Michel Hernández

Michel Hernandez

Position: Catcher
Bats: Right, Throws: Right
Height: 6' 0", Weight: 215 lb.

Born: August 12, 1978 in La Habana, La Habana, Cuba
High School: Caracas (Caracas, VE)
Signed by the New York Yankees as an amateur free agent in 1998. (All Transactions)
Debut: September 6, 2003
Teams (by GP): Rays/Yankees 2003-2009
2012 Contract Status: Pre-Arb Eligible (details) [*]
Service Time (01/2012): 0.169 [*],
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Standard Batting

Year	Age	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	Awards
1998	19	NYY-min	A-	61	227	205	29	52	8	2	0	24	4	4	20	19	.254	.319	.312	.631		64	10	0	1	1	0		ONE · NYPL
1999	20	NYY-min	A+	82	307	281	26	69	10	1	2	23	2	2	18	49	.246	.296	.310	.606		87	8	3	3	2	0		TAM · FLOR
2000	21	NYY-min	A+,AA	96	343	297	24	65	14	0	1	32	4	4	33	36	.219	.300	.276	.576		82	5	3	6	4	0		TAM,NCH · FLOR,EL
2001	22	NYY-min	AA,Rk	53	149	133	10	29	6	0	2	10	1	0	10	21	.218	.286	.308	.594		41	6	3	2	1	0		NCH,YNK · EL,GULF
2002	23	NYY-min	AAA,AA	61	199	182	22	53	11	1	2	24	1	4	13	19	.291	.343	.396	.739		72	7	2	1	1	0		CLB,NCH · IL,EL
2003	24	NYY-min	AAA	89	325	282	39	79	14	0	4	30	0	2	37	35	.280	.367	.372	.740		105	9	3	1	2	1		CLB · IL
2003	24	NYY	AL	5	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.250	.400	.250	.650	80	1	0	0	0	0	0	/2

2004	25	PHI-min	AAA	77	264	232	34	59	9	0	6	31	0	1	25	24	.254	.328	.371	.699		86	8	2	2	3	0		SWB · IL
2005	26	SDP-min	AAA	82	309	264	19	76	9	1	3	31	0	0	37	34	.288	.368	.364	.732		96	13	0	2	6	3		POR · PCL
2006	27	STL-min	AAA	90	321	285	24	78	10	1	2	28	3	1	27	29	.274	.336	.337	.673		96	13	2	3	4	0		MEM · PCL
2007	28	TBD-min	AAA	51	189	170	22	47	4	0	4	19	0	1	16	13	.276	.342	.371	.713		63	3	1	2	0	0		DHM · IL
2008	29	PIT-min	AAA	76	271	252	29	67	14	2	3	17	0	2	17	35	.266	.317	.373	.690		94	10	2	0	0	0		INA · IL
2008	29	TBR	AL	5	15	15	2	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.200	.200	.200	.400	7	3	0	0	0	0	0	/2D
2009	30	TBD-min	AAA	13	55	46	2	9	0	0	0	6	0	0	6	7	.196	.273	.196	.468		9	2	0	0	3	0		DHM · IL
2009	30	TBR	AL	35	107	99	12	24	3	1	1	12	2	1	7	12	.242	.292	.323	.616	64	32	5	0	1	0	0	2
2010	31	BAL-min	AAA	58	217	190	25	50	4	0	3	22	2	1	22	24	.263	.340	.332	.671		63	7	1	2	2	2		NFK · IL
2011	32	CLE-BAL-min	AA,AAA	56	211	176	23	48	13	0	2	27	0	0	28	21	.273	.384	.381	.765		67	5	5	0	2	2		AKR,NFK,CLB · EL,IL
2012	33	CLE-min	AA,AAA	16	57	51	4	15	6	0	0	8	0	0	4	7	.294	.368	.412	.780		21	0	2	0	0	0		AKR,CLB · EL,IL
3 Yrs				45	127	118	14	28	3	1	1	12	2	1	8	16	.237	.286	.305	.591	57	36	5	0	1	0	0
162 Game Avg.				162	457	425	50	101	11	4	4	43	7	4	29	58	.237	.286	.305	.591	57	130	18	0	4	0	0

TBR (2 yrs)				40	122	114	14	27	3	1	1	12	2	1	7	15	.237	.281	.307	.588	56	35	5	0	1	0	0
NYY (1 yr)				5	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.250	.400	.250	.650	80	1	0	0	0	0	0

Player Value--Batters

WAR Explained (v2.1): 8+ MVP, 5+ A-S, 2+ Starter, 0-2 Sub, < 0 Repl

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	G	PA	Rbat	Rbaser	Rdp	Rfield	Rpos	RAA	WAA	Rrep	RAR	WAR	waaWL%	162WL%	oWAR	dWAR	oRAR	Salary	Pos
2003	24	NYY	AL	5	5	-0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$	/2

2008	29	TBR	AL	5	15	-2	-0	0	0	0	-2	-0.2	0	-2	-0.2	.458	.499	-0.2	0.0	-2	$	/2D
2009	30	TBR	AL	35	107	-5	-1	0	0	2	-4	-0.4	4	-0	0.0	.488	.497	0.0	0.2	-0	$	2
3 Seasons				45	127	-7	-1	0	0	2	-6	-0.6	4	-2	-0.2	.486	.499	-0.2	0.2	-2	$

TBR (2 yrs)				40	122	-7	-1	0	0	2	-6	-0.6	4	-2	-0.2	.485	.498	-0.2	0.2	-2	$
NYY (1 yr)				5	5	-0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	.500	.500	0.0	0.0	0	$

Advanced Batting

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Outs	RC	RC/G	AIR	BAbip	BA	lgBA	OBP	lgOBP	SLG	lgSLG	OPS	lgOPS	OPS+	OWn%	BtRuns	BtWins	TotA	SecA	ISO	PwrSpd
2003	24	NYY	AL	5	3	1	8.9	105	.333	.250	.266	.400	.331	.250	.425	.650	.756	80	.740	-0.1	-0.0	.667	.250	.000

2008	29	TBR	AL	15	12	1	2.2	106	.250	.200	.269	.200	.337	.200	.423	.400	.760	7	.188	-2.1	-0.2	.250	.000	.000
2009	30	TBR	AL	107	82	8	2.6	106	.267	.242	.265	.292	.334	.323	.425	.616	.759	64	.228	-5.5	-0.5	.494	.162	.081	1.3
3 Yrs				127	97	10	2.8	106	.267	.237	.265	.286	.334	.305	.425	.591	.759	57	.248	-7.6	-0.7	.469	.144	.068	1.3
162 Game Avg.				457	349	36	2.8	106	.267	.237	.265	.286	.334	.305	.425	.591	.759	57	.248	-7.6	-0.7	.469	.144	.068	5

TBR (2 yrs)				122	94	9	2.6	106	.265	.237	.265	.281	.334	.307	.425	.588	.759	56	.223	-7.6	-0.7	.462	.140	.070	1.3
NYY (1 yr)				5	3	1	8.9	105	.333	.250	.266	.400	.331	.250	.425	.650	.756	80	.740	-0.1	-0.0	.667	.250	.000

Ratio Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	HR%	SO%	BB%	XBH%	X/H%	SO/BB	AB/SO	AB/HR	AB/RBI	GB/FB	GO/AO	IP%	LD%	HR/FB	IF/FB
2003	24	NYY	AL	5	0.0%	20.0%	20.0%	0.0%	0%	1.00	4.0			2.00		60%	33%	0.0%	0%

2008	29	TBR	AL	15	0.0%	20.0%	0.0%	0.0%	0%		5.0			1.00	1.25	80%	8%	0.0%	0%
2009	30	TBR	AL	107	0.9%	11.2%	6.5%	4.7%	21%	1.71	8.3	99.0	8.3	1.29	1.92	80%	22%	2.9%	11%
3 Yrs				127	0.8%	12.6%	6.3%	3.9%	18%	2.00	7.4	118.0	9.8	1.27	1.89	80%	20%	2.4%	9%
MLB Averages					2.7%	17.0%	8.5%	8.0%	34%	1.99	5.2	32.5	7.6	0.80	1.07	70%	19%	7.8%	12%

Win Probability

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	BtRuns	BtWins	Plays	WPA	WPA+	WPA-	aLI	WPA/LI	Clutch	RE24	REW	boLI	RE24/boLI	PHlev	AB
2003	24	NYY	AL	-0.1	-0.0	5	0.0	0.1	-0.0	.55	-0.0	0.1	0.3	0.0	0.72	-0.0	0.00	1

2008	29	TBR	AL	-2.1	-0.2	15	-0.2	0.1	-0.2	.75	-0.2	-0.1	-2.2	-0.2	0.83	-2.3		1
2009	30	TBR	AL	-5.5	-0.5	111	-0.8	1.5	-2.3	1.05	-0.6	-0.1	-6.5	-0.6	1.00	-5.7		0
3 Yrs				-7.6	-0.7	131	-1.0	1.7	-2.6	1.00	-0.8	-0.1	-8.4	-0.8	0.97	-8.1	0.00	2

Baserunning & Misc. Stats*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	ROE	XI	RS%	SBO	SB	CS	SB%	SB2	CS2	SB3	CS3	SBH	CSH	PO	PCS	OOB	BT	XBT%	1^stS	1^stS2	1^stS3	1^stD	1^stD3	1^stDH	2^ndS	2^ndS3	2^ndSH
2003	24	NYY	AL	0	0	0%	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

2008	29	TBR	AL	0	0	67%	4	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0%	0	0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0
2009	30	TBR	AL	1	0	37%	60	2	1	67%	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2	0%	8	8	0	0	0	0	2	2	0
3 Yrs				1	0	37%	64	2	1	67%	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	4	0%	8	8	0	2	2	0	2	2	0

Situational Hitting*

						Hits			Pinch Hitting					Home Runs								SH			GIDP			PrdOut			BaseRunners			Advances
Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Ptn%	H	Inf	Bnt	AB	H	HR	RBI	PHlev	All	GS	GSo	vRH	vLH	Hm	Rd	IP	Att	Suc	%	Opp	DP	%	Opp	Suc	%	BR	BRS	BRS%	<2,3B	Scr	%	0,2B	Adv	%	PAu
2003	24	NYY	AL	5	20%	1	0	0	1	0	0	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0%	0	0		1	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0

2008	29	TBR	AL	15	33%	3	0	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	0%	0	0		5	0	0%	0	0		0	0		0
2009	30	TBR	AL	107	33%	24	5	0	0	0	0	0		1	0	6	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	100%	22	5	23%	16	6	38%	72	12	17%	8	5	63%	4	2	50%	0
3 Yrs				127	32%	28	5	0	2	0	0	0	0.00	1	0	6	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	100%	24	5	21%	16	6	38%	78	12	15%	8	5	63%	4	2	50%	0
MLB Averages					54%																			67%			11%			33%			15%			52%			57%

Pitch Summary -- Batting*

Year	Age	Tm	Lg	PA	Pit	Pit/PA	Str	Str%	L/Str	S/Str	F/Str	I/Str	AS/Str	I/Bll	AS/Pit	Con	1stS	30%	30c	30s	20%	20c	20s	31%	31c	31s	L/SO	PAu	Pitu	Stru
2003	24	NYY	AL	5	17	3.40	9	53%	11%	11%	44%	33%	89%	0%	47%	88%	40%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	20%	1	0	0%	0	0	0

2008	29	TBR	AL	15	43	2.87	31	72%	16%	19%	26%	39%	84%	0%	60%	77%	53%	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	0%	0	0	33%	0	0	0
2009	30	TBR	AL	107	374	3.50	248	66%	23%	15%	27%	35%	77%	0%	51%	80%	37%	1%	1	0	12%	13	3	5%	5	1	17%	0	0	0
3 Yrs				127	434	3.42	288	66%	22%	16%	27%	36%	78%	0%	52%	80%	39%	1%	1	0	10%	13	3	5%	6	1	19%	0	0	0
MLB Averages						3.77		63%	27%	14%	27%	31%	73%	2%	46%	80%	28%	5%			15%			9%			26%

Cumulative Batting

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	TB	GDP	SH
2003	24	5	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.250	.400	.250	.650	80	1	0	0
2004	25	5	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.250	.400	.250	.650	80	1	0	0
2005	26	5	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.250	.400	.250	.650	80	1	0	0
2006	27	5	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.250	.400	.250	.650	80	1	0	0
2007	28	5	5	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.250	.400	.250	.650	80	1	0	0
2008	29	10	20	19	2	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4	.211	.250	.211	.461	24	4	0	0
2009	30	45	127	118	14	28	3	1	1	12	2	1	8	16	.237	.286	.305	.591	57	36	5	1

Neutralized Batting

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All seasons are converted to 162-game seasons &
average team scoring of 716 total runs (4.42 R/G) How this works

Year	Age	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	RC	Gact
2003	24	5	5	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.000	.200	.000	.200	0	5

2008	29	5	16	16	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.250	.250	.250	.500	1	5
2009	30	35	106	98	12	23	3	1	1	12	2	7	12	.235	.286	.316	.602	9	35
3 Yrs		45	127	118	15	27	3	1	1	12	2	8	16	.229	.278	.297	.574	10	45
162 Game Avg.		162	457	425	54	97	11	4	4	43	7	29	58	.229	.278	.297	.574	36	45

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