If this guy is as real on the major league level as he has been in AAA, then O's fans will be dancing in the streets. Three rookie starters with talent in the rotation, and they aren't even rated the top three arms in the organization. They could flame out, but so far the two who have started have done pretty well.
Hernandez scratched from start for Tides
As expected, Triple-A Norfolk Tides starting pitcher David Hernandez was scratched from this morning's game on the road against the Toledo Mud Hens.
A source confirmed to The Baltimore Sun's Dan Connolly on Tuesday that Hernandez is scheduled to start for the Orioles on Thursday night at Camden Yards against the Detroit Tigers.
Since he was pulled from his start for the Tides this morning, it only makes sense that Hernandez is on his way to Baltimore to pitch for the Orioles. I'm sure the move will be made official before Thursday's game, similar to the way the team waited to promote Jason Berken until the last minute.
Hernandez was 3-1 with a 2.91 ERA in eight starts for Norfolk. The 24-year-old right-hander collected 60 strikeouts and walked 13 batters in 43 1/3 innings. He struck out 14 hitters against the Rochester Red Wings on May 22 in his last start.
With Berken, Hernandez and Bergesen in the starting rotation, and catcher Matt Wieters on his way to the big leagues, the Orioles' youth movement is alive. This is the time that Orioles fans have been imagining for the past several years, so we'll soon see if it was worth the wait.
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