7:25pm: Hernandez will earn $3.9MM on his one-year deal with the Phillies, which contains incentives based on games finished, reports Yahoo’s Jeff Passan (Twitter link).
7:25am: The Phillies have announced the signing of righty reliever David Hernandez, as Ken Rosenthal of FOX Sports first tweeted. SB Nation’s Chris Cotillo connected Hernandez to the Phillies in a tweet last night. Hernandez is represented by Jason Hoffman.
Hernandez, 30, was once a key part of the Diamondbacks bullpen (even briefly serving as their closer in 2011). He posted a 4.28 ERA, 8.8 K/9 and 2.9 BB/9 in 33 2/3 innings in Arizona last season after having missed all of 2014 while recovering from Tommy John surgery. He was little worse for wear upon returning, throwing in the mid-90s (although his strikeout rate was down slightly from prior seasons, and he allowed six home runs). Hernandez was drafted by the Orioles in 2005 and was in their system when current Phillies president Andy MacPhail became the Orioles’ president of baseball operations.
Yeah no why sign the left reliever we need…
4.74 FIP last year, he’s dreadful.
Coming off of TJ surgery from the 2014 season
2011 and 2012 was arguably the best set up man in NL. If we get that David Hernandez who also has 19 for 19 close opportunities.
2011 and 2012 you could arguably say he was the best set up man in the NL. If we get that David Hernandez which also had 19 out of 19 save opportunities, this could be a good signing
And there we have it, the Phillies getting in a the FA action … #clownstatus
They aren’t going to contend for the next few years.
They don’t need bullpen arms at all.
They’re probably hoping he’ll get back to form and sell high on him.
Like the Cubs if he do well he would be gone in July
How much and for how long ?
Phillies must be competing for that number one pick again next year.
The Dbacks really don’t have 3.9 mil for a reliever?