout. Hernandez now has nine hits in his last four games and is batting .351 (20-for-57) with two home runs, six doubles, five RBI and five runs scored in 15 games (14 starts) so far in the month of August for the M's. The 30-year-old isn't striking out as much during this hot stretch and should stick in fantasy lineups as long as he remains hot for Seattle. In his first year in Seattle in 2023, Hernandez is currently slashing .252/.298/.425 with 18 home runs, 23 doubles, two triples, 64 RBI, five stolen bases and 50 runs scored in 506 trips to the plate and 121 games.

Seattle Mariners outfielder Teoscar Hernandez had a massive night at the plate on Tuesday against the Royals as he clubbed his 18th home run of the season while adding an RBI double as part of a 5-for-5 effort in a 10-8 extra-innings victory. It has largely been a down season for the veteran as Hernandez is hitting .250 with those 18 HR alongside five stolen bases and a .720 OPS across 118 appearances on the season, production that is precisely league average, as per his 100 wRC+. The 30-year-old has managed a minimum wRC+ of 129 in each of his last three seasons, although his 63 RBI on the season are on pace to finish as his second-highest total in parts of eight big-league seasons.

Seattle Mariners outfielder Teoscar Hernandez is back in the starting lineup Wednesday afternoon to take on Boston Red Sox right-hander Kutter Crawford. Hernandez was held out of the starting lineup for Tuesday night's contest due to the outfielder drawing significant interest prior to the MLB trade deadline but the club ended up hanging on to their powerful right-handed bat. However, Hernandez hasn't been at his best this season, hitting .238 with 16 homers, five stolen bases, and a .694 OPS across 106 appearances on the season. The outfielder has also seen his walk rate dip to 5.6% while his strikeout rate has risen to a hefty 32.1% clip. The 30-year-old is scheduled to hit free agency at season's end.

Seattle Mariners outfielder Teoscar Hernandez is drawing trade interest from at least half a dozen teams, and a trade is increasingly likely before the deadline on Tuesday, Aug. 1, according to sources. The Philadelphia Phillies, Toronto Blue Jays and San Francisco Giants are among the teams that have been involved. The Giants already traded for former Mariners outfielder AJ Pollock on Monday, so they could be out of the running now. The 30-year-old was originally traded from Toronto to Seattle in the offseason, and return to the Jays would make him even more attractive in a better offense and hitting environment. Hernandez strikes out a great deal with a league-leading 141 K's, and he's slashing .238/.288/.408 with 16 homers, 17 doubles, two triples, 58 RBI, five steals and 45 runs scored in 105 games.

The Seattle Mariners willingness to listen to trade talks on outfielder Teoscar Hernandez and first baseman Ty France ahead of Tuesday's trade deadline is a significant development. The Toronto Blue Jays, San Francisco Giants, Milwaukee Brewers and Philadelphia Phillies are looking for right-handed hitters. In return, the M's will be looking for young bats. Seattle traded outfielder AJ Pollock and utility man Mark Matthias to the Giants on Monday, but they could still deal Hernandez and/or France by Tuesday. Hernandez has hit .238/.288/.408 with 16 homers, 58 RBI, five steals and 45 runs in 105 games in his first year in Seattle. Meanwhile, France is hitting .253/.324/.367 with only seven homers, 39 RBI and 57 runs in 392 at-bats in 2023.

While the overall numbers are still usable for fantasy baseball managers, there are plenty of warning signs that Seattle Mariners outfielder Teoscar Hernandez is slowly declining at the plate as he sits halfway through his age-30 season. Hernandez has appeared in 79 games thus far, so assuming good health, all counting stats can be easily doubled to predict his potential end-of-season numbers. The two-time silver slugger sits at 15 homers with a .250 batting average. Fantasy managers can live with that, just as they'll take his 35 runs, 46 RBI, and four stolen bases thus far. However, a career-low 5.2% walk rate paired with his highest strikeout rate since 2019 (32.6%) with a .330 BABIP suggest that .250 is about right for him in terms of average. The hard hit rate is almost five percentage points lower than last year, and the former Blue Jay is pulling the ball less. I will be surprised if Hernandez makes it to 30 bombs this season, both due to trends and potential injuries. If fantasy managers can sell the aging veteran power hitter for a younger, up-and-coming source of power with better batting average like Bryan Reynolds or Jazz Chisholm Jr., now might be the time to try and pull it off.

Seattle Mariners outfielder Teoscar Hernandez went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBI as the club edged the Chicago White Sox 3-2 on Friday. The 30-year-old has come along very slowly during his Seattle debut season, but he's finally beginning to brew lately. Hernandez is hitting .366 (15-for-41) with seven extra-base hits and 10 RBI over his last 11 outings. Fantasy managers hope to see the two-time Silver Slugger continue this prosperity so as to maintain his spot in the cleanup position of the lineup. It's worth mentioning Hernandez has only stolen two bases since April 10, so there's still another dimension of his game yet to be fully grasped.

Seattle Mariners outfielder Teoscar Hernandez went 2-for-4 with a solo home run, two RBI, and a strikeout in a 4-1 win over the San Diego Padres on Tuesday. Hernandez broke up a 1-1 tie in the top of the sixth inning when he muscled a Brent Honeywell offering over the wall in center field. The 30-year-old slugger would then add to Seattle's lead in the top of the eighth inning when he singled in Ty France. It's been an up-and-down season so far for Teo but he's collected nine hits over the last seven games and seems to be heading in the right direction. For the season, he's slashing .246/.283/.422 with 10 home runs, 32 RBI, and three stolen bases over 232 at-bats.

Seattle Mariners outfielder Teoscar Hernandez went 1-for-4 on Tuesday, as his team lost their second straight game against the New York Yankees. Hernandez signed with the Mariners this past offseason but has struggled to find his form a bit in the early going.In 55 games, the 30-year-old outfielder has hit .234 and has an on-base percentage of .272. He has tallied 50 hits, nine home runs, and 28 RBI. His numbers have fallen from last year, but the good news is he's been better in May (.260 average, four doubles, two homers, 12 RBI) and has hit safely in six of his last seven games. Fantasy managers will be hoping he can carry this momentum into June.

Seattle Mariners outfielder Teoscar Hernandez went 0-for-4 during Wednesday's loss to the Rangers. The 30-year-old is hitting just .180 (9-for-50) with a lone homer and RBI over the last two weeks of action, causing him to fall to the seventh spot of the Mariners lineup for the first time this season. It could be time to field fantasy buy-low offers on the two-time Silver Slugger, who owns a very strong expected weighted on-base average on contact of .487, per Statcast. The speedy right fielder also has just one stolen base in two attempts on the campaign. Hernandez will get to face two left-handers during an upcoming weekend series against Detroit, and he's slugging .700 in 30 at-bats against southpaws in 2023.

Seattle Mariners outfielder Teoscar Hernandez went 0-for-4 with a pair of strikeouts in a 7-3 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday. The Mariners couldn't muster much on offense, plating just three runs. Hernandez was responsible for two of the M's 14 team strikeouts. Despite the hitless effort on Sunday, Hernandez had a solid series against the Cards, swatting a pair of home runs. Overall, the 30-year-old slugger is slashing .244/.283/.453 with five home runs, 13 RBI, and one stolen base across 86 at-bats. It's been a bit of a slow start for the former Blue Jay but Seattle's cold, damp April weather may have something to do with it. He should be just fine moving forward.

Seattle Mariners outfielder Teoscar Hernandez (back) returned to the lineup in Tuesday's 9-8 win over the Guardians. Batting third and playing right field, Hernandez went 1-for-3 with a three-run home run and a strikeout. The newly-acquired outfielder was scratched from Sunday's Cactus League lineup with back soreness but looked just fine in Tuesday's game. Seeing Hernandez back in the lineup is a good sign for the Mariners and fantasy managers, as he has been a higher-end power source over the last several seasons. As long as he's healthy, Hernandez should be a contributor in HR, runs, and RBI while also providing some steals and a decent batting average.

Seattle Mariners outfielder Teoscar Hernandez (back) is expected to be back in the team's Cactus League lineup on Tuesday after he was scratched from the spring lineup on Sunday against the Kansas City Royals due to back soreness. The move appears to have just been a precaution early in camp games. For now, the 30-year-old should be considered day-to-day, giving him a good chance to be ready for Opening Day at the end of March. Hernandez was acquired from the Blue Jays last November. He's leaving one of the best hitting environments in baseball, but he'll reside in one of the stronger lineups in the American League in Seattle, and he should hit in the heart of the order. Hernandez was an All-Star in 2021 and managed to hit 25 home runs in Toronto in 2022.

Seattle Mariners outfielder Teoscar Hernandez (back) was scratched from Sunday's Spring Training game against the Kansas City Royals due to back soreness. Although manager Scott Servais noted that the injury is not of major concern, Hernandez could return to the lineup by Monday. The 30-year-old was one of the biggest offseason acquisitions for Seattle after shipping Erik Swanson and Adam Macko to Toronto in exchange for the blossoming outfielder. With the Blue Jays in 2022, Hernandez slashed .267/.316/.491 with 25 HRs and a .807 OPS. He also accumulated a .348 wOBA and a 129 wRC+. Although his strikeout numbers skyrocketed after he compiled a 28.3% mark, that is certainly a concern heading into 2023. Overall, Hernandez is an elite-class hitter, and the power he supplies most certainly offsets any red flags.