Teoscar Hernandez

Teoscar Hernandez

30-Year-Old OutfielderOF
Seattle Mariners
2023 Fantasy Outlook
With Hernandez heading into his final season before free agency and due well north of $10 million through the arbitration process, the Blue Jays traded him to the Mariners in November in exchange for reliever Erik Swanson and prospect Adam Macko. The move comes with a park downgrade for Hernandez, though he should slot into the heart of a quality order in Seattle. Hernandez didn't come all that close to replicating his All-Star 2021 season from a run-production standpoint, but it was still an excellent campaign, as he reached 25 home runs in his third consecutive full season. He will chip in a handful of bags around the extra-base hits and strikeouts (career 29.4 K percentage). While his defense does not grade well, that's not going to cost him playing time in 2023, as the M's need his bat in the lineup every day. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
#70
ADP
$Signed a one-year, $14 million contract with the Mariners in February of 2023.
Moved to DH
OFSeattle Mariners
May 26, 2023
Hernandez is now listed as the designated hitter for Friday's game against the Pirates.
ANALYSIS
Hernandez was originally slated for right field for Friday's contest against Pittsburgh, but he'll instead be the designated hitter. Jarred Kelenic will get the start in right with Taylor Trammell now listed as the left fielder.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
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#3
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2
16
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8
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vs LHP
#1
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#3
#4
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#6
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+37%
OPS vs LHP
2023
 
 
+29%
OPS vs LHP
2022
 
 
+27%
OPS vs LHP
2021
 
 
+47%
OPS vs LHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021vs Left 1.032 287 52 25 68 3 .320 .352 .680
Since 2021vs Right .754 1054 132 41 150 17 .262 .314 .440
2023vs Left .811 50 8 5 10 0 .245 .240 .571
2023vs Right .628 161 13 4 15 2 .228 .280 .349
2022vs Left .978 97 15 8 20 0 .286 .330 .648
2022vs Right .769 438 56 17 57 6 .262 .313 .456
2021vs Left 1.151 140 29 12 38 3 .372 .407 .744
2021vs Right .784 455 63 20 78 9 .273 .327 .456
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2021
 
 
+12%
OPS on Road
2023
 
 
+13%
OPS on Road
2022
 
 
+5%
OPS at Home
2021
 
 
+28%
OPS on Road
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2021Home .767 664 88 32 102 8 .257 .306 .461
Since 2021Away .860 677 96 34 116 12 .291 .338 .521
2023Home .632 107 10 5 10 0 .210 .252 .380
2023Away .717 104 11 4 15 2 .255 .288 .429
2022Home .827 256 37 15 44 2 .259 .309 .519
2022Away .788 279 34 10 33 4 .273 .323 .465
2021Home .763 301 41 12 48 6 .272 .322 .441
2021Away .980 294 51 20 68 6 .321 .371 .609
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Stat Review
How does Teoscar Hernandez compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.10
 
BB Rate
3.3%
 
K Rate
34.1%
 
BABIP
.311
 
ISO
.172
 
AVG
.232
 
OBP
.270
 
SLG
.404
 
OPS
.674
 
wOBA
.295
 
Exit Velocity
91.0 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
39.8%
 
Barrels/PA
7.4%
 
Expected BA
.260
 
Expected SLG
.478
 
Sprint Speed
23.2 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
37.5%
 
Line Drive %
23.4%
 
Fly Ball %
39.1%
 
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The 2021 Blue Jays had two AL MVP finalists (Vladimir Guerrero Jr. and Marcus Semien), the AL Cy Young winner (Robbie Ray) plus another young phenom in Bo Bichette, leaving Hernandez as somewhat of a complementary piece, amazingly. He won't be an afterthought at the draft table for 2022; much to the contrary, Hernandez will be treated as a top-15 outfielder in most fantasy leagues. The exception may be on-base percentage leagues, as Hernandez does lag in that department with a career 7.7 BB% and .320 OBP. He shaved his strikeout rate to a career-low 24.9% in 2021, but the plate discipline is still shaky enough to leave room for some concern as he ages. At age 28, Hernandez was able to make up for it by blistering the baseball, ranking in the top 15% of the league in pretty much every Statcast batted-ball metric. He should have a few years before any real physical decline sets in, and Hernandez showed a greater willingness to run in 2021. The 2022 campaign should be another fruitful one for Hernandez amidst one of the game's best lineups.
The trio of Vlad Guerrero, Bo Bichette and Cavan Biggio got most of the attention last spring, but it was Hernandez who carried the Blue Jays' offense through most of the short 2020 season. Hernandez had two multi-homer games before the end of July and was still playing at an MVP-caliber level in early September before an oblique strain cropped up. The injury was expected to cost Hernandez serious time, but he returned after the minimum only to hit .227/.227/.386 in his final 11 regular-season games. Despite the cold finish, Hernandez still ranked among the elite in virtually every batted-ball metric, and his sprint speed ranked in the 85th percentile. He displayed big-time growth against right-handed pitching, shaving his strikeout rate against righties from to 34.7% to 28.9%, though it's fair to wonder how much of that growth is real. Hernandez has to get the most out of his limited contact.
Hernandez struggles defensively and has an unsightly 31.8 K% across nearly 1,200 MLB plate appearances. When he manages to put bat to ball, Hernandez does damage, as evidenced by an average exit velocity in the 85th percentile last season. The 27-year-old's sprint speed ranked even higher, in the 94th percentile. Those tools have carried Hernandez to this point in his career, and what's encouraging is that Hernandez has been above league average the past two seasons despite his plate-discipline woes. Hernandez's walk rate improved last season, providing a shred of hope that the batting eye may come along yet. The power is very real, and Toronto's talented young core should provide him with RBI opportunities. If you build up a strong batting-average foundation early, you can safely roll the dice on a player like Hernandez who projects as a BA detriment with 30-homer upside.
Let's get the bad out of the way: Hernandez whiffed a bunch (31.2 K%), gave his manager headaches on defense (minus-5 outs above average) and might struggle with future playing time. However, Hernandez's 2018 issues shouldn't completely erase his former hype. After all, he tied for ninth with a 9.4 Brls/PA mark (after 9.5 in limited 2017 action) and sat among the top 25 in average exit velocity (91.8 mph) and contact distance (201 feet). Toronto appears focused on improving his fielding to justify fitting him in the lineup. The 26-year-old should still see opportunities at designated hitter and left field, and maybe he'll revisit a fraction of the base-stealing that helped him swipe 16 bags in the minors in 2017, if new skipper Carlos Montoyo gives him the green light more often. Those who go back to the well and target him as a depth player could wind up with a high-impact breakout. Just don't get too attached.
Hernandez was a popular late-season pickup in 2017 during his September callup, thanks to his combined .265/.351/.490 line with 18 homers and 16 stolen bases between Triple-A Buffalo and Fresno. Toronto gave him an audition and Hernandez impressed, generating two six-game hit streaks, a pair of two-homer games, and a stretch of six homers in six games. There's more pop in his bat than his 6-foot-2, 198-pound frame suggests, though his flyball-centric profile comes with a lot of swing-and-miss, making him a potential batting average liability, and a player susceptible to lengthy slumps. Still, he boasts a walk rate that could make up for that. The 25-year-old, who has shown 30-steal speed on multiple occasions in the minors, could emerge as a surprise power-speed producer if he's given a starting job for 2018. Even if he's projected for a fourth-outfielder role coming out of spring training, Hernandez has a combination of tools that could force the Jays' hand to an increase in playing time at some point this season.
Hernandez earned his first taste of the big leagues in 2016 after rocketing through the upper levels of the minors. The toolsy 24-year-old outfielder hit a combined .307/.377/.459 with 10 home runs, 53 RBI and 34 stolen bases (on 49 attempts) in 107 games between Double-A and Triple-A, parlaying that success into a promotion to the majors. He appeared in 41 games for the big club, though he was often just used as a pinch hitter against lefties. His power, particularly against lefties, is at least 50-grade, so he has the potential to someday post double-digit steals and homers in a season, but he lacks a true plus tool. In another organization, Hernandez might be poised for everyday duties heading into 2017, but the Astros depth dictates that his best chance of making the big league club out of camp is as the right-handed side of a platoon.
Hernandez emerged as one of the Astros' most exciting prospects in 2014 after putting up huge numbers in the California League, but that excitement faded a bit after his first full season with Double-A Corpus Christi. Hernandez certainly fits the profile for the Astros, combining power and speed with a ton of strikeouts, but he'll need to improve his ability to get on base (6.4-percent walk rate) to take the next step forward in his development. Despite his struggles last season, a jump to Triple-A is likely at some point in 2016.
Signed by the Astros out of the Dominican Republic in 2011, Hernandez emerged as one of the team's most exciting prospects last season. Listed at 6-foot-2 and 180 pounds, the 22-year-old mans center field with a rocket arm (11 outfield assists in 2014) that could eventually warrant a move to right field as he develops. Hernandez also has the power and speed combo that fantasy owners crave, hitting .292/.362/.535 with 37 doubles, nine triples, 21 home runs, 85 RBI and 33 steals in 119 games between High-A Lancaster and Double-A Corpus Christi last season. With exceptional work ethic and five average or better tools, Hernandez is someone to keep an eye on as he reaches the upper levels of the Astros' farm system. A jump to Triple-A is likely at some point in 2015.
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Mashes homer
OFSeattle Mariners
May 24, 2023
Hernandez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Wednesday's victory over the Athletics.
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Laces three-bagger in loss
OFSeattle Mariners
May 17, 2023
Hernandez went 2-for-4 with a two-run triple and a run in a loss to the Red Sox on Tuesday.
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Swipes bag in loss
OFSeattle Mariners
May 15, 2023
Hernandez went 1-for-4 with an RBI and a stolen base in Sunday's loss to the Tigers.
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Three knocks in win
OFSeattle Mariners
May 14, 2023
Hernandez went 3-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional RBI in Saturday's 5-0 win over Detroit.
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Slugs seventh homer Sunday
OFSeattle Mariners
May 1, 2023
Hernandez went 1-for-4 with a solo home run, a hit-by-pitch and an additional run scored in an extra-inning win over the Blue Jays on Sunday.
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