P | St. Louis Cardinals
Bats/Throws: R/R | 6' 0" 200 lbs | Age: 28
Draft: 2018 | Rd. 23, No. 700, Boston Red Sox | Hillsborough CC
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2024 1 6 3.51 62 0 2 66.2 71 1.35
2025 0 4 7.71 32 0 1 30.1 34 1.71
2026 1 2 4.15 13 0 0 17.1 23 1.33
3 Seasons 2 12 4.72 107 0 3 114.1 128 1.44
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2024 62 1-6 3.51 66.2 71 1.35
2025 32 0-4 7.71 30.1 34 1.71
2026 13 1-2 4.15 17.1 23 1.33
3 Seasons 107 2-12 4.72 114.1 128 1.44
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Statcast Statistics

Season Age Pitches Batted
Balls		 Barrels Barrel % Barrel/PA Exit
Velocity		 Max EV Launch
Angle		 LA Sweet-
Spot %		 xBA xSLG wOBA xwOBA xwOBAcon HardHit% K% BB% ERA xERA
2024 26 1191 180 13 7.2 4.6 89.0 111.8 10.4 35.6 .219 .327 .291 .294 .346 33.9 24.9 11.2 3.51 3.49
2025 27 524 89 10 11.2 7.1 89.5 111.0 13.3 30.3 .225 .404 .382 .313 .368 43.8 24.3 11.4 7.71 4.07
2026 28 271 41 3 7.3 4.3 85.5 108.9 5.6 41.5 .227 .378 .319 .301 .387 39.0 30.4 10.1 4.70 3.78
Player 1986 310 26 8.4 5.3 88.7 111.8 10.6 34.8 .222 .356 .321 .300 .358 37.4 25.5 11.1
MLB 7.6 4.9 88.6 122.9 12.5 33.3 .243 .407 .315 .316 .369 37.1 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Fernandez relies on 4 pitches.
Slider
(44.3%) ,
Four Seamer
(42.4%) ,
Changeup
(11.4%) ,
Cutter
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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

AIR: Fly Balls + Line Drives + Popups All Batted Balls Batted Ball Breakdown
Season GB % AIR % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Pull GB % Straight GB % Oppo GB % Pull AIR % Straight AIR % Oppo AIR %
2024 43.9 56.1 23.3 27.8 5.0 38.3 38.3 23.3 17.8 21.1 5.0 20.6 17.2 18.3
2025 46.1 53.9 30.3 15.7 7.9 43.8 32.6 23.6 23.6 16.9 5.6 20.2 15.7 18.0
2026 41.5 58.5 26.8 24.4 7.3 46.3 29.3 24.4 17.1 17.1 7.3 29.3 12.2 17.1
Player 44.2 55.8 25.8 23.9 6.1 41.0 35.5 23.5 19.4 19.4 5.5 21.6 16.1 18.1
MLB 44.1 55.9 24.2 24.6 7.1 37.5 37.3 25.1 20.7 17.5 5.8 16.8 19.7 19.2
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Quality of Contact

Season Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2024 4.4 33.9 23.9 25.0 5.6 7.2 4.6
2025 2.2 31.5 27.0 21.3 6.7 11.2 7.1
2026 2.4 34.1 24.4 22.0 9.8 7.3 4.3
Player 3.5 33.2 24.8 23.5 6.5 8.4 5.3
MLB 4.0 32.2 25.0 24.4 5.9 7.6 4.9
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement

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How this works: This section shows two different ways to evaluate pitch movement. On the left, “Total Movement” shows the real-world movement of a pitch, including the forces of gravity, which affects every pitch thrown. Since gravity requires time, and slower pitches aren't 'better' just because they have more time to move, a pitch's movement is compared to other pitches of the same pitch type, within +/- 2 MPH and +/- 0.5 feet of extension/release. On the right, Induced Movement (or IVB) is reported without gravity, and attempts to isolate movement created by the pitcher's ability to spin and manipulate the ball.
Total Movement (in inches, w/ gravity)Induced Movement (in inches, w/o gravity)
YearPitchTeamHand#MPHVertical
Drop		vs.
Comparable		Horizontal
Break		vs.
Comparable		Vertical
Break		vs. AvgHorizontal
Break		vs. Avg
2026 Slider STL R 120 87.4 34.4 0.2 3.5GLV -0.3 1.4 0.0 3.5GLV -0.1
2026 4-Seam Fastball STL R 115 94.5 12.6 1.9 6.8ARM -0.5 18.1 2.4 6.8ARM -1.0
2026 Cutter STL R 5 91.6 21.0 3.2 1.6GLV -0.4 11.6 3.6 1.6GLV -0.6
2026 Changeup STL R 31 86.8 30.6 -1.2 11.9ARM -2.1 5.7 -1.9 11.9ARM -2.3
2025 4-Seam Fastball STL R 198 95.2 12.9 1.3 8.2ARM 0.9 17.4 1.6 8.2ARM 0.6
2025 Slider STL R 247 86.7 35.9 1.4 2.8GLV -1.1 0.4 1.4 2.8GLV -1.4
2025 Changeup STL R 42 87.2 30.7 -0.9 14.3ARM 0.0 5.3 -1.2 14.3ARM -0.2
2025 Cutter STL R 37 91.3 22.7 1.5 1.7GLV -0.2 10.0 1.6 1.7GLV -0.5
! Note: Years are in reverse order.

Run Values by Pitch Type

Year Pitch Type Team RV/100 Run Value Pitches % PA BA SLG wOBA Whiff% K% PutAway % xBA xSLG xwOBA Hard Hit %
2026 Slider 1.4 2 120 44.3 35 .161 .290 .256 44.6 42.9 27.8 .174 .349 .259 35.3
2026 4-Seam Fastball -0.4 0 115 42.4 28 .320 .440 .402 21.6 14.3 17.4 .271 .351 .317 38.1
2026 Changeup -6.4 -2 31 11.4 6 .400 1.000 .750 42.9 33.3 18.2 .334 .693 .478 66.7
2026 Cutter -1.5 0 5 1.8 -- -- -- 0.0 -- -- -- -- -- --
2025 Slider -2.5 -6 247 47.1 69 .308 .600 .414 37.8 29.0 24.1 .189 .344 .253 40.0
2025 4-Seam Fastball 1.2 2 198 37.8 49 .231 .333 .338 18.2 12.2 17.1 .257 .438 .378 54.5
2025 Changeup -1.9 -1 42 8.0 11 .400 .400 .391 54.2 45.5 41.7 .277 .480 .353 20.0
2025 Cutter -4.5 -2 37 7.1 9 .333 .889 .500 26.7 33.3 60.0 .295 .610 .382 33.3
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Spin Direction

Year Pitch Type Pitches MPH Active Spin % Total Movement (In.) Spin-Based Observed Deviation
2026 Changeup 30 86.7 88 13.4 1:30 2:15 -45
2026 4-Seam Fastball 115 94.5 99 19.0 12:45 12:45 0
2026 Slider 120 87.4 25 4.3 10:00 9:00 60
2025 Changeup 41 87.2 91 15.7 1:30 2:30 -60
2025 Cutter 37 91.3 58 9.5 12:15 11:30 45
2025 4-Seam Fastball 198 95.2 99 19.0 12:45 1:00 -15
2025 Slider 247 86.7 21 3.9 9:30 8:30 60
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
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Pitcher Arm Angle

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Statcast Pitching Run Value

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2024 279 1,191 1 12 -5 -4 4
2025 138 524 -4 4 -4 -2 -6
2026 69 271 0 1 0 -1 -1
Player 486 1,986 -3 17 -9 -3 -3
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Plate Discipline

Season Pitches Zone % Zone Swing % Zone Contact % Chase % Chase Contact % Edge % 1st Pitch Strike % Swing % Whiff % Meatball % Meatball Swing %
2024 1,191 44.4 70.5 81.0 29.9 44.9 43.5 58.9 47.9 31.5 6.5 84.4
2025 524 48.5 71.3 77.9 30.0 45.7 44.8 58.7 50.0 32.1 4.6 95.8
2026 271 43.5 70.3 78.3 31.4 41.7 37.6 59.4 48.3 35.1 5.5 73.3
Player 1,986 45.4 70.7 79.7 30.1 44.6 43.1 58.9 48.5 32.2 5.8 85.3
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.7 28.6 57.9 42.6 61.2 47.3 25.0 7.3 76.2
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Run Value Pitching
Year Pitching Fastball Breaking Off
Speed 		xERA Fastball
MPH 		Fastball
Spin 		Curve
Spin 		Avg
EV 		Chase% Whiff% K% BB% Barrel% Hard-
Hit% 		GB% Extension
2024 62 36 84 71 73 31 42 62 88 66 13 61 84 57 48
2025 64 29 47
2026 51 20 60
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Expected Home Runs

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Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2024 24.81 4 5.0 -1 7 6 1 25.0
2025 23.17 6 6.4 0 3 5 3 50.0
2026 26.91 2 2.2 0 1 3 0 0.0
Player 24.34 12 13.5 -2 11 14 4 33.3
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Expected Home Runs by Park

Adjusted
Year HR
2024 4 8 1 6 3 6 7 7 4 1 4 6 6 3 6 4 7 7 6 8 5 5 10 8 4 3 2 4 5 1 3
2025 6 5 7 5 6 7 7 5 7 5 7 8 5 10 7 4 5 5 7 7 5 6 8 8 5 5 7 7 7 7 7
2026 2 2 2 2 1 3 2 2 1 3 1 2 3 3 2 3 2 2 3 3 1 3 3 3 1 2 1 2 4 2 1
Player 12 15 10 13 10 16 16 14 12 9 12 16 14 16 15 11 14 14 16 18 11 14 21 19 10 10 10 13 16 10 11
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's batted balls allowed would have been out of other stadiums. The "Adjusted" view here accounts for different wall heights, distances and environmental effects using Statcast Park Factor data.
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Year to Year Changes

2026 +/-   2025 +/-   2024
Results
BA .246 -.047 ↓ .293 +.057 ↑ .236
xBA .227 +.002 ↑ .225 +.006 ↑ .219
OBP .319 -.060 ↓ .379 +.054 ↑ .325
xOBP .303 -.016 ↓ .319 +.003 ↑ .316
SLG .410 -.110 ↓ .520 +.179 ↑ .341
xSLG .378 -.026 ↓ .404 +.077 ↑ .327
ISO .164 -.064 ↓ .228 +.122 ↑ .106
xISO .151 -.028 ↓ .179 +.071 ↑ .108
BABIP .333 -.028 ↓ .361 +.051 ↑ .310
wOBA .319 -.063 ↓ .382 +.091 ↑ .291
xwOBA .301 -.012 ↓ .313 +.019 ↑ .294
wOBAcon .418 -.057 ↓ .475 +.133 ↑ .342
xwOBAcon .387 +.019 ↑ .368 +.022 ↑ .346
BACON .366 -.038 ↓ .404 +.078 ↑ .326
xBACON .340 +.028 ↑ .312 .000 .312
Statcast Hit Metrics
Hard Hit % 39.0 -4.8 ↓ 43.8 +9.9 ↑ 33.9
Avg Exit Velocity 85.5 -4.0 ↓ 89.5 +0.5 ↑ 89.0
Launch Angle Sweet-Spot % 41.5 +11.2 ↑ 30.3 -5.3 ↓ 35.6
Barrel % 7.3 -3.9 ↓ 11.2 +4.0 ↑ 7.2
Avg Launch Angle 5.6 -7.7 ↓ 13.3 +2.9 ↑ 10.4
Statcast Bat Tracking
Bat Speed 71.6 -0.4 ↓ 72.0 +0.5 ↑ 71.5
Attack Angle 13° 0° ↑ 13° +1° ↑ 12°
Ideal Attack Angle % 51.4 +0.1 ↑ 51.3 +1.0 ↑ 50.3
Attack Direction -7° -1° ↓ -5° -1° ↓ -4°
Swing Path - Tilt 32° +1° ↑ 31° -1° ↓ 32°
Swing Length 7.5 0.0 7.5 0.0 7.5
Statcast Pitch Metrics
Fastball Velocity 94.4 -0.2 ↓ 94.6 +0.2 ↑ 94.4
Breaking Velocity 87.4 +0.7 ↑ 86.7 -0.6 ↓ 87.3
Offspeed Velocity 86.8 -0.4 ↓ 87.2 -- --
Batted Ball Results
Barrels 3 -7 ↓ 10 -3 ↓ 13
Popup % 7.3 -0.6 ↓ 7.9 +2.9 ↑ 5.0
Flyball % 26.8 -3.5 ↓ 30.3 +7.0 ↑ 23.3
Line Drive % 24.4 +8.7 ↑ 15.7 -12.1 ↓ 27.8
Groundball % 41.5 -4.6 ↓ 46.1 +2.2 ↑ 43.9
Pull % 46.3 +2.5 ↑ 43.8 +5.5 ↑ 38.3
Straight Away % 29.3 -3.3 ↓ 32.6 -5.7 ↓ 38.3
Opposite Field % 24.4 +0.8 ↑ 23.6 +0.3 ↑ 23.3
Weak Contact % 2.4 +0.2 ↑ 2.2 -2.2 ↓ 4.4
Pull Airball % 29.3 +9.1 ↑ 20.2 -0.4 ↓ 20.6
Topped Contact % 34.1 +2.6 ↑ 31.5 -2.4 ↓ 33.9
Under Contact % 24.4 -2.6 ↓ 27.0 +3.1 ↑ 23.9
Flare/Burner Contact % 22.0 +0.7 ↑ 21.3 -3.7 ↓ 25.0
Solid Contact % 9.8 +3.1 ↑ 6.7 +1.1 ↑ 5.6
HR/FB % 18.2 -4.0 ↓ 22.2 +12.7 ↑ 9.5
Popups 3 -4 ↓ 7 -2 ↓ 9
Flyballs 11 -16 ↓ 27 -15 ↓ 42
Line Drives 10 -4 ↓ 14 -36 ↓ 50
Groundballs 17 -24 ↓ 41 -38 ↓ 79
Plate Discipline
In Zone % 43.5 -5.0 ↓ 48.5 +4.1 ↑ 44.4
Out of Zone % 56.5 +5.0 ↑ 51.5 -4.1 ↓ 55.6
Edge % 37.6 -7.2 ↓ 44.8 +1.3 ↑ 43.5
Zone Swing % 70.3 -1.0 ↓ 71.3 +0.8 ↑ 70.5
Out of Zone Swing % 31.4 +1.4 ↑ 30.0 +0.1 ↑ 29.9
In Zone Contact % 78.3 +0.4 ↑ 77.9 -3.1 ↓ 81.0
Out of Zone Contact % 41.7 -4.0 ↓ 45.7 +0.8 ↑ 44.9
Whiff % 35.1 +3.0 ↑ 32.1 +0.6 ↑ 31.5
First Strike % 59.4 +0.7 ↑ 58.7 -0.2 ↓ 58.9
First Pitch Swing % 33.3 -3.7 ↓ 37.0 +2.7 ↑ 34.3
Swing % 48.3 -1.7 ↓ 50.0 +2.1 ↑ 47.9
Meatball Swing % 73.3 -22.5 ↓ 95.8 +11.4 ↑ 84.4
Meatball % 5.5 +0.9 ↑ 4.6 -1.9 ↓ 6.5
Zone Swing & Miss % 21.7 -0.4 ↓ 22.1 +3.1 ↑ 19.0
Out of Zone Swing & Miss % 58.3 +4.0 ↑ 54.3 -0.8 ↓ 55.1
In Zone 118 -136 ↓ 254 -275 ↓ 529
Out of Zone 153 -117 ↓ 270 -392 ↓ 662
Edge 102 -133 ↓ 235 -283 ↓ 518
In Zone Swings 83 -98 ↓ 181 -192 ↓ 373
Out of Zone Swings 48 -33 ↓ 81 -117 ↓ 198
In Zone Swing & Misses 18 -22 ↓ 40 -31 ↓ 71
Out of Zone Swing & Misses 28 -16 ↓ 44 -65 ↓ 109
Basic
Pitches 271 -253 ↓ 524 -667 ↓ 1,191
PA 69 -71 ↓ 140 -145 ↓ 285
AB 61 -62 ↓ 123 -123 ↓ 246
Hits 15 -21 ↓ 36 -22 ↓ 58
Singles 9 -14 ↓ 23 -20 ↓ 43
Doubles 4 0 4 -4 ↓ 8
Triples 0 -3 ↓ 3 0 3
Home Runs 2 -4 ↓ 6 +2 ↑ 4
Walks 7 -9 ↓ 16 -16 ↓ 32
Strikeouts 21 -13 ↓ 34 -37 ↓ 71
K% 30.4 +6.1 ↑ 24.3 -0.6 ↓ 24.9
BB% 10.1 -1.3 ↓ 11.4 +0.2 ↑ 11.2
HBP 0 -1 ↓ 1 -1 ↓ 2
Batted Balls 41 -48 ↓ 89 -91 ↓ 180
Fastball Percent 44.3 -0.5 ↓ 44.8 -7.1 ↓ 51.9
Offspeed Percent 11.4 +3.4 ↑ 8.0 +8.0 ↑ 0.0
Breaking Percent 44.3 -2.8 ↓ 47.1 -0.9 ↓ 48.0
Number of Fastballs 120 -115 ↓ 235 -383 ↓ 618
Number of Offspeed 31 -11 ↓ 42 +42 ↑ 0
Number of Breaking 120 -127 ↓ 247 -325 ↓ 572
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2024 Shades 279 .290 173 4 2.3 106 47 44.3
2025 Shades 138 .382 81 2 2.5 57 23 40.4
2026 Shades 69 .319 28 0 0.0 41 14 34.1
! Note: Shifts are through the 2022 season, Shaded starting from the 2023 season, Shift: three or more infielders are on the same side of second base, Shade: positioned outside of their typical responsible slices of the field.
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Pitch Tempo

Bases EmptyRunners On Base
SeasonTeamPitchesTempoFast %Slow %PitchesTempoFast %Slow %
2024 261 13.4 78.5% 0.8% 238 16.7 21.4% 0.0%
2025 107 14.1 58.9% 0.9% 99 16.6 21.2% 0.0%
2026 39 14.7 66.7% 5.1% 47 17.9 8.5% 2.1%

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Pitch Distribution

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