Anderson Hernandez, that is. The stats show that as the minor league schedule moves into the home stretch, he's hitting .293 with a .724 OPS in Nawlins. Basically a good-not-great contact hitter at the AAA level.
That means he's finally regained the form he had in '05 (.303/.733) at Norfolk, before his disastrous first stint with the big league club (6G, 1-for-18) seemed to send him down the rabbit hole. He's only now emerging.
A good AAA hitter could well translate to an average ML contact hitter. Maybe with some continued refinement of his eye, and an improved ability to pick up pitches, he could even be a good ML contact hitter. The possibility is enticing, b/c he's such a great glove with a great sense for how to field. You know Omar and especially Willie want to be strong up-the-middle defensively, and would trade a good bat and poor fielding 2B (Gotay, in their eyes) for a great-fielding average-hitting 2b. Whether a resurgent Hernandez will prove to be the 2b of the future and make Gotay trade bait, or be trade bait himself, is unknown. What is known is that his improvement is a boon to the organization's depth, and one more card up Omar's sleeve.
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