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ANALYSIS: Though he hadn't earned a win in 2020 until his most recent start against the Nationals, Elieser Hernandez has pitched quite well thus far. After that victorious effort on Friday, the 25-year-old boasts pristine ratios (2.29 ERA, 0.76 WHIP) and 25 strikeouts in 19.2 innings.
Last season, in 21 games (15 starts), Hernandez's lousy 5.03 ERA obscured a respectable 1.24 WHIP and 85 strikeouts in 82 innings. He's enjoying some good fortune in 2020 (.209 BABIP, 93.8% strand rate), but has also added nearly nine percentage points to his K% while cutting his BB% in half. That's a recipe for success no matter what else may be happening.
The only knock on him at the moment is volume, as he hasn't finished the sixth inning in any of his four starts to this point. Wins will be tough to come by if that continues, but Hernandez looks like a solid rest of season contributor in Ks and ratios.
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