When Cesar Hernandez was coming up through the Phillies system, I had hoped he’d end up being a player like Placido Polanco. Like Polly, whose career batting average sits just below .300 and whose on-base percentage is just above .340, Cesar was performing in the minors as a high-average infielder with no power to speak of. While power is favorable in every player who can muster it, that’s simply not the type of player Hernandez was ever going to be.
I still thought he could add value, though, if he followed the Polanco model of reaching base and playing good defense.