That being said, I'd like to welcome Runelvys Hernandez to Korea. Last season, Hernandez posted mediocre numbers at AAA and was a human pinata in his 4 starts with the big club. I always thought he had a decent arm, but walks and homers always doomed him. I remember watching Runelvys pitch reasonably well as a rookie. I believe he had a fastball, a curve in the dirt and a beanball. At some point he added, "rubbing the ball into his glove" to his reportoire.
Joining Hernandez in Daegu next year will be Francisco Cruceta. Last year, Francisco was also very mediocre in AAA and got slapped around pretty good in his brief stop with the Tigers.
Both will likely be starting pitchers. Assuming Runelvys is healthy, he could be the Opening Day starter for the Lions.
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still waiting to see who else the Hanwha Eagles will sign in the off-season.
Cruceta has electric stuff and it will be interesting to see how the hitters and umpires (read-strike zones) affect his numbers.
We called him Fat Elvis in KC. He'll give you 10 quality starts, than he tanks or goes on the DL (see rookie season). I hope I can make it back to Korea before he hits the DL.
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