faba Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 Twins, Hernandez agree to one-year, $5M deal Associated Press Updated: February 12, 2008, 2:44 PM ET Comment Email Print MINNEAPOLIS -- Pitcher Livan Hernandez and the Minnesota Twins agreed to a $5 million, one-year contract that could earn him an additional $2 million in performance bonuses. Innings Eater The Twins didn't replace Johan Santana with an ace, but they did get themselves an innings eater. No pitcher has logged more innings than Livan Hernandez since the 2000 season. PitcherIPHernandez1,837 2/3Greg Maddux1,745 2/3Tim Hudson1,739Javier Vazquez1,735 1/3 Hernandez can earn an additional $2 million in performance bonuses. The Twins are short on experience in their rotation, after trading Johan Santana and losing Carlos Silva as a free agent. He has been quite durable over 10-plus years in the majors, logging at least 199 innings each season since 1998. Hernandez joins a handful of young starting pitching candidates with Minnesota, including Francisco Liriano, Scott Baker, Boof Bonser, Kevin Slowey, Nick Blackburn and Phil Humber. Last season, Hernandez made $7 million while going 11-11 with a 4.93 ERA in 33 starts for Arizona. He pitched for the Diamondbacks in the NL Championship Series. Hernandez, a native of Cuba, has been quite durable over 10-plus years in the majors, logging at least 199 innings each season since 1998. As a rookie in 1997, he won a World Series with the Florida Marlins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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