Some of Hernández’s underlying numbers have correspondingly gone in the wrong direction. 219/.283/.354 showing with just six longballs. Altogether, Hernández has gotten into 68 games and tallied 304 plate appearances, compiling a meager. He also lost a bit more than eight weeks to a strained right hip flexor that sidelined him from early June until the middle of August. While Hernández has improved upon that particularly tepid early-season output, he’s posted below-average numbers at the dish in each month when healthy. 193/.266/.325 line through the season’s first month and has never fully gotten back on track. The 31-year-old hasn’t managed to replicate last year’s production though. On the heels of that strong first season in Fenway, Hernández deservedly earned Boston’s Opening Day nod in center field this year. He spent the bulk of his time in center field and at second base, with public defensive metrics placing him among the league’s best at the former position. As he has throughout his career, Hernández proved willing to bounce between the infield and outfield.
Hernández paired that well-rounded hitting output with his typically strong defense. Altogether, by measure of wRC+, his offensive production checked in nine percentage points above league average. Hernández walked at a robust 10.4% clip, only struck out 18.8% of the time and made a strong impact from a power perspective. He tallied a personal-high 585 plate appearances and connected on 20 home runs and 19 doubles with an overall. The Puerto Rico native posted arguably his best season to date in 2021. It was a surprisingly strong multi-year arrangement on the heels of back-to-back down seasons at the plate, but it quickly looked like a coup for chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom and his front office. The longtime Dodger first hit the open market over the 2020-21 offseason, when he signed a two-year, $14MM pact with Boston.
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Hernández had been slated to hit free agency this winter, but he’ll bypass that opportunity for a third season in Boston. The deal guarantees the Wasserman client $10MM for the 2023 season. The Red Sox have gotten a jump on their offseason business, reportedly agreeing to a one-year contract extension with utilityman Enrique Hernández. Projected Arbitration Salaries For 2022.
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