Freddy Fermin
29-Year-Old
2024 Stats
AVG
.295
HR
1
RBI
11
R
13
SB
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
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. Read Past Outlooks
RANKSFrom Preseason
#483
ADP
Working behind plate Wednesday
Fermin will start at catcher and bat sixth in Wednesday's game against the Tigers.
ANALYSIS
He'll be rewarded with his third start in four games after going 4-for-7 with a walk, an RBI and two runs between his previous two turns behind the plate. The Royals will likely continue to make room for Fermin in the lineup when the team opposes left-handed pitching, but his opportunities against right-handers will likely remain more limited while top backstop Salvador Perez is healthy.
He'll be rewarded with his third start in four games after going 4-for-7 with a walk, an RBI and two runs between his previous two turns behind the plate. The Royals will likely continue to make room for Fermin in the lineup when the team opposes left-handed pitching, but his opportunities against right-handers will likely remain more limited while top backstop Salvador Perez is healthy.
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Batting Order Slot Breakdown
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Left/Right Batting Splits
Since 2022
+13%
OPS vs LHP
2024
+38%
OPS vs LHP
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022vs Left | .817 | 102 | 3 | 13 | .295 | ||||
Since 2022vs Right | .722 | 242 | 7 | 30 | .272 | ||||
2024vs Left | .889 | 36 | 0 | 4 | .353 | ||||
2024vs Right | .646 | 66 | 1 | 7 | .262 | ||||
2023vs Left | .777 | 66 | 3 | 9 | .262 | ||||
2023vs Right | .783 | 169 | 6 | 23 | .288 | ||||
2022vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022vs Right | .000 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
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Home/Away Batting Splits
Since 2022
+3%
OPS on Road
2024
+38%
OPS at Home
OPS | PA | HR | RBI | AVG | |||||
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Since 2022Home | .741 | 174 | 3 | 23 | .296 | ||||
Since 2022Away | .760 | 170 | 7 | 20 | .261 | ||||
2024Home | .859 | 47 | 0 | 7 | .364 | ||||
2024Away | .624 | 55 | 1 | 4 | .235 | ||||
2023Home | .697 | 127 | 3 | 16 | .271 | ||||
2023Away | .882 | 108 | 6 | 16 | .293 | ||||
2022Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
2022Away | .000 | 7 | 0 | 0 | .000 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Freddy 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.
* 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
0.44BB Rate
7.1%K Rate
16.3%BABIP
.351ISO
.088AVG
.297OBP
.347SLG
.385OPS
.732wOBA
.326Exit Velocity
88.4 mphHard Hit Rate
26.7%Barrels/PA
2.0%Expected BA
.247Expected SLG
.348Sprint Speed
23.4 ft/secGround Ball %
46.6%Line Drive %
17.8%Fly Ball %
35.6%Advanced Batting Stats
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Workload picking up
Fermin will start at catcher and bat seventh in Sunday's game against the Rangers.
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Delivers first homer of 2024
Fermin went 2-for-3 with a solo home run during Monday's 6-5 loss to the Blue Jays.
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Scores run in win
Fermin went 2-for-3 with one double and one run in Sunday's win against the White Sox.
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Projected as backup catcher
Fermin is projected to be the Royals' backup catcher to begin 2024, Anne Rogers of MLB.com reports.
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Transferred to 60-day IL
Fermin (finger) was transferred to the 60-day injured list from the 10-day IL on Monday.
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