Daily Prospect Notes: 6/2/21
These are notes on prospects from lead prospect analyst Eric Longenhagen. Read previous installments here.
Adrian Hernandez, RHP, Toronto Blue Jays
Level & Affiliate: Low-A Dunedin Age: 21 Org Rank: NR FV: 35
Line: 3 IP (relief), 1 H, 1 BB, 0 R, 7 K
Notes
The 21-year-old Mexican righty induced 14 swings and misses last night, per BaseballSavant, by far the most in the game and an especially high number for someone who only pitched three innings. Of the 52 pitches Hernandez threw last night, a whopping 24 of them were changeups, which is how he garnered most of those whiffs. Interestingly, Hernandez’s changeup is of the high-spin variety and tends to finish to his glove side, which at first glance made me wonder if it was being labeled correctly by Savant, but this is indeed Hernandez’s changeup and it has been very effective. His strike-throwing has been a bit of an issue this season and there’s little body projection here, but Hernandez is a young-ish arm with an out pitch and viable arm strength, so he’s worth monitoring. Read the rest of this entry »