AZ Snake Pit · Jan 6, 2018
Arizona Diamondbacks All-Time Top 50: #45, David Hernandez
Avg ranking (high/low/most common): 40.05 (19/50/40)
Seasons: 2011-2015, 2017
Stats: 274 games, 252.1 IP, 3.64 ERA, 112 ERA+
Best season: 2012 - 72 games, 68.1 IP, 12.9 K/9, 2.50 ERA, 164 ERA+
The winter 2010 arrival of David Hernandez in Arizona was not exactly a cause for celebration for many fans of the Diamondbacks. Yet, for all the ire directed at Kevin Towers for the direction the team went during his tenure as GM of the Diamondbacks, the trade of common fan favourite and slugging third baseman, Mark Reynolds along with a PTBNL (John Hester) for Baltimore’s David Hernandez and Kam Mickolio wound up being a stroke of genius that would change the team’s future for the better.