Throughout the Boston Red Sox's series against the Seattle Mariners, Randy Arozarena has made them pay.
The outfielder has been on a tear at the plate since his arrival in Boston. Arozarena has logged five hits, including two home runs and a double, seven RBI and two strikeouts over two games against the Red Sox.
As a former Tampa Bay Ray, Arozarena has played quite a few games at Fenway Park and hit well there. He's slashed .281/.357/.492 with 12 doubles, five home runs and 18 RBI over 31 games in Boston.
Arozarena has reminded the Red Sox that they could use a right-handed outfielder with that type of consistency and power. The 31-year-old will be a free agent after this season and the Red Sox should consider bringing him in.
The Sox's outfield mix is current dominated by left handers Wilyer Abreu, Jarren Duran, Roman Anthony and Masataka Yoshida (though he hardly counts as an outfielder, at this point). Ceddanne Rafaela is the only righty in the long-term outfield group. Jahmai Jones and Eli White are right-handed, but the Red Sox have used them as platoon bats rather than full-time players.
Randy Arozarena is showing Red Sox how well he could fit in their outfield in 2027 and beyond
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— Seattle Mariners (@Mariners) August 31, 2026
The possibility of signing Arozarena hinges on an outfield trade and Duran is the obvious candidate. Boston should've moved on from him at least a year ago when the San Diego Padres were interested in overpaying for him, but his value has sunk since then and shows no sign of changing. Duran is batting .207/.263/.368 with 149 strikeouts over 130 games this year, and though his 19 home runs and 68 RBI are nothing to shake a stick at, Arozarena could deliver that and more from the right side, where Boston is lacking.
Arozarena is slashing .254/.350/.445 over 291 games since he joined the Mariners organization before the 2025 season. He's been named an All-Star in both of those years. Seattle's ballpark is the least-friendly in the league for right-handed hitters, so Arozarena would perform even better at Fenway Park, though he can hit to all fields.
Using Arozarena and Anthony between left field and DH while sprinkling Yoshida in where it makes sense would make the Sox's outfield deeper and more dangerous. Next season's free agent class is quite weak in terms of hitters, especially outfielders, so it'll take a pretty penny to entice Arozarena to Boston. The price would be worth it for the southpaw-heavy Sox, especially if Arozarena's usual Fenway production holds up.
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