{"id":12636,"date":"2017-07-08T08:59:14","date_gmt":"2017-07-08T14:59:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/?p=12636"},"modified":"2017-07-08T08:21:37","modified_gmt":"2017-07-08T14:21:37","slug":"21-alex-fernandez","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/learningturkey.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/21-alex-fernandez\/","title":{"rendered":"#21 – Alex Fernandez"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Name:<\/strong>\u00a0Alex Fernandez<\/p>\n

Rank:<\/strong>\u00a021<\/p>\n

Position:<\/strong>\u00a0P<\/p>\n

Years With White Sox:<\/strong>\u00a01990-1996<\/p>\n

Selected 4th overall by the White Sox in the 1990 draft, Alex Fernandez started 8 games in the minor leagues before making his major league debut on August 2, getting a no decision despite throwing 7 strong innings against the Brewers at County Stadium. \u00a0Over the last 2 months of the season, he made a total of 13 starts for the White Sox, going 5-5 with a 3.80 ERA.<\/p>\n

Fernandez struggled in 1991, setting career highs in walks, WHIP, and ERA.\u00a0 He finished the year 9-13 with a 4.51 ERA.\u00a0 1992 saw a slight improvement, thanks to a drastic reduction in walks.\u00a0 While he still had a losing record, at 8-11, his ERA fell to 4.27.<\/p>\n

1993 was Fernandez’s breakout season.\u00a0 He went 18-9 with a 3.13 ERA as the White Sox took home their first division championship in a decade.\u00a0 He set a career high with over 247 innings and a career low WHIP of 1.164.\u00a0 Despite giving up only 3 earned runs in 15 innings, he lost 2 games in the ALCS against the Blue Jays.\u00a0 His season was good enough to earn 4 MVP votes from the BBWAA.<\/p>\n

Fernandez was having another strong year in 1994.\u00a0 He was 11-7 with a 3.86 ERA in 24 starts when the season came to a premature end thanks to the strike.\u00a0 When baseball resumed in 1995, he picked up where he had left off, going 12-8 with a 3.80 ERA.<\/p>\n

1996 was another strong year for Fernandez, his best since 1993.\u00a0 He went 16-10 with a 3.45 ERA in a career high 35 starts.\u00a0 He finished 6th in Cy Young Award voting.\u00a0 Following the season, he became a free agent.<\/p>\n

Fernandez’s numbers in a White Sox uniform, both for games I attended and overall, were:<\/p>\n

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Career Pitching<\/b><\/caption>\n
Wins<\/span><\/th>\nLosses<\/span><\/th>\nERA<\/span><\/th>\nSaves<\/span><\/th>\nIP<\/span><\/th>\nHits<\/span><\/th>\nRuns<\/span><\/th>\nER<\/span><\/th>\nWalks<\/span><\/th>\nStrike Outs<\/span><\/th>\nHR<\/span><\/th>\nHBP<\/span><\/th>\nAppearances<\/span><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
2<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n1.98<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n13.667<\/span><\/td>\n12<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n3<\/span><\/td>\n5<\/span><\/td>\n6<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n2<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
79<\/span><\/td>\n63<\/span><\/td>\n3.78<\/span><\/td>\n0<\/span><\/td>\n1346.333<\/span><\/td>\n1306<\/span><\/td>\n626<\/span><\/td>\n566<\/span><\/td>\n426<\/span><\/td>\n951<\/span><\/td>\n148<\/span><\/td>\n27<\/span><\/td>\n199<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n