Randy Arozarena keeps hammering the Red Sox, and in the process he’s making a pretty clear case for why Boston should be paying attention to 2027.
Against the Red Sox in this series, the Seattle outfielder has been relentless. Over two games in Boston, Arozarena has piled up five hits, including two homers and a double, while driving in seven runs and striking out only twice. It’s the kind of line that doesn’t just swing a series - it sticks in a front office’s head.
Fenway Park has long been a comfortable place for him, too. In 31 games in Boston, Arozarena has hit .281/.357/.492 with 12 doubles, five home runs and 18 RBI.
That’s not a one-week hot streak. That’s a track record.
And it’s exactly why he looks like the sort of bat the Red Sox could use. Boston’s outfield picture is heavily tilted to the left side, with Wilyer Abreu, Jarren Duran, Roman Anthony and Masataka Yoshida all part of the mix.
Ceddanne Rafaela is the lone right-handed regular in that long-term group. Jahmai Jones and Eli White bat right-handed, but the Red Sox have treated them more like platoon pieces than everyday answers.
Arozarena, who turns 31, is set to hit free agency after this season, and the fit is obvious on paper. He brings the right-handed power Boston doesn’t have enough of, and he’s showing again this week just how dangerous that can look in Fenway.
The Mariners know it, too. Seattle posted a clip celebrating the performance with the caption: "Ova the Monstah! pic.twitter.com/apUD2zMJPY"
If Boston is serious about landing Arozarena, the move would likely start with an outfield trade, and Jarren Duran is the clear name in the conversation. The source material points out that the Red Sox probably should have moved him at least a year ago, when the San Diego Padres were willing to overpay. Instead, his value has dropped and hasn’t bounced back.
Duran is hitting .207/.263/.368 with 149 strikeouts over 130 games this season. He does have 19 home runs and 68 RBI, but Arozarena would give Boston that kind of production from the right side, where the lineup is thin.
Since joining the Mariners organization before the 2025 season, Arozarena has hit .254/.350/.445 over 291 games and earned All-Star nods in both of those years. He’s done that in a Seattle ballpark that is the least friendly in the league for right-handed hitters, which only adds to the appeal of what he might do at Fenway.
The Red Sox could use him and Anthony between left field and designated hitter, with Yoshida mixed in where it fits. That would give Boston a deeper, more dangerous outfield. And with next year’s free-agent hitter market described as especially weak - outfielders included - Arozarena won’t come cheap.
But for a Red Sox team that leans so heavily left-handed, the payoff could be worth it.
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