The Dodgers are signing right-hander Elieser Hernández to a minor league deal, reports Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic. The deal for the MVP Sports Group client includes an invite to major league Spring Training.
Hernández, 29 in May, didn’t pitch in the big leagues in 2023. He was acquired by the Mets from the Marlins in a December 2022 trade but began the season on the injured list due to a right shoulder strain. He was activated from the IL in July and optioned to the minors, but was recalled shortly thereafter and placed on the IL with a right pectoral strain. He finished the year having tossed just 9 1/3 innings in the minors, then was outrighted off the roster in November and elected free agency.
He has shown flashes of promise in previous seasons, but often with health getting in the way. He posted a 3.16 ERA in 2020, but in just six starts due to a strained right latissimus dorsi. He then had a 4.18 ERA in 2021, but only made 11 starts, missing time due to right biceps inflammation and a right quad strain. Over those two seasons, he struck out 26.3% of batters and gave out walks at just a 5.7% clip. But his ERA jumped to 6.35 in 2022 before he endured the mostly lost season last year.
The Dodgers have generally been unafraid to sign players with injury concerns, betting on the talent showing up with some luck on the health side. Blake Treinen, Daniel Hudson, Jimmy Nelson, J.P. Feyereisen and Alex Reyes are just a few recent examples of players that the club has taken a chance on. In the case of Hernández, there’s no risk in bringing him aboard via this minor league deal and seeing what form he’s in once Spring Training rolls around. If he does make the roster, he can’t be optioned down to the minors since he has over five years of service time. He was worked as both a starter and reliever in his career but the lack of health will perhaps nudge towards spending more time in the bullpen.
No legitimate World Series title in 35 years and counting. Largely (un)thanks to Clayton Chokeshaw.
Maybe the astros and red sox too?
Kershaw dominated the Rays in the 2020 World Series highlighted by his catching future teammate Manuel Margot stealing home. Nothing to prove to internet trolls
Again, no legitimate World Series title in 35 years and counting, largely (un)thanks to Clayton Chokeshaw- including his horrific 2023 choke job. 60 game season, played in front of no fans, at alternate sites, with an altered schedule structure in general (in addition to being only 60 games), with 7 inning games, some players not participating because of the public health situation (whatever you want to call it), etc. etc. etc. does NOT = a real World Series. Everyone whose in the know, knows. Hopefully Chokeshaw does not pitch for the Dodgers ever again.
What year did you graduate from Clown College?
Top of the class at MIT for Mathematics in 2004, PhD in Astrophysics from UCLA in 2007 (finished it only 3 years).
Being a total mess of a cluster of a disaster of a World Series, doesn’t change the fact its a World Series.
Might go for another PhD since getting kind of bored and since the top schools all over the country are begging for me.
“Everyone knows” is a sweeping generalization. I assumed an educated person like you would know this or maybe you’re just a liar.
Maybe the astros and red sox?
3.8 GPA at MIT despite being at least half drunk, half high, half asleep, and at most half interested almost the entire time.
The prize from your cracker jack box is not a PhD
And still this dumb. Wow.
All that education and yet here you are, in a comment section crying about baseball. You’d think since “everyone” wants you, you’d be utilizing your time doing much more important things.
2020 World Series Champion:
16 teams in the playoffs. Had to go through the wildcard round in spite of having the best record. Pandemic sequestration.
By many measures, the toughest playoff navigation of all time.
You must be a very proud young man.
well your comment about kershaw certainly seems to be at least half high, drunk and asleep…
Bull! Silly troll.
Absolutely right, genre. I have been saying that and more to all the Dodger haters for three years now. The conditions were horrendous and, by many standards , the hardest season ever.
You, sir, may be a highly educated man. However, it is clear from these self-grandizing posts that you are a social dunce!
FotU
“Blah blah blah”
Can’t believe the Dodgers were stupid enough to win that fake World Series that no other teams were competing for. What a bunch of losers, right?
What a shame you have all that education and still have to resort to saying the dumbest stuff possible to get attention
MLBTR, get the damn mute function fixes.
I don’t need to read what this fool has to say
PhD in assholephysics?
I call BS. No one who obtains a higher education from the above-mentioned schools would have such horrific grammar.
Doubtful a person w a good education would stoop to being a troll on a sports website. Nice try. It’s so low class.
I’ve usually found the really smart n intelligent ppl in our society don’t beat their chest yelling to world just how smart they are. Like an ABC pissing contest, kno spell ‘wannabee doark’ n use it in a sentence.
They would if they were at least half high, half drunk, half awake, and at most half interested.
3.8 at MIT gets you removed from their program.
FotU
Muted
Imagine that being the most intelligent thought in your head at any given moment
Sounds like Clayton Kershaw must’ve had his way with your wife.
That’s assuming fotU isn’t still living in his mamas basement, typing away as an online troll.
Vin, he doesn’t have a wife. This is the middle school kid who lives in the basement.
I was thinking maybe Kershaw banged his mom?
yet your team couldn’t even pull it off in a 60 game season!!!
No Legitimate championships? I thought they won in 2020? Was that not legitimate? If I’m correct, all 30 teams were able to play that year. If I’m correct, all 30 teams had a chance to win the World Series that year. If I’m correct, all of the Playoffs teams tried to win. And, if I’m correct, there are no reports of games being fixed. Am I wrong, and were certain teams prevented from playing that season? Or were the games fixed? If not, then those games and that championship was legit.
Condolences to the Cards….
Lol giants fans these days are getting more creative with their crying
At least he won’t be deferred
Hopefully depth fodder.
HS
“Hopefully depth fodder.”
Nah, they definitely think he’s one of their top 5 starters
Kershaw has hundreds of millions in the bank. A ring. Cy Young and MVP trophies. And will be a future HOF’er.
Meanwhile anonymous people who have accomplished zero in their own lives call him a loser on a random site. Trolls are pathetic.
Get ready for the nerds with the “deferrals” jokes.
Bah Humbug!
Would Ohtani be interested in a mentorship activity? Being he and Fujinami from Japan and are the same age.
What a bunch of JEALOUS LOOSERS, yeah, you know who you are!!!
Article wasn’t anything about Kershaw!
Only the owls know who.
Again, why are the twins not picking up these minor league signers? We know we need pitching badly, yet have done absolutely NOTHING!
His minor league salary has been deferred till 2035
Not to ve confused with Elier Hernandez
And you all thought they couldn’t top Shohei and Yoshi’s signing!!! In your face!
How do the Dodgers find useful guys out of nowhere like Phillips, Almonte, and Bickford? They sign 20 guys like this.
The right side of this man’s body has continued to let him down by the sound of it. Best of luck this season, Mr. Hernández.
Elieser, what a turn for the worse your career took. Went from having the talent to be the Marlins #4 or 5 in the rotation behind the rest of the young, talented pitchers, but now you’re battling for a job. But it could have been worse. You could’ve been like your teammate who’s already done – Jordan Yamamoto.
Friedman loves the broke-arms….
This discussion sure gives one hope for the future of humanity.