Jose Fermin

Jose Fermin

26-Year-Old Second Baseman2B
St. Louis Cardinals AAA
2025 Fantasy Outlook
The Cardinals were searching for offensive help in every corner of their roster last season, but even with that Fermin wasn't able to sniff the lineup on a regular basis. He didn't exactly make a compelling case for himself in the few opportunities he was given, either, looking overmatched in his 79 plate appearances. The 26-year-old did put together easily his best offensive showing at Triple-A Memphis, but considering it was his fourth stint at the Triple-A level, that's not exactly something to write home about. Fermin has speed and offers some defensive versatility, but he appears no closer to carving out a big-league role than he did at this time last year. Read Past Outlooks
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#361
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Signed a one-year contract with the Cardinals in March of 2025.
Optioned to Memphis
2BSt. Louis Cardinals  AAA
August 2, 2025
The Cardinals optioned Fermin to Triple-A Memphis on Saturday.
Analysis
Fermin will be sent back to the minors following Lars Nootbaar's (ribs) return from the injured list. Fermin has gone 7-for-20 with a homer, two RBI and two runs scored through 12 games in the majors this season and also boasts a .902 OPS through 252 Triple-A plate appearances. His productive bat and versatile glove make him a candidate to return to St. Louis when rosters expand in September.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
vs Right-Handed Pitchers
vs RHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
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#8
#9
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2
vs Left-Handed Pitchers
vs LHP
#1
#2
#3
#4
#5
#6
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#8
#9
Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+89%
OPS vs RHP
2025
 
 
+194%
OPS vs LHP
2024
 
 
+177%
OPS vs RHP
2023
 
 
+52%
OPS vs RHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023vs Left .376 63 3 0 0 1 .153 .206 .169
Since 2023vs Right .710 99 8 1 10 2 .253 .361 .349
2025vs Left 2.500 2 1 0 0 1 1.000 1.000 1.500
2025vs Right .850 20 1 1 2 0 .278 .350 .500
2024vs Left .243 42 1 0 0 0 .100 .143 .100
2024vs Right .674 37 6 0 4 2 .226 .351 .323
2023vs Left .440 19 1 0 0 0 .176 .263 .176
2023vs Right .669 42 1 0 4 0 .265 .375 .294
Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2023
 
 
+60%
OPS at Home
2025
 
 
+9%
OPS on Road
2024
 
 
+124%
OPS at Home
2023
 
 
+96%
OPS at Home
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023Home .706 83 6 1 8 2 .254 .354 .352
Since 2023Away .441 79 5 0 2 1 .169 .244 .197
2025Home .958 9 1 1 2 0 .250 .333 .625
2025Away 1.045 13 1 0 0 1 .417 .462 .583
2024Home .603 41 4 0 2 2 .200 .317 .286
2024Away .269 38 3 0 2 0 .111 .158 .111
2023Home .763 33 1 0 4 0 .321 .406 .357
2023Away .390 28 1 0 0 0 .130 .259 .130
Minor League Left/Right Batting Splits (AAA)
Since 2023
 
 
+25%
OPS vs RHP
2025
 
 
+10%
OPS vs RHP
2024
 
 
+11%
OPS vs RHP
2023
 
 
+333%
OPS vs RHP
OPS PA R HR RBI SB AVG OBP SLG
Since 2023vs Left .750 136 3 18 .250 .366 .384
Since 2023vs Right .938 448 14 50 .309 .427 .511
2025vs Left .619 50 1 11 .262 16.041 .405
2025vs Right .680 214 4 23 .310 88.023 .477
2024vs Left .688 64 2 7 .283 24.000 .453
2024vs Right .761 175 6 20 .322 70.034 .517
2023vs Left .209 22 0 0 .118 7.000 .118
2023vs Right .905 59 4 7 .265 20.034 .612
Stat Review
How does Jose Fermin compare to other hitters?
This section compares his stats with all batting seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 400 plate appearances)*. 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 and Barrels/PA % are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 400 PA) and Hard Hit Rate is benchmarked against last season's data (min 400 PA). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
  • BB/K
    Walk to strikeout ratio
  • BB Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a walk.
  • K Rate
    The percentage of plate appearances resulting in a strikeout.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many of a batter’s balls in play go for hits.
  • ISO
    Isolated Power. Slugging percentage minus batting average. A computation used to measure a batter's raw power.
  • AVG
    Batting average. Hits divided by at bats.
  • OBP
    On Base Percentage. A measure of how often a batters reaches base. Roughly equal to number of times on base divided by plate appearances.
  • SLG
    Slugging Percentage. A measure of the batting productivity of a hitter. It is calculated as total bases divided by at bats.
  • OPS
    On base plus slugging. THe sum of a batter's on-base percentage and slugging percentage.
  • wOBA
    Weighted on-base average. Measures a player's overall offensive contributions per plate appearance. wOBA combines all the different aspects of hitting into one metric, weighting each of them in proportion to their actual run value.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Hard Hit Rate
    A measure of contact quality from Sports Info Solutions. This stat explains what percentage of batted balls were hit hard vs. medium or soft.
  • Barrels/PA
    The percentage of plate appearances where a batter had a batted ball classified as a Barrel. A Barrel is a batted ball with similar exit velocity and launch angle to past ones that led to a minimum .500 batting average and 1.500 slugging percentage.
  • Expected BA
    Expected Batting Average.
  • Expected SLG
    Expected Slugging Percentage.
  • Sprint Speed
    The speed of a runner from home to first, in feet per second.
  • Ground Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are on the ground.
  • Line Drive %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are line drives.
  • Fly Ball %
    The percentage of balls put in play that are fly balls.
BB/K
0.67
 
BB Rate
9.1%
 
K Rate
13.6%
 
BABIP
.375
 
ISO
.250
 
AVG
.350
 
OBP
.409
 
SLG
.600
 
OPS
1.009
 
wOBA
.435
 
Exit Velocity
90.4 mph
 
Hard Hit Rate
41.2%
 
Barrels/PA
0.0%
 
Expected BA
.301
 
Expected SLG
.428
 
Sprint Speed
26.0 ft/sec
 
Ground Ball %
43.8%
 
Line Drive %
18.8%
 
Fly Ball %
37.5%
 
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2024 Fantasy Outlook
Fermin was acquired from Cleveland last winter, but his bid to win an Opening Day bench spot with the Cardinals ended before it began when he suffered a severe quad strain early in spring training which wound up sidelining him for nearly four months. He saw some spot duty with the Cards down the stretch and showed a solid glove, but his bat lagged well behind. That's been the case with Fermin throughout his days in pro ball, as he's never even had an .800 OPS in a season and sports a .709 OPS during his time at Triple-A. The power is basically non-existent and he hasn't displayed any stolen base chops since A-ball. Fermin will be in the mix for a reserve role in St. Louis, but they figure to be in trouble if he has to play very much.
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Cranks first big-league homer
2BSt. Louis Cardinals  AAA
July 14, 2025
Fermin went 1-for-4 with a go-ahead, two-run home run in Sunday's win over Atlanta.
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Moves up from Triple-A
2BSt. Louis Cardinals  AAA
June 25, 2025
The Cardinals recalled Fermin from Triple-A Memphis on Wednesday.
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Dispatched to Triple-A
2BSt. Louis Cardinals  AAA
March 23, 2025
The Cardinals optioned Fermin to Triple-A Memphis on Sunday.
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Wins Opening Day roster spot
2BSt. Louis Cardinals  AAA
March 21, 2025
Fermin has made the Cardinals' Opening Day roster as a utility player, Katie Woo of The Athletic reports.
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Eyeing final bench spot
2BSt. Louis Cardinals  AAA
March 15, 2025
The Cardinals' final bench spot will likely come down to Fermin or Jose Barrero, John Denton of MLB.com reports.
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Could see outfield action
2BSt. Louis Cardinals  AAA
May 31, 2024
According to John Denton of MLB.com, Fermin played one game in left field for Triple-A Memphis in an attempt to improve his versatility as a big-league bench piece. He was called up by the Cardinals on Friday.
Analysis
The 25-year-old appeared in nine games for the Cardinals in late April and early May but has spent most of the campaign with Memphis, where he has a .346/.461/.615 slash line in 32 contests. St. Louis' infield is currently in good health, so being a viable option in the outfield can only help Fermin's outlook for playing time. Still, he'll likely be limited to a reserve role barring an injury for the Cardinals.
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