A tough position to evaluate is that of relief pitchers, as a lot of success for closers comes from success from teams. There are also a lot of bullpens by committee these days, further stifling the value of closers.That being said, only four of the pitchers that ranked in the top-10 in saves in 2017 followed up in 2018. One of those pitchers had a huge jump in saves, but [...]

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Every week in baseball, a significant player will hit the disabled list, slip into a slump, or get traded out of a good spot. How fantasy owners adapt to these situations can make or break the season as a whole. One lousy add might not hurt the long-term standing of a team, but failing to take advantage of breakouts or impact bats before others sure can.The primary challenge of playing in an NL or AL-only league is often the lack of options regarding adding and subtracting players when needed. I[...]

The Arizona Diamondbacks acquired relief pitcher David Hernandez from the Los Angeles Angels on Monday in exchange for minor league pitcher Luis Madero. Hernandez pitched respectfully with the Halos this year, sporting a 2.23 ERA with 9.2 K/9 in 36 1/3 innings, and he figures to serve in a setup rol[...]

The Los Angeles Angels have made closer Bud Norris and relief pitcher David Hernandez available at the trade deadline Monday and are expected to move them. Norris has been a nice surprise for the Halos this year (3.89 ERA, 1.27 [...]

The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim acquired 31-year-old right-hander David Hernandez from the Braves today for cash or a player to be named later. Hernandez has a 4.10 ERA across seven big league seasons, including a 3.84 ERA in 70 appearances last season with the Phillies. Hernandez has made 352 big[...]

Phillies reliever David Hernandez, pitching in a non-hold situation, was shelled on Thursday, making a large deficit even worse as Philadelphia lost to the Blue Jays by a score of 13-2. Hernandez recorded just three outs while allowing four runs on five hits, including a pair of home runs- a two-run[...]

Phillies right-handers David Hernandez and Hector Neris both collected holds, preserving a lead that the Phillies would not relinquish as they salvaged the final game of the series with the Tigers by a score of 8-5. Hernandez gave up a run while recording only one out, raising his season ERA to 2.78[...]

Phillies right-handers David Hernandez and Hector Neris each pitched a scoreless inning in relief of Jeremy Hellickson, and both preserved the lead and earned holds as Philadelphia held on to win by a score of 4-2 on [...]

Phillies right-handers David Hernandez and Hector Neris each pitched a scoreless inning in relief of Jeremy Hellickson, and both preserved the lead and earned holds as Philadelphia held on to win by a score of 4-2 on [...]