| PA | AB | R | H | HR | SB | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | |
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| 2025 | 511 | 471 | 68 | 128 | 17 | 12 | .272 | .321 | .454 | .775 |
| Career Minors | 1,619 | 1,480 | 196 | 380 | 30 | 37 | .257 | .309 | .379 | .688 |
| AVG | HR | SB | OPS | |
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| 2025 | .272 | 17 | 12 | .775 |
| Career Minors | .257 | 30 | 37 | .688 |
| Season | Tm | LG | L | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | BB | SO | SB | CS | HBP | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS |
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| 2021 | ACL D-backs | ACL | ROK | 36 | 126 | 112 | 14 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 1 | .250 | .320 | .304 | .624 |
| 2022 | 2 Teams | Minors | 50 | 196 | 175 | 24 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .217 | .291 | .309 | .600 | |
| 2022 | ACL D-backs Black | ACL | ROK | 31 | 120 | 108 | 17 | 22 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .204 | .267 | .306 | .573 |
| 2022 | ACL D-backs Red | ACL | ROK | 19 | 76 | 67 | 7 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 4 | .239 | .329 | .313 | .642 |
| 2022 | 2 Teams | ROK | 50 | 196 | 175 | 24 | 38 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 14 | 51 | 2 | 0 | 5 | .217 | .291 | .309 | .600 | |
| 2023 | Visalia Rawhide | CAL | A | 95 | 394 | 355 | 50 | 93 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 31 | 92 | 9 | 2 | 2 | .262 | .320 | .377 | .697 |
| 2024 | 2 Teams | Minors | 103 | 392 | 367 | 40 | 93 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 43 | 17 | 85 | 10 | 5 | 2 | .253 | .289 | .341 | .630 | |
| 2024 | Hillsboro Hops | NWL | A+ | 101 | 387 | 363 | 40 | 93 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 43 | 17 | 85 | 10 | 5 | 2 | .256 | .292 | .344 | .636 |
| 2024 | Amarillo Sod Poodles | TEX | AA | 2 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | .000 |
| 2025 | Amarillo Sod Poodles | TEX | AA | 122 | 511 | 471 | 68 | 128 | 27 | 4 | 17 | 80 | 32 | 104 | 12 | 4 | 3 | .272 | .321 | .454 | .775 |
| 2 Teams | ROK | 86 | 322 | 287 | 38 | 66 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 25 | 90 | 6 | 1 | 6 | .230 | .302 | .307 | .609 | ||
| Amarillo Sod Poodles | TEX | AA | 124 | 516 | 475 | 68 | 128 | 27 | 4 | 17 | 80 | 32 | 104 | 12 | 4 | 3 | .269 | .318 | .451 | .769 | |
| Hillsboro Hops | NWL | A+ | 101 | 387 | 363 | 40 | 93 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 43 | 17 | 85 | 10 | 5 | 2 | .256 | .292 | .344 | .636 | |
| Visalia Rawhide | CAL | A | 95 | 394 | 355 | 50 | 93 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 31 | 92 | 9 | 2 | 2 | .262 | .320 | .377 | .697 | |
| Career Minors | 5 Teams | 406 | 1619 | 1480 | 196 | 380 | 63 | 14 | 30 | 196 | 105 | 371 | 37 | 12 | 13 | .257 | .309 | .379 | .688 |
Scouting grades: Hit: 40 | Power: 45 | Run: 50 | Arm: 55 | Field: 55 | Overall: 40
When Fernandez signed with the D-backs as a 17-year-old out of Venezuela in February 2021, it was a positive sign that the organization skipped him over the Dominican complex and sent him straight stateside for his first official Minor League action. However, it took some time for him to pop off offensively in the Minors, and that finally came in 2025 when he hit .272/.321/.454 in 122 games for Double-A Amarillo. His 17 homers in the Texas League were more than double that of his four previous seasons combined (13). Arizona protected him from the Rule 5 Draft with a 40-man roster spot in the offseason.
Now, Amarillo is widely known as one of the most hitter-friendly places in the Minors, but to his credit, Fernandez did show positive signs of growing into his 6-foot-3 frame and adding the strength to become a bigger power threat. He mashed particularly against lefties with a .511 slugging percentage and .888 OPS in 147 plate appearances against them, but he was much more vulnerable to spin from same-side arms.
Just an average runner, Fernandez gets himself in the right positions defensively at shortstop with good instincts and he has at least above-average arm strength. After dalliances at every other spot on the dirt, he’s become one of the best defensive shortstops in the entire Arizona system. That was a big reason why the D-backs didn’t want to risk losing him in the Rule 5 process, but unless he improves against righties, he’s still trending toward a bench infielder who can occasionally start against southpaws.
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03/08/2026 | Arizona Diamondbacks optioned SS Jose Fernandez to Reno Aces. |
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03/05/2026 | SS Jose Fernandez assigned to Arizona D-backs Prospects. |
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11/26/2025 | SS Jose Fernandez assigned to Caribes de Anzoategui. |
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11/18/2025 | Arizona Diamondbacks selected the contract of SS Jose Fernandez from Amarillo Sod Poodles. |
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04/01/2025 | SS Jose Fernandez assigned to Amarillo Sod Poodles from Hillsboro Hops. |
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03/13/2025 | SS Jose Fernandez assigned to Arizona D-backs Prospects. |
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02/24/2025 | SS Jose Fernandez assigned to Arizona Diamondbacks. |
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10/28/2024 | SS Jose Fernandez assigned to Caribes de Anzoategui. |
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07/01/2024 | SS Jose Fernandez assigned to Hillsboro Hops from Amarillo Sod Poodles. |
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07/01/2024 | Hillsboro Hops activated SS Jose Fernandez. |
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06/25/2024 | SS Jose Fernandez assigned to Amarillo Sod Poodles from Hillsboro Hops. |
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06/25/2024 | Amarillo Sod Poodles activated SS Jose Fernandez. |
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04/16/2024 | SS Jose Fernandez assigned to Hillsboro Hops from ACL D-backs. |
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04/09/2024 | SS Jose Fernandez assigned to ACL D-backs from Hillsboro Hops. |
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04/04/2024 | SS Jose Fernandez assigned to Hillsboro Hops from Visalia Rawhide. |
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02/28/2024 | SS Jose Fernandez assigned to Arizona Diamondbacks. |
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10/19/2023 | SS Jose Fernandez assigned to Caribes de Anzoategui. |
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05/02/2023 | SS Jose Fernandez assigned to Visalia Rawhide from ACL D-backs Red. |
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05/02/2023 | Visalia Rawhide activated SS Jose Fernandez. |
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02/27/2023 | SS Jose Fernandez and assigned to Arizona Diamondbacks. |
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07/25/2022 | SS Jose Fernandez assigned to ACL D-backs Red from ACL D-backs Black. |
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03/30/2022 | SS Jose Fernandez assigned to Arizona Diamondbacks. |
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03/30/2022 | SS Jose Fernandez roster status changed by Arizona Diamondbacks. |
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06/27/2021 | SS Jose Fernandez and assigned to ACL D-backs Black from DSL D-backs Red. |
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02/05/2021 | SS Jose Fernandez assigned to DSL D-backs2. |
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02/05/2021 | Arizona Diamondbacks signed free agent SS Jose Fernandez to a minor league contract. |
