MICHEL HERNANDEZ

8/12/78; NDFA '98 (New York Yankees); Cuba
R/R; 6-0, 211

Level	BA	OBP	SA	AB	2B	3B	HR	BB	K	SB	CS
1998 A- (NYY)	.254	.319	.312	205	8	2	0	20	19	4	4
1999 A+ (NYY)	.246	.296	.310	281	10	1	2	18	49	2	2
2000 AA (NYY)	.212	.254	.242	66	2	0	0	4	13	1	0
2000 A+ (NYY)	.221	.312	.286	231	12	0	1	29	23	3	4
2001 AA (NYY)	.227	.291	.320	128	6	0	2	10	20	1	0
2001 R (NYY)	.000	.167	.000	5	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
2002 AAA (NYY)	.281	.336	.364	121	5	1	1	8	13	1	3
2002 AA (NYY)	.311	.358	.459	61	6	0	1	5	6	0	1
2003 AL (NYY)	.250	.400	.250	4	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
2003 AAA (NYY)	.280	.367	.372	282	14	0	4	37	35	0	2
2004 AAA (Phi)	.254	.328	.371	232	9	0	6	25	24	0	1
2005 AAA (SD)	.288	.368	.364	264	9	1	3	37	34	0	0
2006 AAA (StL)	.274	.336	.337	285	10	1	2	27	29	3	1
2007 AAA (TB)	.276	.342	.371	170	4	0	4	16	13	0	1

Hernandez settled in a long time ago as a AAA catcher. He's turned into a decent hitter with good plate discipline and not much power. He's good defensively. Going into the 2007-08 off-season, the Pirates needed to stock their AAA and AA catching corps from scratch with veterans. Aside from re-signing Milver Reyes, Hernandez was their first step. He'll probably share time behind the plate at Indianapolis with Raul Chavez and Carlos Maldonado, and could get called up if an emergency arises.

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