Caleb Ferguson

26-Year-Old PitcherRP

Los Angeles Dodgers

2023 Stats

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3-0

ERA

2.14

WHIP

1.24

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2023 Fantasy Outlook

Ferguson returned from Tommy John surgery last May after missing the entire 2021 season. The southpaw was demoted after just one appearance, but returned to the Dodgers a few weeks later and pitched a handful of outings before he experienced left forearm tendinitis. Los Angeles played it cautiously with Ferguson, who returned after a month and extended his scoreless streak to 19 games before finally permitting a run in mid August. He wasn't as sharp from that point forward, recording a 1.88 WHIP and 11 walks over his final 16 innings. Ferguson finished the season with a 12% walk rate, issuing 17 over 34.2 innings, but he only permitted one home run and continued his success against right-handed hitters (.173 BA since 2020). The lefty isn't near the top of the Dodgers' leverage ladder, but it's possible he enters the mix for saves at some point in 2023, especially if he goes on another scoreless streak like last year. Read Past Outlooks

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Bats R

Throws L

40 Man Yes

Height 6'3"

Weight 226

DOB 7/2/1996

Born Columbus, OH

College None

Drafted 38th Rd 2014 LAD

Secures second save

PLos Angeles Dodgers

May 27, 2023

Ferguson earned a save against the Rays on Saturday, allowing a run on two hits and a walk while striking out one batter over two-thirds of an inning.

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Coming into the contest, Evan Phillips and Brusdar Graterol had combined to notch 10 of the Dodgers' 13 saves on the season, but manager Dave Roberts eschewed that approach and deployed Graterol in the seventh inning and Phillips in the eighth Saturday. Phillips was left in the game to retire the first batter in the ninth before Roberts turned to Ferguson to close things out. The move nearly backfired, as the southpaw allowed three of the first four batters he faced to reach base, resulting in a run. However, Ferguson was able to get Harold Ramirez to ground out to end the threat. Ferguson picked up his second save to go along with seven holds, and he's pitched very well overall, posting a 1.42 ERA, 1.21 WHIP and 23:6 K:BB over 19 innings. However, Phillips and Graterol still figure to get most of the save chances for Los Angeles moving forward.

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Pitching Appearances Breakdown

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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold

% Games By Number of Innings Pitched

Left/Right Pitching Splits

Since 2021

-15%

BAA vs LHP

2023

-62%

BAA vs LHP

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-33%

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	BAA	Batters	K	BB	H	2B	3B	HR
Since 2021vs Left	.186	81	22	7	13	3	0	0
Since 2021vs Right	.218	151	40	17	29	6	0	2
2023vs Left	.121	37	13	1	4	0	0	0
2023vs Right	.319	53	12	6	15	1	0	1
2022vs Left	.243	44	9	6	9	3	0	0
2022vs Right	.163	98	28	11	14	5	0	1
2021vs Left	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021vs Right	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Home/Away Pitching Splits

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-1%

ERA at Home

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-47%

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-33%

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	ERA	WHIP	IP	W	L	SV	K/9	BB/9	HR/9
Since 2021Home	1.93	1.14	28.0	1	0	1	11.6	4.2	0.6
Since 2021Away	1.95	1.23	27.2	3	0	1	8.5	3.6	0.0
2023Home	1.54	1.03	11.2	1	0	1	10.8	2.3	0.8
2023Away	2.89	1.50	9.1	2	0	1	10.6	3.9	0.0
2022Home	2.20	1.22	16.1	0	0	0	12.1	5.5	0.6
2022Away	1.47	1.09	18.1	1	0	0	7.4	3.4	0.0
2021Home	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2021Away	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Stat Review

How does Caleb Ferguson compare to other relievers?

This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.

* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.

K/BB

3.57

K/9

10.7

BB/9

3.0

HR/9

0.4

Fastball

95.7 mph

ERA

2.14

WHIP

1.24

BABIP

.345

GB/FB

2.50

Left On Base

81.3%

Exit Velocity

80.8 mph

Barrels/BBE

0.0%

Spin Rate

2432 rpm

Balls Hit 95+ MPH

19.2%

Swinging Strike

12.8%

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Past Fantasy Outlooks

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Ferguson hoped to earn a spot in the Dodgers' 2020 rotation. He added a slider to expand his repertoire but he ended up coming out of the bullpen in 20 of 21 outings. The southpaw pitched well, fanning 27 while walking only three in 18.2 innings. Unfortunately, he was felled by a left elbow injury in mid-September, necessitating season-ending Tommy John surgery. It remains to be seen if Ferguson's aspirations to start are affected, but he's likely to miss all of 2021 rehabbing.

Ferguson took a significant step back in his sophomore season. After recording a 3.49 ERA in 49.0 frames as a rookie, he posted a 4.84 mark in 44.2 innings in 2019 as his supporting stats fell off across the board. His strikeout rate fell from 29.2% to 26.5%, his walk rate ballooned from 5.9% to 13.2% and his groundball rate fell from 45.2% to 38.6%. The new version of Ferguson, if that's all he is now, isn't someone who should be considered for a rotation spot or a high-leverage role but is instead at risk of getting demoted, as he was three times last season. He's only 23, though, so it's far too early to write him off. He used his fastball and curve a combined 99.6% of the time last season, so his starting days may be behind him. A setup role is certainly possible if he recaptures his rookie form, but he's unlikely to be anywhere near the top of the closer depth chart to start the season.

Rarely do 38th-round picks make it to the major leagues, let alone enjoy the type of success that Ferguson did as a rookie. The left-hander spent the vast majority of his time with Los Angeles in the bullpen, making 26 relief appearances against three starts. Home runs were a problem (1.47 HR/9, 21.1% HR/FB), but Ferguson showed an ability to miss bats and limit walks, posting a robust 23.3 K-BB%. That was a top-35 mark among all pitchers with at least 40 innings. After working multiple innings out of the bullpen initially, he shortened up later in the year when the team was without closer Kenley Jansen and worked his way into higher-leverage innings, even earning a pair of saves to go along with his five holds and seven wins. In another organization, Ferguson may get a longer look as a starter, but he's mostly a two-pitch guy and as long as he's a Dodger, he will likely remain in a bullpen role.

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Gets first save

PLos Angeles Dodgers

May 13, 2023

Ferguson struck out the only batter he faced to earn the save in Saturday's 4-2 win over the Padres.

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Activated from paternity leave

PLos Angeles Dodgers

May 12, 2023

Ferguson was activated Friday from the paternity list.

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Goes on paternity leave

PLos Angeles Dodgers

Personal

May 9, 2023

The Dodgers placed Ferguson on the paternity list Tuesday, Fabian Ardaya of The Athletic reports.

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Will go on paternity leave

PLos Angeles Dodgers

Personal

May 8, 2023

Ferguson has left the Dodgers in order to be with his wife who is due to give birth to the couple's first child, Mike DiGiovanna of the Los Angeles Times reports.

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Records third hold

PLos Angeles Dodgers

April 29, 2023

Ferguson earned a hold with a perfect inning against St. Louis on Friday. He struck out one batter.

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