Jonathan Hernandez

Jonathan Hernandez

26-Year-Old PitcherRP
Texas Rangers
2023 Fantasy Outlook
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. Read Past Outlooks
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#575
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$Signed a one-year, $1.275 million contract with the Rangers in January of 2023.
Could be in closer mix
PTexas Rangers
January 31, 2023
Rangers GM Chris Young said Saturday that Hernandez "could be a closer" for the club in 2023, Levi Weaver of The Athletic reports.
ANALYSIS
Jose Leclerc, who finished 2022 as Texas' closer, is likely the current frontrunner for the job and was the first of many names mentioned by Young, but Hernandez was the next man brought up by the new GM. Hernandez returned from a lengthy absence last season after he underwent Tommy John surgery in 2021 and had a 2.97 ERA with four saves across 30.1 innings, but he struggled with his command at times and had a 13.0 percent walk rate. The right-hander may not open 2023 as the Rangers' primary closer, but Hernandez should have a high-leverage role and is likely to receive some save chances at some point.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
18
Last 10 Games
16
Last 5 Games
15
How many pitches does Jonathan Hernandez generally throw?
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2020
 
 
-18%
BAA vs RHP
2022
 
 
-16%
BAA vs RHP
2021
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-20%
BAA vs RHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2020vs Left .250 103 24 6 23 5 2 2
Since 2020vs Right .205 149 34 18 26 2 0 1
2022vs Left .255 52 11 4 12 4 0 1
2022vs Right .215 79 16 13 14 1 0 1
2021vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020vs Left .244 51 13 2 11 1 2 1
2020vs Right .194 70 18 5 12 1 0 0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2020
 
 
-10%
ERA on Road
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-25%
ERA on Road
2021
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-9%
ERA at Home
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2020Home 2.89 1.11 28.0 3 0 3 11.3 3.2 1.0
Since 2020Away 2.61 1.26 31.0 4 4 1 6.4 3.5 0.0
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
2021Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2021Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2020Home 2.40 1.00 15.0 3 0 0 12.0 2.4 0.6
2020Away 2.63 0.88 13.2 2 1 0 6.6 0.7 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
1.59
 
K/9
8.0
 
BB/9
5.0
 
HR/9
0.6
 
Fastball
98.0 mph
 
ERA
2.97
 
WHIP
1.42
 
BABIP
.291
 
GB/FB
3.64
 
Left On Base
72.1%
 
Exit Velocity
83.4 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
4.3%
 
Spin Rate
2297 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
31.6%
 
Swinging Strike
12.4%
 
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2021 Fantasy Outlook
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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Settles at $1.275 million
PTexas Rangers
January 13, 2023
Hernandez signed a one-year, $1.275 million contract with the Rangers on Friday to avoid arbitration, Evan Grant of The Dallas Morning News reports.
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Implodes for blown save
PTexas Rangers
September 1, 2022
Hernandez (1-1) blew the save and took the loss against the Red Sox on Thursday, allowing four runs on four hits and three walks while recording only one out (on a strikeout).
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Throws eighth inning
PTexas Rangers
August 27, 2022
Hernandez struck out one over a scoreless eighth inning to earn a hold in Friday's 7-6 win over the Tigers.
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Picks up extra-inning win
PTexas Rangers
August 20, 2022
Hernandez (1-0) earned the extra-inning win Saturday over the Twins. He allowed an unearned run on a hit and a walk while striking out one over two innings.
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Earns fourth save Monday
PTexas Rangers
August 15, 2022
Hernandez picked up the save in Monday's 2-1 win over the Athletics. He threw a perfect inning with two strikeouts.
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