The Seattle Mariners have traded for Teoscar Hernandez from the Toronto Blue Jays, it has been announced this morning. In exchange, the Jays are getting reliever Erik Swanson and pitching prospect Adam Macko from Seattle.
The 30 year old Hernandez put up a .267/.316/.491 slash line as the Jays’ regular right fielder in 2022, good for a 2.8 bWAR. He won Silver Slugger Awards in 2020 and 2021, and had a .283/.333/.519 slash line over the past three years. Seattle has had issues with their outfield production of late, so this helps fill a need for the M’s.