Carlos Hernandez
27-Year-Old
15-Day IL
Injury Shoulder
Est. Return 4/9/2024
2024 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.00
K
0
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2024 Fantasy Outlook
Hernandez worked as a reliever in 2023, making a career-high 67 appearances while getting plenty of high-leverage looks. The 6-foot-4, 250-pound righty racked up 17 holds and four saves for the Royals, but the quality of his innings was lackluster despite adding velocity to his fastball that he threw 99.1 mph on average. He posted an ERA over 5.00 for the second consecutive year along with a 1.33 WHIP that was a bottom-50 mark among relief pitchers. The 26-year-old particularly struggled down the stretch, with a 12.91 ERA in September and more walks issued (nine) than strikeouts (four). Hernandez's inflated ratios make him hard to trust for fantasy purposes, but he could still be worth a late-round gamble considering his strikeout and walk rates are trending in the right direction. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
#601
ADP
Lands on 15-day injured list
The Royals placed Hernandez on the 15-day injured list Thursday with a right shoulder impingement.
ANALYSIS
Hernandez missed all of spring training with the shoulder issue. He resumed mound work about a week ago, but there's no timetable for his return to the active roster.
Hernandez missed all of spring training with the shoulder issue. He resumed mound work about a week ago, but there's no timetable for his return to the active roster.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-39%
BAA vs LHP
2024
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BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .200 | 63 | 31 | 45 | 5 | |||
Since 2022vs Right | .330 | 49 | 31 | 89 | 12 | |||
2024vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2024vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2023vs Left | .189 | 42 | 17 | 24 | 2 | |||
2023vs Right | .273 | 35 | 14 | 38 | 8 | |||
2022vs Left | .214 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 3 | |||
2022vs Right | .389 | 14 | 17 | 51 | 4 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2022
-22%
ERA at Home
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ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
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Since 2022Home | 5.46 | 1.61 | 62.2 | 7.8 | 5.2 | ||||
Since 2022Away | 6.96 | 1.50 | 63.1 | 8.2 | 3.7 | ||||
2024Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2024Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2023Home | 5.50 | 1.47 | 36.0 | 9.5 | 4.3 | ||||
2023Away | 5.03 | 1.18 | 34.0 | 10.3 | 3.7 | ||||
2022Home | 5.40 | 1.80 | 26.2 | 5.4 | 6.4 | ||||
2022Away | 9.20 | 1.88 | 29.1 | 5.8 | 3.7 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Carlos 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
2.48K/9
9.9BB/9
4.0HR/9
1.3Fastball
99.1 mphERA
5.27WHIP
1.33BABIP
.302GB/FB
0.87Left On Base
63.3%Exit Velocity
83.2 mphBarrels/BBE
4.7%Spin Rate
2225 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
22.8%Swinging Strike
14.3%Prospect Rankings History
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Drawing significant interest
Hernandez continues to draw interest as the trade deadline approaches, Mark Feinsand of MLB.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Feinsand writes that Scott Barlow is the likelier Royals reliever to be traded because he's under team control for just one additional year, as opposed to Hernandez who won't reach free agency until 2028. It's possible Kansas City could look to sell high on the 26-year-old though, as he's in the midst of a breakout season that has seen him post a 3.78 ERA and 57:13 K:BB over 50 innings.
Feinsand writes that Scott Barlow is the likelier Royals reliever to be traded because he's under team control for just one additional year, as opposed to Hernandez who won't reach free agency until 2028. It's possible Kansas City could look to sell high on the 26-year-old though, as he's in the midst of a breakout season that has seen him post a 3.78 ERA and 57:13 K:BB over 50 innings.
Past Fantasy Outlooks
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2021
Typically, a 97 mph fastball would be an encouraging sign, but while Hernandez has velocity, he's yet to do much with it. Hitters tagged his primary pitch for a .366 batting average and .581 slugging percentage in 2022, leading to an ugly 7.39 ERA and 1.84 WHIP across 56 innings. Hernandez started only seven of his 27 appearances last season, posting a 9.10 ERA and 2.16 WHIP in 29.2 innings in the rotation. His time as a reliever was rather unconvincing as well, though he allowed multiple runs in just three of his last 18 appearances. If he can make his pitches more evasive and trim down an ugly 11.7 percent walk rate, there's some upside here as a starter or a high-leverage reliever. It won't do fantasy managers much good if he ends up in a dreaded swingman role or in the minors to begin 2023, though it's a possibility if he doesn't adjust.
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Set for bullpen session
Hernandez (shoulder) will throw a bullpen session Friday, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
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Light bullpen session this weekend
Hernandez (shoulder) is scheduled to throw a light bullpen session this weekend, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
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Begins throwing progression
Hernandez (shoulder) played catch over the weekend and will do so again Monday, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
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Shut down from throwing
Hernandez (shoulder) received a cortisone injection Tuesday and has been shut down from throwing, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
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Throws bullpen session
Hernandez (shoulder) threw a bullpen session Saturday, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
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