August 24, 2023
Kansas City Royals right-hander
Carlos Hernandez came into Wednesday's contest against the Oakland Athletics with one out in the eighth inning and went on to finish the game. He allowed no hits or walks and struck out one to earn the save and help his club win 4-0. Hernandez now has three saves on the campaign to go along with a 4.28 ERA (3.45 FIP), 1.10 WHIP, and 29.3% strikeout rate. Although the Royals don't win often, the 26-year-old will get his fair share of save opportunities as the leader of the closer committee after the team traded away
Scott Barlow at the trade deadline.
--Spencer SeguinSource: MLB.com
August 8, 2023
Kansas City Royals right-hander
Carlos Hernandez pitched the ninth inning on Monday, trying to protect a 2-2 tie. However, he allowed a hit and two walks before giving up a walk-off grand slam to
Pablo Reyes. Hernandez now owns a 4.20 ERA, 1.06 WHIP, and 29.3% strikeout rate with one save and 11 holds over 55 2/3 innings. With
Scott Barlow now in San Diego, the 26-year-old looks like the best candidate for save opportunities, even after his blow up on Monday, so fantasy managers in deep formats may want to add him from the waiver wire.
--Spencer SeguinSource: MLB.com
July 28, 2023
The Kansas City Royals continue to draw significant trade interest in relief pitchers
Scott Barlow and
Carlos Hernandez as the Aug. 1 trade deadline draws near, according to sources. Barlow is more likely to be moved based on club control; he's set to be a free agent after the 2024 season, while Hernandez will be arbitration-eligible for each of the next four years. Barlow, 30, has recorded 12 saves this and has fanned 45 hitters in 36 2/3 innings, but he also has a bloated 5.15 ERA (3.61 FIP) and 1.53 WHIP on the year. Hernandez, 26, doesn't have any saves and has posted a 3.78 ERA (2.82 FIP), 1.00 WHIP, 13 walks and 57 strikeouts in 50 relief innings for the Royals.
--Keith Hernandez - RotoBallerSource: MLB.com - Mark Feinsand
May 17, 2023
Kansas City Royals right-hander
Carlos Hernandez will start Wednesday's game against
Yu Darvish and the San Diego Padres, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports. The 26-year-old has appeared exclusively out of the pen this season but does have experience as a starter, starting seven games in 2022. It's been a year of mixed results thus far for Hernandez, who owns a 4.50 ERA and 1.30 WHIP but is striking out batters at a 28.2% rate and is running a 3.85 xFIP. Still, fantasy managers might want to keep the Venezuelan on the waiver wire, as he threw more than five innings just once in all of his starts last season.
--Spencer SeguinSource: Anne Rogers
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