Arnaldo Hernandez #67

Full name is Arnaldo Jose Hernandez…resides in Caroni, Venezuela during the offseason...Won youth national championship and MVP honors with Criollitos de Venezuela in 2012.

2019

Spent a majority of the year with Omaha (AAA), but made four starts with Northwest Arkansas (AA) in May…posted a combined 6-10 record and a 5.60 ERA (80 ER in 128.2 IP) in 24 starts (26 appearances)...His 10 losses tied for fifth most in the organization, while he ranked seventh in starts and 12th in innings...Moved to Northwest Arkansas on May 8…did not allow an earned run in his first three starts with the   Naturals (18.0 IP), before surrendering five earned across 5.0 innings in a 5-1 loss at Tulsa on May 25...Returned to Omaha on May 31, and pitched the remainder of the season with the Storm Chasers…posted a 5.01 ERA (26 ER in 46.2 IP) in his final nine appearances of the year,   after pitching to a 7.47 mark (49 ER in 59.0 IP) in his first 13 outings with Omaha.
 

2018

Spent time at three different minor league affiliates, combining on a 12-5 record with a 3.96 ERA (61 ER in 138.2 IP), 44 walks and 105 strikeouts in 27 appearances (24 starts)…tied for the minor league lead with three complete games, which included two in nine starts at Omaha (AAA)...His 12 victories tied for the most among Royals' farmhands while his strikeout total ranked fifth...Won four-straight starts at Wilmington (A), April 20-May 7, which included a pair of scoreless outings, on April 20 at Frederick (6.0 IP) and April 26 vs. Potomac (5.0 IP)... After stints at Wilmington (April 4-June 17, June 19-28) and Northwest Arkansas (June 28-July 16), finished the season at Omaha, going 5-1 with a 3.55 ERA (23 ER in 58.1 IP) in 10 outings (nine starts)…went 3-0 with a 2.51 ERA (9 ER in 32.1 IP) in his six road outings (five starts)...Tossed a pair of complete games with the Storm Chasers, a 4-1 victory over Round Rock (7.0 IP) on July 21 and a 3-1 triumph over Oklahoma City (9.0 IP) on Aug. 15…his 9.0 innings vs. OKC were a career-high and the first 9.0-inning complete game by an Omaha pitcher since Aaron Brooks in Game 5 of the 2014 PCL championship series.