ShoeLessRob Posted December 21, 2006 Share Posted December 21, 2006 (edited) Full Name: Francisco Lloyd Hernandez Born: 02/04/1986 Birthplace: La Victoria, Dominican Republic Height: 5' 9" Weight: 160 Bats: S Throws: R Francisco was aquired as a Free Agent on July 30th, 2002. 2004: Was rated by Baseball America as the No. 8 prospect in the White Sox organization and the No. 2 prospect in the Appalachian League. Began the season at Advanced Rookie Bristol. Led the club in doubles(13), total bases(89), extra-base hits(19), and slugging percentage(.492). He threw out 33.3 percent of attemped basestealers which was second best in the league. 2005: Combined to hit .296 with nine home runs and 52 RBI in 102 games between Class A Kannapolis and Advanced Rookie Great Falls. Threw out 44.8% of attemped basestealers. Led team(Great Falls) in average(.349), doubles(19), slugging percentage(.524), and on base percentage(.405). Recorded 20 multi hit games. 2006: In his first full season with Kannapolis, Francisco struggled. Hitting 16 doubles and 6 homeruns. He drove in 34 runs and set career highs in stolen bases(3) and base on balls(22). His On base percent however dropped to .305 and in 316 at bats he recorded 78 hits(.247). Career Awards: Pioneer League All-Star Team(2005) and Rookie Level All-Star Team(2004). Enters the season as the No. 9 prospect in the White Sox organization. Fransico is a very young player with raw major league material. Behind the plate he has a quick release and rocket arm. With a bat in his hands he can hit from both sides of the plate(far better from the left side) with decent power. Despite the number's ... he has above average speed for his position and can swipe a few bases from time to time. Expected to start '07 in Kannaplois. Hopefully in his second full year he can put up number's closer to '04 and '05. He is still a very young prospect with alot of potential. Edited December 22, 2006 by TheOcho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShoeLessRob Posted April 9, 2007 Author Share Posted April 9, 2007 Francisco started '07 in Kannapolis. After starting out slowly, Hernandez recorded his first hit of the year April 8th against Columbus. The double knocked in two runners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShoeLessRob Posted June 12, 2007 Author Share Posted June 12, 2007 As of 6/10/07 Francisco has been tearing up the baseball after his slow start to the season. AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI TB BB SO SB CS OBP SLG AVG OPS E 134 18 40 13 1 4 26 67 14 14 0 1 .369 .500 .299 .869 7 Hernandez has thrown out 23 of 65 attempted base stealers, a 35% success rate, putting him sixth in the South Atlantic League. He also leads the Intimidators with a .333 batting average with runners in scoring position. Francisco will represent the Intimidators along with Chris Carter and Fautino De Los Santos in the 2007 South Atlantic League All-Star game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BearSox Posted June 13, 2007 Share Posted June 13, 2007 nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigEdWalsh Posted August 27, 2007 Share Posted August 27, 2007 One thing that impresses me a lot about this guy is that for his still young age, he seems to have good plate discipline and/or a good eye at the plate. Seems to be a good contact hitter. So far this season he has 271 ABs and has struck out only 29 times. He's walked 35 times. He has a decent .362 OBP, up from last year's .305. Francisco's still only 21. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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