March 21, 2017
Fernandez was assigned to Minnesota's minor league camp.
ANALYSIS
He was a long shot to win a spot on the 25-man roster. He had a 3.05 ERA in 65 innings between High-A Fort Myers and Double-A Chattanooga last season, and will likely begin this one at Triple-A Rochester in the bullpen. However, at age 27 and with just a 6.9 K/9 last season at Double-A, he wouldn't appear to have a lot of upside.