Many Phillies fans and writers thought Cesar Hernandez‘s time in red pinstripes would be up once Scott Kingery signed a historic six-year $24 million contract. At the time it was the biggest deal for a player who’d never played a big league game, and the pressure was on for both Kingery and Hernandez to perform early.
A combination of Hernandez breaking his foot and Kingery struggling left both on the team this year and Hernandez back in the starting role. However, through his first 14 games, Hernandez is hitting just .222 with three extra-base hits.