José Fermin

Bats R Throws R6'3" 242 lbBorn 2001 Payita, D.R.Debut 2025Team LAA

Projections

Season	BF	K%	BB%	HR%	1B%	XBH%	PITCH+
2026	146	26.1	10.1	3.02	20.6	6.15	106.0
2027							105.4
2028							107.0

Projected rates are per plate appearance or batter faced; counting stats scale with projected playing time. Statcast measurements inform these projections as inputs and are reported as measurements, not projected.

Most similar through age 23

His ten closest age-23 comparables averaged 102 PITCH+ the next season; 10 of 10 played. Averages cover only the players who got a next season, which is why the played count matters.

#	Player	Through	PITCH+ then	Next season	Next PA / BF
1	Joe Smith	2007	96.1	109.0	271
2	Cody Allen	2012	97.7	105.5	301
3	Tyson Ross	2010	94.7	109.4	145
4	Jose Ferrer	2023	92.8	120.4	129
5	Ryan Webb	2009	95.9	103.7	253
6	Keynan Middleton	2017	95.2	101.0	71
7	Corey Knebel	2015	97.5	101.6	145
8	Andrew Cashner	2010	93.7	145.3	39
9	Zack Littell	2019	94.7	7.7	31
10	Addison Reed	2012	98.4	115.3	295

Pitching

Year	Team	W	L	ERA	G	GS	SV	IP	BF	HR	BB	SO	PITCH+
2027 proj									146				105.4
2026*									181				100.8	98.4	99.2
2025	LAA	3	2	4.46	40	0	0	34.3	152	8	23	39	96.1	101.2	97.3
Career		3	2	4.46	40	0	0	34.3	152	8	23	39	96.1		97.3

Fielding

Year	Team	Pos	G	Inn	PO	A	E	DP	Fld%	Runs saved
2025	LAA	P	40	34	1	2	0	0	1.000	+0.2

Runs saved covers the Statcast era; for catchers it includes framing.

Minor leagues

Year	Level	Team	Side	PA / BF	Line	AVG / ERA
2026	AAA	Salt Lake Bees	Pit	75	16.0 IP, 31% K	2.81
2025	AAA	Salt Lake Bees	Pit	46	10.1 IP, 33% K	1.78
2025	AA	Rocket City Trash Pandas	Pit	28	8.0 IP, 54% K	1.12
2024	A+	Tri-City Dust Devils	Pit	140	33.2 IP, 40% K	3.80
2024	A	Inland Empire 66ers	Pit	123	30.0 IP, 27% K	2.70

Splits

Year	vs LHP	vs RHP	Home	Away
2026	0.359	0.279	0.313	0.317
2025	0.388	0.295	0.301	0.376

wOBA by split, from pitch level data, 2015 on. For pitchers the split is the batter side faced.