We are on to the second spot on our community top prospect list, and as we mentioned last time things are somewhat split among the experts. Michael Chavis ran away with our top spot, which was understandable if even a bit surprising, but I figured the second-place vote would be a bloodbath. This wasn’t as much of a blowout as the top spot was, but one player clearly ran away with the community’s vote. Taking the second spot on our list is left-handed pitcher Darwinzon Hernandez, who received 18 of 44 votes (41 percent).
The Red Sox have a history with big-name acquisitions on the Latin American market over the last decade or so, but Hernandez doesn’t fit into that tradition.