2023 Stats
W-L
1-2
ERA
5.58
WHIP
1.63
K
32
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2023 Fantasy Outlook
Hernandez returned in July after a lengthy recovery from April 2021 Tommy John surgery. The right-hander posted a near-20 percent walk rate in 16 minor-league rehab outings, but Texas felt he was ready to go and immediately featured him in high-leverage. The 26-year-old recorded his first of four saves in just his fifth appearance of the season, but only spent about two weeks closing before Texas turned to Jose Leclerc. Hernandez reached triple-digits with his fastball, but could only muster a 20.6% strikeout rate and walks were still an issue (17 in 30.1 innings) upon returning to the big leagues. He makes up for his lack of strikeouts with plenty of groundballs (52.8% for his career), but the number of baserunners he allows (career 1.31 WHIP) isn't suited for closing. Read Past Outlooks
Rejoins big club
Hernandez was recalled from Triple-A Round Rock on Wednesday, Jeff Wilson of RangersToday.com reports.
ANALYSIS
The right-hander was optioned to Round Rock in late August but will rejoin the Rangers on Wednesday with Max Scherzer (shoulder) headed for the injured list. Hernandez has struggled to a 6.45 ERA, 1.70 WHIP and 25:14 K:BB across 22.1 big-league innings this season.
The right-hander was optioned to Round Rock in late August but will rejoin the Rangers on Wednesday with Max Scherzer (shoulder) headed for the injured list. Hernandez has struggled to a 6.45 ERA, 1.70 WHIP and 25:14 K:BB across 22.1 big-league innings this season.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
17
Last 10 Games
21
Last 5 Games
22
How many pitches does Jonathan Hernandez generally throw?
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11-20
21-30
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81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Jonathan Hernandez generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-20%
BAA vs LHP
2023
-43%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2021vs Left | .226 | 23 | 10 | 21 | 1 | |||
| Since 2021vs Right | .284 | 36 | 22 | 40 | 5 | |||
| 2023vs Left | .196 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | .342 | 20 | 9 | 26 | 4 | |||
| 2022vs Left | .255 | 11 | 4 | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2022vs Right | .215 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2021vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2021vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2021
-41%
ERA on Road
2023
-49%
ERA on Road
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2021Home | 5.61 | 1.44 | 25.2 | 10.9 | 4.2 | ||||
| Since 2021Away | 3.31 | 1.58 | 35.1 | 7.1 | 5.1 | ||||
| 2023Home | 7.82 | 1.66 | 12.2 | 11.4 | 4.3 | ||||
| 2023Away | 4.00 | 1.61 | 18.0 | 8.0 | 4.5 | ||||
| 2022Home | 3.46 | 1.23 | 13.0 | 10.4 | 4.2 | ||||
| 2022Away | 2.60 | 1.56 | 17.1 | 6.2 | 5.7 | ||||
| 2021Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2021Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Jonathan Hernandez compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. 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, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.13K/9
9.4BB/9
4.4HR/9
1.2Fastball
97.6 mphERA
5.58WHIP
1.63BABIP
.363GB/FB
1.78Left On Base
67.6%Exit Velocity
81.7 mphBarrels/BBE
8.1%Spin Rate
2273 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
26.9%Swinging Strike
12.6%Prospect Rankings History
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2021 Fantasy Outlook
Hernandez was electric coming out of the Rangers' bullpen in 2020, posting a solid 2.90 ERA and 1.03 WHIP with 31 punchouts over 31 innings. He also finished with a 5-1 record along with five holds. Hernandez's nasty sinker makes it extremely difficult for hitters to lift the ball out of the ballpark, and this was evident by just two home runs surrendered last season. The 24-year-old's command is also something to note, finishing the year with a 3.9 K/BB. The youngster easily fits into the class of upcoming elite relievers, and he should be in a position to receive plenty of high-leverage opportunities in 2021, even with Jose Leclerc returning from a shoulder injury and factoring into the mix near the back end of the bullpen.
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Optioned back to minors
Hernandez was optioned to Triple-A Round Rock on Monday.
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Returns to Texas bullpen
Hernandez was recalled from Triple-A Round Rock on Saturday.
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Heads to Triple-A
The Rangers optioned Hernandez to Triple-A Round Rock on Monday.
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Throws scoreless inning
Hernandez allowed two hits and struck out two over a scoreless inning in Monday's 6-4 loss to the Pirates.
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Walked off Wednesday
Hernandez (0-1) allowed two runs on two hits and did not retire a batter, picking up his first loss in Wednesday's game against the Reds.
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