masn-baseballs-orioles.jpgAfter making 19 starts for the Orioles on the mound last year, right hander David Hernandez is quite aware that he is not assured a rotation spot in 2010.

But right now he has other important issues to deal with.

When I spoke with David by phone Wednesday afternoon, he was speaking from his new house in Elk Grove, California. He and his wife Rachel were awaiting the birth of their first child, a son, that could come at any time.

For now, at least for Hernandez, thoughts of the 2010 season…After making 19 starts for the Orioles on the mound last year, right hander David Hernandez is quite aware that he is not assured a rotation spot in 2010.

But right now he has other important issues to deal with.

When I spoke with David by phone Wednesday afternoon, he was speaking from his new house in Elk Grove, California. He and his wife Rachel were awaiting the birth of their first child, a son, that could come at any time.

For now, at least for Hernandez, thoughts of the 2010 season can wait a while.