The winter 2010 arrival of David Hernandez in Arizona was not exactly a cause for celebration for many fans of the Diamondbacks. Yet, for all the ire directed at Kevin Towers for the direction the team went during his tenure as GM of the Diamondbacks, the trade of common fan favourite and slugging third baseman, Mark Reynolds along with a PTBNL (John Hester) for Baltimore’s David Hernandez and Kam Mickolio wound up being a stroke of genius that would change the team’s future for the better.
Unable to establish himself as a reliable starter in Baltimore, immediately distanced themselves from the notion and inserted David Hernandez into the role of setup man to newly acquired closer, J.