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Braves Sign David Hernandez To Minor League Deal

By Connor Byrne | March 26, 2017 at 2:46pm CDT

The Braves have signed reliever David Hernandez to a minor league contract, the team announced. The right-hander hit the market when the Giants released him Friday.

[RELATED: Updated Braves Depth Chart]

The 31-year-old Hernandez would provide another experienced bullpen option if he were to make the Braves, who have fellow 30-something relievers on hand in Jim Johnson, Eric O’Flaherty and Josh Collmenter. Hernandez might have a legitimate shot to crack Atlanta’s roster, too, as Mark Bowman of MLB.com reported Saturday that righties Mauricio Cabrera and Armando Rivero are likely to open the season on the disabled list.

The Braves are the fifth major league organization for Hernandez, who debuted with the Orioles in 2009 and has registered a 4.10 ERA, 9.13 K/9, 3.83 BB/9 and a low ground-ball rate (31.6 percent) over 487 innings. He posted similar numbers to his career totals last year in Philadelphia, where he logged a 3.84 ERA with 9.91 K/9 against 3.96 BB/9 and a 37.3 percent grounder rate in 72 2/3 frames. Hernandez has typically helped offset his paltry ground-ball totals by inducing plenty of infield pop-ups (13.5 percent career rate), and he features a 94 mph fastball.

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  1. sidewinder11

    8 years ago

    Hopefully he finds it again in Atlanta. He was solid with the DBacks for a few years!

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  2. bluejays92

    8 years ago

    Had a feeling he’d end up signing with Atlanta. Good shot to make their pen, and if he’s pitching well come deadline time, he could bring in a nice prospect or two.

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    • bravesfan

      8 years ago

      Idk man. Depends what your definition of prospect is. I can definitely see us getting some interesting “project” prospects that might be flying under the radar.

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  3. JDSchneck

    8 years ago

    Good little signing by Coppy. It’s the little moves that will make this franchise into its former pre millennial self. Next year will be big for ATL as the 1st wave of Prospects flood into the Majors. They need to make sure they stay competitive in the minors in case some of the prospects don’t pan out, especially in pitching.

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  4. gmenfan

    8 years ago

    Add him to the list of mid-season swap candidates in Atlanta.

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