The Rays have acquired 30-year old righty swinging Michel Hernandez from the Pirates for cash considerations. Hernandez played in 76 games in AAA ball this season and he was 67 for 252 (.266 avg, .690 OPS) with 29 runs scored, 3 homers and 17 RBIs. Acquiring Hernandez shows that the Rays might be starting to be concerned about Dioner Navarro’s injury. Hernandez has only played in 5 games in his major league career (2003 Yankees) and he was 1 for 4 (.250 avg). This was another shrewd move by the Rays’ front office as he likely didn’t cost them much money to acquire.