Freddy Fermin

Freddy Fermin

29-Year-Old CatcherC
Kansas City Royals
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Fermin had a mini-breakout in 2023 when he posted a .781 OPS with nine home runs in just 235 plate appearances. That led to more playing time in 2024, as he wasn't far behind Salvador Perez in starts at catcher (90 to 72) and added another 21 starts at designated hitter. Unfortunately, Fermin looked overexposed. His .271/.319/.366 batting line was still perfectly fine for a catcher, but his wRC+ dropped from 107 to 91, his xwOBA slipped from .333 to .279, his hard-hit rate went from 42.7 percent to 33.9 percent and his barrel rate dipped from 9.9 percent to 3.2 percent. Fermin is a good defensive catcher and should continue to get plenty of reps behind the dish on days Perez plays first base or serves as the DH. However, it's difficult to envision a competitive Royals club giving him ample time at DH again. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a one-year contract with the Royals in February of 2024.
On bench again Wednesday
CKansas City Royals
September 18, 2024
Fermin is out of the lineup for Wednesday's game against the Tigers.
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Fermin is on the bench for the third time in four games, this time against a lefty (Tarik Skubal) after his previous two absences came against right-handed pitching. The Royals had been opening up regular playing time for Fermin behind the plate by using Salvador Perez at first base, but Perez has been taking on more work at catcher lately with Yuli Gurriel gaining traction as a regular in the Kansas City infield.
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Left/Right Batting Splits
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+6%
OPS vs LHP
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+12%
OPS vs LHP
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+1%
OPS vs RHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023vs Left .753 188 18 3 19 1 .282 .348 .406
Since 2023vs Right .708 415 49 12 49 1 .272 .307 .402
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2025vs Right .000 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
2024vs Left .740 122 11 0 10 1 .294 .364 .376
2024vs Right .658 246 29 6 26 1 .261 .297 .361
2023vs Left .777 66 7 3 9 0 .262 .318 .459
2023vs Right .783 169 19 6 23 0 .288 .321 .462
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+5%
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+7%
OPS at Home
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+27%
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OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023Home .705 280 30 5 34 1 .280 .314 .391
Since 2023Away .738 323 37 10 34 1 .271 .324 .414
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2024Home .712 153 16 2 18 1 .287 .320 .392
2024Away .665 215 24 4 18 1 .260 .318 .347
2023Home .697 127 13 3 16 0 .271 .307 .390
2023Away .882 108 13 6 16 0 .293 .336 .545
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Fermin went back-and-forth between the majors and minors in April but was with the big club for good by early May when the Royals decided to no longer use MJ Melendez at catcher. The 28-year-old was quietly very productive, hitting .290/.324/.495 with nine home runs over 205 plate appearances from May-to-August before his season ended in early September with a fractured finger. Fermin is a late bloomer, but he had an .874 OPS with 20 homers in 105 games at the Triple-A level and his hard-hit rate (42.7 percent) and barrel rate (9.9 percent) in 2023 with the Royals were both above-average. His emergence led to Kansas City using Salvador Perez for a career-high 21 starts at first base in addition to 29 starts at designated hitter and it's possible they'll follow a similar setup in 2024. It could be enough for Fermin to carve out some deep-league value again.
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On bench Monday
CKansas City Royals
September 16, 2024
Fermin is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Tigers.
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Getting rest Sunday
CKansas City Royals
September 15, 2024
Fermin is out of the lineup for Sunday's game against the Pirates.
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Rare steal in win
CKansas City Royals
September 14, 2024
Fermin went 1-for-3 with a walk and a stolen base in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Pirates.
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Not in lineup
CKansas City Royals
September 13, 2024
Fermin isn't part of the Royals' starting lineup for Friday's game against Pittsburgh.
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Getting rest Monday
CKansas City Royals
September 9, 2024
Fermin is out of the lineup for Monday's game against the Yankees.
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