PT TOMORROW: NL West—Is Gorkys the answer in SF?
Jun 22 2018
After hitting .255 with 0 HR and 12 SB in a career-high 312 at-bats in 2017, Gorkys Hernández (OF, SF) has come out firing this year, with a .286 BA, 8 HR and 4 SB in just 175 at-bats, while occasionally hitting atop the Giants lineup. As covered in Greg Pyron’s recent Facts/Flukes column, however, much of that success can be chalked up to good fortune. Hernandez’s xPX (86) and HctX (95) are both up from last year, but his 67% ct% is a step back from last year’s 76%, and his lofty 38% h% seems due for some pullback as the season unfolds.
Hernandez’s production thus far has been a welcome sight for a Giants team that entered the season with lingering questions about their CF situation. Part of the planned solution...
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