Expectations of Eleven: Luis Hern�ndez

[Edgy MD]

Luis A. (Mendoza) Hern�ndez



Pos: SS-2B-3B-LF; BS-TR

Born: 6/26/1984 in Quibor, Venezuela (he'll be 27 in 2011), the day after the Mets took an eleven-inning jobbie at Olympic Stadium.

Acquired: Signed as a free agent with the Mets on February 3, 2010. Called up August 26.

Tm	Lg	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos	BB-R WAR	FG WAR
Binghamton	EL (AA)	57	249	225	28	67	12	4	3	32	4	4	16	30	.298	.343	.427	.769		96	8	2	1	5	0	6
Buffalo	IL (AAA)	47	208	189	25	53	10	4	0	12	2	1	10	31	.280	.319	.376	.694		71	2	2	4	3	3	6, 4
Total	Minors	104	457	414	53	120	22	8	3	44	6	5	26	61	.290	.332	.403	.735		167	10	4	5	8	3	6, 4
NYM	NL	17	47	44	4	11	1	0	2	6	1	0	2	7	.250	.298	.409	.707	91	18	1	1	0	0	0	6, 4, 5	0.8 (-0.1 off)	0.2 (0.0 off)
Total	All	121	504	458	57	131	23	8	5	50	7	5	28	68	.286	.322	.404	.726		185	11	5	5	8	3	6, 4, 5

Esposa: No se

Random Nickname off the Top of My Head: El Santo

Best Day in 2010: Luis' best day was also his most painful, pulling a full Bucky Dent on September 18. He cracked a line drive off his foot off of Tim Hudson, went down in agony, got up and homered. Next pitch! HA!!

But he cricled the bases in torture, completed his glorious circuit, and his season was over. Broken foot.

Last Word: It's easy to forget the bittersweet end to Hern�ndez's campaign (it came in a 4-2 loss in support of a tough-luck start by Chillin' Gee), so it's unclear how whole he'll be come spring. He's become such an afterthought particularl after the acquisition of fellow-defense-first infielder Chin-Lung Hu that I felt certain he'd be DFA'd today, as any potential team trying to claim in waivers might fear his injury. But he wasnt DFA'd, so I suppose he's not an afterthought with the Mets

What do you expect of Luis Hern�ndez in 2011?

[Guest LeiterWagnerFasterStrongr]

I expect him... to die.

Edited January 20, 2011 by Guest

[Theoldmole]

not to talk?

[Benjamin Grimm]

Full season at Buffalo... won't play for the Mets until after September 1.

[smg58]

A waiver claim waiting to happen.

[Edgy MD]

Circling the bases on a broken foot for you ungrateful filth:

[Ceetar]

I expect to forget he was a Met by my first regular season game.

[Theoldmole]

No future, no future, no future for you.

[Frayed Knot]

I expect him to get ZERO NYM ABs in 2011

[Guest John Cougar Lunchbucket]

I'm feeling more charitable than most of you so I'm predicting he'll have an Argenis Reyes 2009-kinda year:

9 games, 18 PA, 2-17 (.118/.167/.118) with a walk and stolen base.

[metirish]

After Reyes goes down with a season long injury and Uranus is entrenched at 2nd base Luis will shine as the SS.

[Valadius]

To be a similar ballplayer as Anderson Hernandez and shipped to the Nationals.

[Guest attgig]

here's the video of the hr:
http://newyork.mets.mlb.com/video/play.jsp?content_id=12185639&c_id=nym

it was september, so i didn't remember it...

as for expectations?

AAA, starting shortstop. plays well in buffalo.
Reyes gets traded, and takes over starting SS position for the second half.
57 games
.243 BA
31 RBI
35 runs
2 sb.
good enough defense.


gets replaces here and there by Hu and others down the stretch because he left his offense in buffalo.

[ashie62]

He has no grade point average.

[Fman99]

I conflate him with every shitty Latino Mets middle infielder of the last 20 years.

[Edgy MD]

Tm Lg G PA AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS OPS+ TB GDP HBP SH SF IBB Pos BB-R WAR FG WAR Binghamton EL (AA) 57 249 225 28 67 12 4 3 32 4 4 16 30 .298 .343 .427 .769 96 8 2 1 5 0 6 Buffalo IL (AAA) 47 208 189 25 53 10 4 0 12 2 1 10 31 .280 .319 .376 .694 71 2 2 4 3 3 6, 4 Total Minors 104 457 414 53 120 22 8 3 44 6 5 26 61 .290 .332 .403 .735 167 10 4 5 8 3 6, 4 NYM NL 17 47 44 4 11 1 0 2 6 1 0 2 7 .250 .298 .409 .707 91 18 1 1 0 0 0 6, 4, 5 0.8 (-0.1 off) 0.2 (0.0 off) Total All 121 504 458 57 131 23 8 5 50 7 5 28 68 .286 .322 .404 .726 185 11 5 5 8 3 6, 4, 5

Mork calling Orson: He wasn't particuarly shitty. Ruben Tejada was.

[Edgy MD]

Luis wants you haters to know his foot feels better.

[MFS62]

Luis is one of those longtime minor leaguers I like to root for to finally get a chance to play in the majors for a while. (More than a cuppa' joe)
At the end of last season, I expected him to be the right handed platoon second baseman this year, sharing time with whichever lefty hitting second basemen were on the roster at the time. (Preferrably Murphy or Turner).
Nobody they acquired since seems to be a strong enough candidate to become an every day second baseman, so my expectations remain the same.

Later

[Edgy MD]

I'd say that Emaus and Hu are ahead of him among righthanded platoon possiblitiies. Turner might be also (he hits righty), except he has options.

[MFS62]

Edgy DC wrote: I'd say that Emaus and Hu are ahead of him among righthanded platoon possiblitiies. Turner might be also (he hits righty), except he has options.

Yes, they may have the edge, but I'm still rootin' for little looie.
Any player who breaks his foot, stays in the game, and hits a dinger makes my squad any time.
Later

[Lefty Specialist]

I expect him to be a footnote in Mets lore and toil in obscurity at Buffalo for the entire season.

[Edgy MD]

Luis becomes the first guy on the 40 in camp.

Hatey hatey haters.

[MFS62]

Edgy DC wrote: Hatey hatey haters.

I have no idea what that means.
Splain please, Lucy. *

Later

* DISCLAIMER: The wording of that phrase is in no way intended to influence anyone's vote in the sitcom poll.