Win–Loss record 17–17 Name Kelvin Herrera Bats Right-handed WHIP 1.16 Nationality Dominican | Strikeouts 275 Height 1.78 m Earned run average 2.60 Role Baseball pitcher Salary 1.6 million USD (2015) | |
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Current team Kansas City Royals (#40 / Pitcher) Similar People Yordano Ventura, Wade Davis, Greg Holland, Ned Yost, Danny Duffy Profiles | ||
Royals all star pitcher kelvin herrera
Kelvin de Jesús Herrera Mercado (born December 31, 1989) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Kansas City Royals of Major League Baseball.
Contents
- Royals all star pitcher kelvin herrera
- Royals baseball kelvin herrera wade davis and greg holland take the crown 2014
- Professional career
- 2011
- 2012
- 2013
- 2014
- 2015
- 2016
- Scouting report
- References
Royals baseball kelvin herrera wade davis and greg holland take the crown 2014
Professional career
Herrera along with Wil Myers represented the Royals at the 2011 All-Star Futures Game.
2011
Herrera was called up to the majors for the first time on September 21, 2011. He gave up three earned runs over two innings.
2012
2012 was a breakout season for Herrera. He appeared in 76 games and posted a 2.35 ERA over 84 innings while striking out 77. On August 30, 2012, Herrera recorded his first career save.
2013
Herrera took a bit of a step back in 2013 and spent part of the year in the minors. Herrera finished the season with an ERA of 3.86 in 58.1 innings pitched, striking out 74 at a rate of 11.4 strikeouts per nine innings, still a career mark. Herrera also surrendered a career-high 9 Home Runs.
2014
In 2014 Herrera became the go-to seventh inning option for manager Ned Yost. Along with set-up man Wade Davis and closer Greg Holland, Herrera was part of one of the most prolific late inning trios in all of baseball. His ERA was 1.41, the best mark of his career, and he did not allow a home run during the entire regular season. He had his first professional at-bat in Game 3 of the World Series in San Francisco, when he struck out. He ended his first postseason with an aggregate 1.80 ERA, striking out 16 in 15 innings pitched.
2015
During a game against the Oakland Athletics on April 19, 2015, Herrera was ejected for throwing a pitch behind Brett Lawrie. One game prior to this incident, his teammate Yordano Ventura was also ejected for hitting Lawrie. On April 22, 2015, Herrera was suspended 5 games. Herrera decided to appeal the suspension. On April 25, 2015, Herrera was suspended an additional 2 games for his role in a brawl against the Chicago White Sox. Herrera, with the absence of Greg Holland in the 2015 postseason, became the 8th inning set-up man for the Royals. At the conclusion of the postseason, Herrera notched a 0.66 ERA with 22 strikeouts in 13.2 innings pitched with 3 holds.
2016
Having spent the vast majority of his career as a 7th inning and 8th inning reliever, Herrera took over the role of the Kansas City Royals' closer following a sidelining injury to Wade Davis. Herrera collected 12 saves in 15 opportunities as closer. He ended his season with a 2.75 ERA, striking out 86 in 72 innings pitched surrendering a career low 12 walks in a season. Herrera was named to the 2016 All-Star Game, his second consecutive trip to the Midsummer Classic.
Scouting report
With an overhand delivery and quick explosion from the stretch, Herrera throws hard a la many Dominican pitchers; his two-seam fastball averages about 97mph and tops out at 103. He pairs his fastball with a deceptive changeup around 87–88 and an occasional curveball in the mid-80s. Herrera occasionally throws a sinker to induce groundball outs. His slider is often touted as his best off=speed pitch.