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Carlos Hernandez, P
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When Hernandez first really began generating buzz during instructs a couple of years ago, he was "only" sitting 94-98. He's throwing even harder now, sitting 96-99 and getting up to 100. Hernandez brings premium arm strength from a relief-only look. He's a below-average athlete with a long arm swing and is a good example of pitcher with good fastball control (lots of strikes) but not command (not in precise locations). His secondaries (a low-80s curveball and upper-80s changeup) are more reliant on location to miss bats. I think the changeup is the better pure offering but Hernandez has more consistent feel for the curve. Something with his secondaries needs to improve if he's going to be a late-inning, impact relief piece, so I have him projected in a foundational middle-inning role, the kind of reliever who just lives on your roster rather than one the club is willing to option for a fresh, similar option. (Alternate site, MLB)