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DANY HERNANDEZ, RIGHT HANDED PITCHER
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| Born: June 9, 1991 Height: 6’5″ Weight: 215 Bats: Right Throws: Right Signed: Int’l Free Agent, 2017, Pittsburgh Pirates How Acquired: International Free Agent Country: Cuba Agent: N/A |
WTM’S PIRATE PLAYER PROFILES |
| Hernandez comes from Cuba, a talent pool that the Pirates have largely ignored due to their unwillingness to compete financially for talent. Hernandez was their first Cuban signing in six years. He played at least two years in the Cuban National Series, which is that nation’s major league, and was working out in the Dominican Republic when the Pirates signed him. The last of Hernandez’ Cuban seasons was 2013, when he was 22. Hernandez put up just passable stats, with a 3.70 ERA and 1.44 WHIP, and a remarkably low K/9 of 3.4. He’s never been noted as a prospect of any significance and his bonus of $30,000 indicates that he’s probably not. He has good size, but there was almost no information about him at the time he signed.
2017 Hernandez pitched in a couple games in the GCL in July, then moved to Bristol. He got hammered in six outings there and didn’t pitch after early August. There may have been some adjustment problems for Hernandez, but he was pitching in rookie ball at age 26. He’ll obviously be a project. |
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CONTRACT INFORMATION
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| 2018: Minor League Contract |
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PLAYER INFORMATION
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| Signing Bonus: $30,000 MiLB Debut: MLB Debut: N/A MiLB FA Eligible: 2023 MLB FA Eligible: N/A Rule 5 Eligible: 2021 Added to 40-Man: N/A Options Remaining: 3 MLB Service Time: 0.000 |
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TRANSACTIONS
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| March 18, 2017: Signed by the Pittsburgh Pirates as an international free agent. |
