Jose Ferrer

Jose Ferrer

25-Year-Old PitcherRP
Washington Nationals
2025 Fantasy Outlook
With plenty of recent turnover in the Nationals bullpen, Ferrer is suddenly one of the team's top options for 2025 save chances. The 24-year-old southpaw was one of Washington's better relievers in 2024, though he only tallied six holds, one win and one save across his 31 appearances. The sinker-baller throws hard (98 mph on average), and while he doesn't strike out many batters, he carries a 57.3 percent groundball rate that would have been a top-20 mark among relievers if he pitched enough innings to qualify. Ferrer significantly improved his walk rate last year - from 9.2 percent in 2023 to 4.7 percent. If this sticks for 2025, regular save chances are possible. He's worth a late dart in drafts, especially if Washington doesn't add to its bullpen over the coming months. Read Past Outlooks
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From Preseason
#395
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Signed a one-year contract with the Nationals in March of 2024.
Nabs 15th hold
PWashington Nationals
June 28, 2025
Ferrer tossed 1.1 scoreless innings of relief Friday to record his 15th hold of the season in a win over the Angels.
Analysis
The southpaw has had a shaky June overall, posting a 5.11 ERA in 12.1 innings, but Ferrer has already set a new career high in holds after coming into 2025 with only 11 over 70 big-league appearances. He seems locked in as one of closer Kyle Finnegan's primary setup men, but his sinker-heavy approach likely won't get him much ninth-inning work in the event Finnegan is traded -- Ferrer has a 59.8 percent groundball rate but only a 19.0 percent strikeout rate on the season.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
16
Last 10 Games
14
Last 5 Games
10
How many pitches does Jose Ferrer generally throw?
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
 
1-10
 
11-20
 
21-30
 
31-40
 
41-50
 
51-60
 
61-70
 
71-80
 
81-90
 
91-100
 
101-110
 
111-120
 
121+
What part of the game does Jose Ferrer generally pitch?
 
 
 
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-28%
BAA vs LHP
2025
 
 
-46%
BAA vs LHP
2024
 
 
-36%
BAA vs LHP
2023
 
 
-1%
BAA vs RHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2023vs Left .213 179 35 8 35 4 1 3
Since 2023vs Right .297 283 53 21 76 8 2 5
2025vs Left .179 72 17 1 12 2 0 2
2025vs Right .330 119 21 9 35 4 2 1
2024vs Left .167 46 9 2 7 0 1 0
2024vs Right .260 83 16 4 20 1 0 1
2023vs Left .291 61 9 5 16 2 0 1
2023vs Right .288 81 16 8 21 3 0 3
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
 
 
-51%
ERA on Road
2025
 
 
-76%
ERA on Road
2024
 
 
-65%
ERA on Road
2023
 
 
-9%
ERA at Home
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2023Home 6.31 1.42 55.2 4 1 1 6.6 2.7 0.8
Since 2023Away 3.07 1.10 55.2 2 2 0 7.6 1.9 0.5
2025Home 10.26 1.98 16.2 0 1 0 7.6 3.2 1.1
2025Away 2.51 0.84 28.2 2 2 0 7.5 1.3 0.3
2024Home 4.43 1.03 20.1 1 0 1 6.2 1.3 0.4
2024Away 1.54 1.03 11.2 0 0 0 8.5 2.3 0.0
2023Home 4.82 1.34 18.2 3 0 0 6.3 3.9 1.0
2023Away 5.28 1.63 15.1 0 0 0 7.0 2.9 1.2
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Stat Review
How does Jose Ferrer 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
    Strikeout to walk ratio.
  • K/9
    Average strikeouts per nine innings.
  • BB/9
    Average walks per nine innings.
  • HR/9
    Average home runs allowed per nine innings.
  • Fastball
    Average fastball velocity.
  • ERA
    Earned run average. The average earned runs allowed per nine innings.
  • WHIP
    Walks plus hits per inning pitched.
  • BABIP
    Batting average on balls in play. Measures how many balls in play against a pitcher go for hits.
  • GB/FB
    Groundball to flyball ratio. The higher the number, the more likely a pitcher is to induce groundballs.
  • Left On Base
    The percentage of base runners that a pitcher strands on base over the course of a season.
  • Exit Velocity
    The speed of the baseball as it comes off the bat, immediately after a batter makes contact.
  • Barrels/BBE
    The percentage of batted ball events resulting in 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.
  • Spin Rate
    Spin Rate is the rate of spin on a baseball after it is released. It is measured in revolutions per minute (rpm).
  • Balls Hit 95+ MPH
    The percentage of batted balls hit that met or exceeded the 95 MPH threshold.
  • Swinging Strike
    The percentage of pitches that result in a swing and a miss.
K/BB
3.80
 
K/9
7.5
 
BB/9
2.0
 
HR/9
0.6
 
Fastball
97.4 mph
 
ERA
5.36
 
WHIP
1.26
 
BABIP
.329
 
GB/FB
3.39
 
Left On Base
53.0%
 
Exit Velocity
80.8 mph
 
Barrels/BBE
3.1%
 
Spin Rate
2129 rpm
 
Balls Hit 95+ MPH
22.8%
 
Swinging Strike
10.8%
 
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Collects first win
PWashington Nationals
May 15, 2025
Ferrer (1-2) picked up the win Wednesday over the Mets, striking out one in 1.1 scoreless innings of relief.
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Secures third hold
PWashington Nationals
April 12, 2025
Ferrer gave up a hit and struck out one in a scoreless eighth inning Friday to record his third hold of the season in a 7-4 win over the Marlins.
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No longer co-favorite for saves
PWashington Nationals
February 25, 2025
Ferrer and Jorge Lopez are likely no longer the leading closer candidates for Washington after Kyle Finnegan re-signed Tuesday on a one-year, $6 million contract, Jesse Rogers of ESPN.com reports.
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Could factor into closing picture
PWashington Nationals
February 19, 2025
Manager Dave Martinez said earlier this week that Ferrer remains a candidate to save games for the Nationals along with Jorge Lopez, Mark Zuckerman of MASNSports.com reports. "As I said earlier, Ferrer will get an opportunity to close as well," Martinez said. "Right now, we're going to play matchups. But if Lopez is available, he can do it."
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Picks up save
PWashington Nationals
September 15, 2024
Ferrer picked up the save Sunday against Miami, allowing one run on two hits across one inning with no strikeouts.
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