Following his withdrawal from the competition for Japanese superstar Yoshinobu Yamamoto earlier this month, Boston Red Sox chief baseball officer Craig Breslow now has the chance to demonstrate his ability to prevail in a bidding war.
Since then, the Red Sox have switched to one of the best sluggers available, and by all indications, they seem to have a good chance of signing him.
According to MassLive’s Chris Cotillo on Wednesday, “Sources: Red Sox remain among the most aggressive on Teoscar Hernández, who has a handful of interested teams.” “The Los Angeles Angels were also strongly engaged. could sign a four-year contract if the bidding reaches that level.”
In 160 games for the Seattle Mariners, Hernández hit.258 with 57 extra-base hits (26 home runs, 93 RBIs), a.741 OPS, and what was perhaps his poorest offensive season since his rookie year.
With a career OPS+ of 118, the 31-year-old would probably handle left field and let Masataka Yoshida take up most of the designated hitter repetitions.
It’s interesting to note that Hernández liked a photoshopped image of himself wearing a Red Sox uniform this week and followed the team’s official Spanish account on X in addition to a few fan accounts.
That does not imply that he is committed, but it does seem like there is a lot of mutual interest between the two of them.
Breslow will need to outbid the brass of the Angels, but it shouldn’t be an impossible task.