A remarkable degree of year-to-year stability in this section
Hernandez was signed by the Blue Jays out of Mexico in late-November 2017, well after most of the high bonus players sign in July. He put together a nice debut in the DSL in 2018, though at 18 was a little older than most of the top prospects, then was unremarkable when brought to the complex stateside in 2019. With the 2020 season wiped out, three years into his career he appeared an unremarkable afterthought.
The major issue for Hernandez now, and what will dictate his ceiling, is consistency. At its best, the change-up is plus-plus pitch that batters that often allowed Hernandez to dominate. But when he doesn’t have that feel and it flattens out some, it’s hittable. While the curve can be a nice complement, he doesn’t have much to fall back on. As the inflated ERA and six long balls attest, he also has a tendency to leave balls over the plate.
Additionally, there’s three offspeed pitches. The most used is a mid-80s change-up that flashed good, bat-missing fade but frequently lacked finish in my views. The most frequently used breaking ball is low/mid-80s slider. Interestingly, he mixes in both to batters from either, and I often had trouble telling one from the other. Finally, there’s a breaking ball that more of a curve that comes in around 79-80 with two plane break. I actually liked this one better.
Listed at 6’0” and 170 pounds, Macko now works with four pitches. His fastball is of the straight, riding variety, in the 91-95 velocity range, but that jumps on hitters and gets ample swing and misses. His next most used pitch is a curveball that varies from more of a high-60s rainbow to more two plane movement in the mid-70s range. In the couple starts I watched, I thought he had a tendency to fall in love with it . It’s solid, but doesn’t really project as a true putaway.
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