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MLB Trade Deadline: Phillies Linked to Teoscar Hernandez
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Let’s get it back to baseball with the MLB trade deadline, which hits at 6:30 this evening.
The Phils are being linked to Teoscar Hernandez:
Sources: Mariners OF Teoscar Hernández is drawing interest from at least a half-dozen teams, and a trade is increasingly likely before 6 pm ET tomorrow.
The Phillies, Blue Jays and Giants are among the clubs that have been involved. @MLBNetwork @SeattleSports @FAN590
— Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) August 1, 2023
Hernandez played most of his career with the Blue Jays and was a 2021 All Star. This year he’s slashing .238/.288/.406 with 59 RBI, 16 homers, and 17 doubles. He’s played every single game for the Mariners this year, a durable righty with some power who also strikes out A LOT. He actually leads the league in strikeouts, so he would fit right in on this Phillies team. He’s been neck-and-neck with Kyle Schwarber for the league lead in whiffs all season long.
Hernandez is 30 years old and was traded to Seattle in November. He’s earning $14 million this year and then becomes an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season.
What say you?
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com