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Birth Date5-3-1995
Height6' 0"
Weight214 lbs
Age30 years, 3 months, 17 days
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WARP Summary

MLB Statistics

Historical (past-seasons) WARP is now based on DRA..
cFIP and DRA are not available on a by-team basis and display as zeroes(0). See TOT line for season totals of these stats.
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YEAR Team Lg G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA- WARP
2018 MIA MLB 32 6 65.7 2 7 0 68 27 45 11 86 9.3 3.7 1.5 6.2 30% .286 1.45 5.25 5.21 123 6.00 134.1 -0.7
2019 MIA MLB 21 15 82.3 3 5 0 76 26 85 20 95 8.3 2.8 2.2 9.3 36% .263 1.24 5.53 5.03 107 4.78 98.0 0.9
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Statistics for All Levels

'opp' stats - Quality of opponents faced - have been moved and are available only as OPP_QUAL in the Statistics reports now.
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YEAR Team Lg LG G GS IP W L SV H BB SO HR PPF H/9 BB/9 HR/9 K/9 GB% BABIP WHIP FIP ERA cFIP DRA DRA-
2012 DAS Rk DSL 12 8 35.0 1 4 2 37 8 25 0 83 9.5 2.1 0.0 6.4 0% .333 1.29 2.49 4.11 87 4.79 99.7
2014 AST Rk GCL 8 3 35.7 4 1 0 26 8 34 2 6.6 2.0 0.5 8.6 0% .264 0.95 3.23 2.78 0 0.00 0.0
2014 GRV Rk APP 4 1 10.0 1 0 0 6 5 8 0 5.4 4.5 0.0 7.2 0% .214 1.10 3.73 0.00 0 0.00 0.0
2015 QUD A MID 10 7 45.7 3 3 1 45 11 46 3 103 8.9 2.2 0.6 9.1 0% .313 1.23 3.28 3.94 91 3.76 82.5
2015 TCV A- NYP 5 2 20.7 0 1 0 13 2 30 0 93 5.7 0.9 0.0 13.1 0% .289 0.73 1.19 1.31 58 2.19 48.0
2016 QUD A MID 11 9 57.0 4 3 0 54 12 68 3 99 8.5 1.9 0.5 10.7 34% .349 1.16 2.56 2.37 82 3.70 81.7
2016 LNC A+ CAL 13 10 50.7 2 5 0 66 23 39 11 116 11.7 4.1 2.0 6.9 37% .335 1.76 6.53 6.93 121 6.25 138.1
2017 BCA A+ CAR 15 11 63.3 4 5 0 55 21 74 6 90 7.8 3.0 0.9 10.5 40% .310 1.20 3.52 3.98 91 4.33 92.2
2017 AST Rk GCL 3 2 10.0 1 0 0 6 1 14 0 112 5.4 0.9 0.0 12.6 62% .286 0.70 0.92 1.80 61 0.95 20.3
2018 MIA MLB NL 32 6 65.7 2 7 0 68 27 45 11 86 9.3 3.7 1.5 6.2 30% .286 1.45 5.25 5.21 123 6.00 134.1
2018 JUP A+ FSL 2 2 6.0 0 1 0 9 4 5 2 90 13.5 6.0 3.0 7.5 68% .350 2.17 8.14 6.00 133 7.03 148.6
2018 JAX AA SOU 2 2 9.0 0 0 0 7 4 10 3 94 7.0 4.0 3.0 10.0 23% .211 1.22 6.81 4.00 119 4.76 100.7
2018 NWO AAA PCL 1 1 2.7 0 0 0 5 0 2 1 87 16.9 0.0 3.4 6.8 55% .400 1.88 7.11 6.75 96 5.20 110.0
2019 MIA MLB NL 21 15 82.3 3 5 0 76 26 85 20 95 8.3 2.8 2.2 9.3 36% .263 1.24 5.53 5.03 107 4.78 98.0
2019 NWO AAA PCL 9 9 48.0 3 1 0 35 14 69 0 92 6.6 2.6 0.0 12.9 34% .315 1.02 2.23 1.13 61 1.45 29.8

Plate Discipline

YEAR Pits Zone% Swing% Contact% Z-Swing% O-Swing% Z-Contact% O-Contact% SwStr%
2018 1113 0.5112 0.4277 0.7836 0.6186 0.2279 0.8523 0.5887 0.2164
2019 1441 0.5198 0.4802 0.7471 0.6702 0.2746 0.8008 0.6053 0.2529
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Injury History  —  No longer being updated

Last Update: 12/31/2014 23:59 ET

Date On Date Off Transaction Days Games Side Body Part Injury Severity Surgery Date Reaggravation

Compensation

Year Team Salary
2023 NYN $1,600,000
2022 MIA $1,325,000
2021 MIA $579,000
2020 MIA $571,500
2019 MIA $
2018 MIA $1,090,000
YearsDescriptionSalary
5 yrPrevious$5,165,500
5 yrTotal$5,165,500

 

Service TimeAgentContract Status
5 y 44 dMVP Sports1 year (2024)

Details
  • 1 year (2024). Signed by LA Dodgers as a free agent 1/10/24 (minor-league contract).
  • 1 year/$1.6M (2023). Re-signed by NY Mets 1/13/23 (avoided arbitration). Sent outright to Triple-A by NY Mets 11/2/23 (elected free agency).
  • 1 year/$1.325M (2022). Re-signed by Miami 3/22/22 (avoided arbitration). Acquired by NY Mets in trade from Miami 11/18/22.
  • 1 year/$579,000 (2021). Re-signed by Miami 3/21.
  • 1 year/$571,500 (2020). Re-signed by Miami 3/20.
  • 1 year (2019). Re-signed by Miami 3/19.
  • 1 year/$1.09M (2018). Selected by Miami from Houston in Rule 5 draft 12/14/17. Re-signed by Miami 3/18.
  • Signed by Houston 11/15/11 as a free agent from Venezuela.

2019 Preseason Forecast

Last Update: 1/27/2017 12:35 ET

PCT W L SV G GS IP H BB SO HR BABIP WHIP ERA DRA VORP WARP
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BP Chats

DateQuestionAnswer
2020-04-29 13:00:00 (link to chat)Why is there no love of Elieser Hernandez? Am I missing something? If he was prospect eligible, where would he rank with howard, mize, pearson, manning?
(J.A. from Arizona)		He wouldn't rank with them. There's not a lot of love because aside from strikeout rate there's not a ton *to* love. ERA is bad, FIP is bad, DRA is bad. We can like the swings and misses and reasonable walk rates but he's getting absolutely tattooed with his HR/FB and Flyball rate combo. Allowing 20 homers in 21 games (15 starts) is a rough look. That fastball velocity just isn't gonna cut it given how he pitches. (Craig Goldstein)
2020-03-23 12:00:00 (link to chat)Seeing hype around Elieser Hernandez for this upcoming season? Can’t really figure out why. Anything specific you can point to for the optimism?
(Craig from Chicago)		I haven't seen the hype myself, but I've never been a huge fan, especially not as a starter. (Jeffrey Paternostro)
2020-02-21 13:00:00 (link to chat)Of the group of Miami starting pitchers, is there a breakout candidate amongst them? Caleb Smith in a full season? Elieser Hernandez?
(Craig from Chicago)		Of those arms, I am lower on Smith than most and his cost to acquire is too much for my taste. I do like Pablo Lopez still as a potential breakout, but I am far from confident. (Jesse Roche)
2020-01-22 13:00:00 (link to chat)Hi Craig, just had a question about the Marlins Top 10 Under 25 section. Would Pablo Lopez and Elieser Hernandez fall just outside the top 10? Both seem like potential mid-rotation arms, especially Lopez. I really like his K/BB ratio as well. Is it just a case of a low ceiling?
(jrclark20 from Illinois)		Hey. Reasonable question! I don't want to speak for Collin, but I think it's fair to put them towards the back end if that's what you want to do. I don't blame him for seeking upside in that case. I think they're both more back-end types, especially considering their big-league track records thus far. (Craig Goldstein)
2019-06-28 13:00:00 (link to chat)Happy Friday Mark...how will the Marlins break the starting pitching logjam once Caleb Smith comes back? Who heads back to New Orleans?
(sportsguy21792 from madison)		Happy Friday!

For a bad team, there aren't many rotations that I find more enjoyable than the Marlins. In addition to Smith coming back, I also really like Pablo Lopez, who should be back soon as well. If I had to guess, I'd think Elieser Hernandez and Zac Gallen probably go back down, even though they've been pretty good. I wouldn't expect Alcantara to be back in New Orleans unless he goes in the tank or they want to limit his innings. (Mark Barry)


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PITCHf/x Pitcher Profile

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Although he has not thrown an MLB pitch in 2025, Elieser Hernández threw 6,239 pitches that were tracked by the PITCHf/x system between 2018 and 2024, all of them occuring in Spring Training. In 2024, he relied primarily on his Fourseam Fastball (92mph) and Slider (83mph), also mixing in a Change (86mph). He also rarely threw a Sinker (92mph) and Curve (76mph).