{"id":73479,"date":"2023-12-21T02:20:11","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T02:20:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mlbhi.aweu.info\/?p=73479"},"modified":"2023-12-21T02:20:11","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T02:20:11","slug":"diamondbacks-ink-deal-with-ex-red-sox-catcher-acquired-in-chaim-bloom-era-hong-nhung","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mlbhi.aweu.info\/diamondbacks-ink-deal-with-ex-red-sox-catcher-acquired-in-chaim-bloom-era-hong-nhung\/","title":{"rendered":"Diamondbacks Ink Deal With Ex-Red Sox Catcher Acquired In Chaim Bloom Era"},"content":{"rendered":"

The latest Boston Red Sox departure cements one of former chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom’s trades as a disappointment.<\/p>\n

The move was seen at the time as a swift move to acquire a prospect with a lot of potential coming off a down year but it turned into a significant loss for the Red Sox.<\/p>\n

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Now, the top player acquired in the aforementioned deal\u00a0is moving on\u00a0after failing to find a role in Boston.<\/p>\n

“Catcher Ronaldo\u00a0Hern\u00e1ndez\u00a0has signed a minor league deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks, per source,” ESPN’s Kiley McDaniel wrote Wednesday. “Deal comes with a spring training invite. Hernandez played in the Red Sox upper minors for 2021-23 and hit 50 home runs over those three seasons.”<\/p>\n

Hern\u00e1ndez was acquired by Bloom alongside\u00a0shortstop Nick Sogard from the Tampa Bay Rays for left-hander Jeffrey Springs, right-hander Chris Mazza and cash ahead of the 2021 season.<\/p>\n

At the time,\u00a0Hern\u00e1ndez’s stock was plummeting but he was regarded as a top-50 Major League Baseball prospect just two seasons prior. It was seen as a wise buy-low investment at the time.<\/p>\n

Springs, the other “headliner” in the deal — had a 6.66 ERA in 52 2\/3 innings with the Red Sox.<\/p>\n

Since then, however, Springs has posted a 2.53 ERA (150 ERA+) with a 231-to-49 strikeout-to-walk ratio, .211 batting average against and a 1.03 WHIP in 196 innings across three seasons.<\/p>\n

Hern\u00e1ndez spent a few days on the Red Sox’s big-league roster but never appeared in a game for Boston.<\/p>\n

Now he’ll have to prove himself in the Diamondbacks organization as he looks to find a role with the National League champions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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