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[BobPhelan]

Shortstop - High School (Texas)

5th Round Pick

[BobPhelan]

@FG_Prospects

“Orioles 5th rounder Darrell Hernaiz is good-bodied SS, athletic, raw bat speed. Was rumored as early as round 3.”

https://twitter.com/...977299365380096

[BobPhelan]

Callis called him a “shortstop starter kit”.

[BobPhelan]

@2080Adam

“#Orioles select SS Darell Hernaiz (Americas HS, El Paso TX). Athletic MIF w/ twitchy frame and sneaky pop in the bat, projects well on both sides of the ball. Young for class, still 17 y/o at time of the draft. His father played in the minor leagues. #MLBDraft #Birdland”

https://twitter.com/...6860545/video/1

[SportsGuy]

2 17 y/o players so far.

 

Drafting some athletic, young guys with a lot more growth in their frames still to come.  Just never know with guys like that.

 

Similar to what you do in Intl free agency.

[BobPhelan]

Signed in time for the GCL season. $400,000.

[BobPhelan]

1-3 with two walks in his professional debut in the GCL yesterday.

[BobPhelan]

GCL: .100/.308/.100 (.408), 1 SB, 20 AB

 

6/8 BB/K ratio

[BobPhelan]

GCL: .213/.373/.298 (.671), 1 double, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 3 SB, 47 AB

 

12/15 BB/K ratio, just turned 18 on Saturday

[SportsGuy]

GCL: .213/.373/.298 (.671), 1 double, 1 HR, 4 RBI, 3 SB, 47 AB

 

12/15 BB/K ratio, just turned 18 on Saturday

Nice

 

Good to see that with such a young player..although the K rate is crazy high.

[BobPhelan]

Final numbers

 

GCL: .263/.371/.364 (.734), 2 doubles, 1 triple, 2 HR, 8 RBI, 5 SB, 99 AB

 

wRC+: 118

xWOBA: .363

BB%: 14.7%

K%: 22.4%

[BobPhelan]

Finally got his first hit of the season tonight and it was a homerun.

[BobPhelan]

A: .277 (.690), 62 R, 12 doubles, 6 HR, 52 RBI, 28 BB, 22 SB

 

6.8% walk rate

17.1% strikeout rate

.081 ISO

92 wRC+

[Nigel Tufnel]

Keith Law saw a Shorebirds game last week, and gave his thoughts on a few players:

 

The best hitting prospect on the Shorebirds is Darell Hernaiz, their fifth-round pick in 2019 out of Puerto Rico; he’s repeating Low A, but he’s still just 20 and already has almost as many homers this year (5) as he did in 410 plate appearances last year (6), with some evident wrist strength for average power. He’s got a chance to be a utility infielder. 

[BobPhelan]

Promoted to A+ Aberdeen.

[BobPhelan]

Promoted to AA Bowie.

[TwentyThirtyFive]

Nice to see him fly through A+. Man do we have some talent

[makoman]

He made the A’s, good for him!

I hope Irvin gives us something, anything…

[RichardZ]

He made the A’s, good for him!
I hope Irvin gives us something, anything…

Or Vrbitsky.

[You Play to Win the Game]

I could’ve made the A’s. But nevertheless, happy for Hernaiz.