A Few Notes on David Hernandez

New Reds reliever could help solidify bullpen

On Tuesday, the Reds signed RHP David Hernandez to 2-year contract through the 2019 season.

Hernandez is a reliever who, along with recently signed Jared Hughes, could help bring stability and success to the Cincinnati bullpen in 2018.

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Here are a few notes that you might not find on David Hernandez’s stat page:

• Walked just 1 of his 97 batters after the 2017 All-Star break
• Allowed an on-base percentage of .161 when he had 2 strikes on a batter in 2017
• Right-handed batters had a line drive rate of 13% (12/92) against him in 2017 (league average: 20.9%)
• The heart of the order batters he faced in 2017 had a groundball rate of 57.4% (31/54) (League Avg: 43.4%)