Jonathan Hernandez

Jonathan Hernandez

27-Year-Old PitcherRP
Texas Rangers
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Hernandez had a shaky 2023 season, which he split almost exactly evenly between the majors and Triple-A Round Rock. His 4.3 BB/9 and 1.1 HR/9 served as a bad combination, which led to a 5.40 ERA and 1.58 WHIP while in the big leagues. Hernandez was also sidelined in the playoffs due to a shoulder injury, so his health remains in question entering the spring. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
$Signed a one-year, $1.2 million contract with the Rangers in January of 2024.
Activated from injured list
PTexas Rangers
April 23, 2024
The Rangers activated Hernandez (lat) from the 15-day injured list Monday.
ANALYSIS
Hernandez got a late start to the season due to a right lat strain but is ready to roll now after allowing just three runs with a 14:4 K:BB over 10 rehab innings with Triple-A Round Rock. The righty could eventually work his way into high-leverage situations but will probably be used earlier in games initially.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
22
Last 10 Games
22
Last 5 Games
22
How many pitches does Jonathan Hernandez generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
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121+
 
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21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
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121+
 
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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 2022
 
 
-18%
BAA vs LHP
2024
No Stats
2023
 
 
-40%
BAA vs LHP
2022
 
 
-16%
BAA vs RHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .223 108 23 10 21 7 0 1
Since 2022vs Right .272 175 39 23 40 3 1 5
2024vs Left .000 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Right .000 4 1 1 0 0 0 0
2023vs Left .196 55 12 6 9 3 0 0
2023vs Right .329 92 22 9 26 2 1 4
2022vs Left .255 52 11 4 12 4 0 1
2022vs Right .215 79 16 13 14 1 0 1
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
 
 
-40%
ERA on Road
2024
No Stats
2023
 
 
-52%
ERA on Road
2022
 
 
-25%
ERA on Road
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 5.33 1.41 27.0 1 0 3 10.7 4.3 1.3
Since 2022Away 3.22 1.54 36.1 3 5 1 7.4 5.0 0.5
2024Home 0.00 0.75 1.1 1 0 0 6.8 6.8 0.0
2024Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Home 7.82 1.66 12.2 0 0 0 11.4 4.3 1.4
2023Away 3.79 1.53 19.0 1 2 0 8.5 4.3 0.9
2022Home 3.46 1.23 13.0 0 0 3 10.4 4.2 1.4
2022Away 2.60 1.56 17.1 2 3 1 6.2 5.7 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.
  • K/BB
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
1.00
 
K/9
6.8
 
BB/9
6.8
 
HR/9
0.0
 
Fastball
97.0 mph
 
ERA
0.00
 
WHIP
0.75
 
BABIP
.000
 
GB/FB
0.00
 
Left On Base
100.0%
 
Swinging Strike
13.6%
 
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
2023
2021
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.
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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Starts rehab assignment
PTexas Rangers
Lat
April 3, 2024
Hernandez (lat) began a rehab assignment with Triple-A Round Rock on Tuesday, striking out one over a scoreless inning.
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Shelved with lat strain
PTexas Rangers
Lat
March 28, 2024
The Rangers placed Hernandez (lat) on the 15-day injured list Thursday.
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Uncertain for Opening Day
PTexas Rangers
Shoulder
March 11, 2024
Rangers manager Bruce Bochy said Monday that Hernandez (shoulder) will make his Cactus League debut Monday, but Bochy is unsure whether the reliever will have enough time to prep for Opening Day, Jeff Wilson of RangersToday.com reports.
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Avoids arbitration with Rangers
PTexas Rangers
Shoulder
January 11, 2024
Hernandez (shoulder) signed a one-year, $1.2 million contract with the Rangers on Thursday to avoid arbitration, Kennedi Landry of MLB.com reports.
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Out with shoulder injury
PTexas Rangers
Shoulder
October 3, 2023
Hernandez has been left off the Rangers' American League Wild Card Series roster due to a shoulder injury, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.
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