Red Sox Claim Gaby Hernandez Off Waivers
by Ben Buchanan on Feb 10, 2010 6:33 PM EST
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PrintThe Red Sox have signed a lot of pitchers this offseason, but apparently they're not done, as they have claimed 23-year-old AAA starter Gaby Hernandez off waivers from the Seattle Mariners. Ironically enough, to make room for Hernandez on the 40-man roster, the Sox have put Robert Manuel, one of the first pitchers they signed this offseason, on waivers.
Hernandez has spent the last 6 years making his way through the systems of the Mets, Marlins, and Mariners, going from the Mets to the Marlins in exchange for Paul Lo Duca, and from the Marlins to the Mariners for Arthur Rhodes. He has struggled since he reached AA, with his lowest ERA since 2007 being 4.22. Last year, in 146 innings, Hernandez posted an ERA of 5.23 for AAA Tacoma.
Presumably the Red Sox see something in Hernandez outside of his stats--perhaps as a reliever? Unlike most of the other pitchers picked up by the Sox, it seems unlikely that Gaby is in contention for the final bullpen slot.
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Well, he did go 5-0 in his last 5 games of last season
So that’s something.
DFA Beckett
by South Coast Ghost on Feb 10, 2010 9:55 PM EST reply actions
He's a slightly better than replacement kind of guy at worst...
What really recommends him is he has two options remaining – so that’s a nice way to store some extra depth at Pawtucket.
From Theo’s comments, they said he was a guy the scouts have thought for a while that they should grab if they get a chance. They likely see some flaws they think they can fix.
Zero risk/middling upside pickup. I like it. I liked him a good deal as a prospect. Nice arm to have stashed. The PawSox are looking pretty nasty this year
nice pickup
guy with upside, said to have confidence and mechanical issues (both could be fixable), got him for free and hes only 23. i dont see any downside
manuel vs hernandez
Just throwing it out there but why manuel over hernandez? Manuel had few nice innings with Cinc. last year plus won some awards in the minors. Is it age or options you think? In my mind Im thinking Manuel was the better option since it doesn’t appear they have to fix anything.
well the fact is
we have 30 pitchers in spring training. I think 10 of them have pretty much guaranteed spots, with 2 more spots left to determine. So essentially 20 pitchers are duking it out over two spots. Because Manuel is not going to be a starter at this point, probably the thought was they could deal with just having 19 guys fighting for two spots, and Hernandez could come to Pawtucket for last ditch emergency rotation depth.
I'd assume 11 are guaranteed spots
Lester
Beckett
Lackey
Daisuke
Buchholz
Wakefield
Papelbon
Okajima
Ramirez
Delcarmen
Bard
USG
by Ben Buchanan on Feb 11, 2010 9:58 AM EST up reply actions
yeah most likely true
I’m just thinking there’s a (very tiny) chance that if someone is absolutely mindblowing out there and MDC isn’t doing well, someone else could take his spot. But yeah, most likely just one spot.
I'm pulling for Richardson to lock down that last spot.
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by sox-inda-south on Feb 11, 2010 4:00 PM EST up reply actions
yeah me too
there’s a few others in there i hope to see up at some point in the season though. I think it’s gotta be a lefty, and richardson’s my favorite. Fabio Castro also has potential to be pretty dominating, but I have a thing for guys that come up through the system.
Eh...
I would like him to end up in that spot, but like Tommy Heinsohn always says about the old Celtics teams – we didnt care who started the game, we cared who finished it. Doesnt matter to me who we break camp with, and Id rather hold on to the depth if we can, keeping someone else who doesnt have options left if it comes to it.
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