José Manuel Fernández
P | Bats/Throws: L/L | 6' 3" 215LBS | Age: 31
W L ERA G GS SV IP SO WHIP
2018 0 0 6.10 13 0 0 10.1 6 1.35
2019 0 0 17.18 4 0 0 3.2 2 3.00
2 Seasons 0 0 9.00 17 0 0 14 8 1.79
G W-L ERA IP SO WHIP
2018 13 0-0 6.10 10.1 6 1.35
2019 4 0-0 17.18 3.2 2 3.00
2 Seasons 17 0-0 9.00 14 8 1.79
MLB Percentile Rankings
Movement Profile (Induced Break)
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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
2018 25 172 35 3 8.6 6.7 86.0 106.3 22.1 31.4 .234 .437 .324 .322 .336 20.0 13.3 8.9 6.10 4.42
2019 26 77 15 1 6.7 4.3 90.0 110.3 27.9 40.0 .273 .546 .476 .414 .376 33.3 8.7 21.7 17.18 8.34
Player 249 50 4 8.0 5.9 87.2 110.3 23.8 34.0 .245 .468 .374 .353 .348 24.0 11.8 13.2
MLB 7.0 4.8 88.5 122.4 12.3 33.2 .245 .405 .316 .315 .368 36.5 22.2 8.4
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Statcast Pitch Arsenal

Fernández relies on 4 pitches.
Four Seamer
(41.6%) ,
Curveball
(24.7%) ,
Slider
(19.5%) ,
Sinker
(14.3%) ,


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Pitch Tracking



Batted Ball Profile

Season GB % FB % LD % PU % Pull % Straight % Oppo % Weak % Topped % Under % Flare/Burner % Solid % Barrel % Barrel/PA
2018 34.3 28.6 20.0 17.1 40.0 34.3 25.7 2.9 22.9 40.0 22.9 2.9 8.6 6.7
2019 20.0 40.0 26.7 13.3 33.3 33.3 33.3 0.0 13.3 46.7 33.3 0.0 6.7 4.3
Player 30.0 32.0 22.0 16.0 38.0 34.0 28.0 2.0 20.0 42.0 26.0 2.0 8.0 5.9
MLB 44.4 23.8 24.7 7.1 37.2 37.5 25.2 3.9 32.6 24.8 24.4 5.9 7.0 4.8
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Pitch Movement


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
2019 Sinker DET L 11 92.1 17.8 -4.5 13.1ARM -1.0 15.6 -6.1 13.1ARM -1.0
2019 4-Seam Fastball DET L 32 92.6 14.3 1.7 6.4ARM -0.7 18.7 3.0 6.4ARM -1.3
2019 Curveball DET L 19 82.3 34.2 -17.9 3.4GLV -2.6 7.9 -16.6 3.4GLV -4.7
2019 Slider DET L 15 88.1 24.6 -8.7 1.7ARM -5.3 11.8 -10.2 1.7ARM -7.0
2018 4-Seam Fastball TOR L 77 94.2 13.1 2.1 4.1ARM -3.2 18.7 3.1 4.1ARM -3.8
2018 Curveball TOR L 58 82.0 40.3 -12.1 6.8GLV 0.2 2.7 -11.8 6.8GLV -1.5
2018 Slider TOR L 37 88.8 27.4 -5.5 4.5GLV 0.8 8.4 -6.7 4.5GLV -0.9
! 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 %
2019 4-Seam Fastball 2.1 1 32 41.6 8 .200 .200 .375 14.3 0.0 0.0 .279 .398 .445 40.0
2019 Curveball 3.2 1 19 24.7 4 .000 .000 .175 50.0 50.0 40.0 .007 .009 .180 0.0
2019 Slider -17.7 -3 15 19.5 5 1.000 2.333 .970 0.0 0.0 0.0 .680 1.821 .783 50.0
2019 Sinker 1.7 0 11 14.3 5 .400 .600 .430 0.0 0.0 0.0 .182 .251 .190 20.0
2018 4-Seam Fastball 0.9 1 77 44.8 19 .250 .313 .318 14.3 5.3 5.9 .236 .380 .335 20.0
2018 Curveball 4.2 2 58 33.7 17 .176 .412 .244 17.2 23.5 23.5 .215 .400 .262 7.7
2018 Slider -8.3 -3 37 21.5 9 .375 .750 .600 36.8 11.1 11.1 .271 .631 .415 42.9
! Note: Years are in reverse order.
! Note: To better align with other values, positive numbers (red) are good, and negative numbers (blue) are poor.

Swing/Take

Runs
Year Team PA Pitches Heart Shadow Chase Waste All
2018 45 172 0 3 -1 -1 0
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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 %
2018 172 46.5 75.0 81.7 25.0 73.9 37.2 55.6 48.3 20.5 8.1 78.6
2019 77 50.6 66.7 80.8 15.8 83.3 33.8 52.2 41.6 15.6 13.0 80.0
Player 249 47.8 72.3 81.4 22.3 75.9 36.1 54.4 46.2 19.1 9.6 79.2
MLB 48.7 67.0 82.0 28.5 57.8 42.6 61.0 47.2 25.0 7.3 76.3
! Note: All figures in this table cover the period 2015-present.

Percentile Rankings

Year xwOBA /
xERA
xBA xSLG xISO xOBP Brl Brl% EV Hard
Hit%
K% BB% Whiff% Chase
Rate
FB
Velo
FB
Spin
CB
Spin
Extension
2018 71 56 12 19
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Expected Home Runs

Adjusted

Year Team Avg HR Trot Actual HR xHR HR-xHR Doubters Mostly Gone No Doubters No Doubter %
2018 22.8 2 1.9 0 1 1 1 50.0
2019 24.3 1 1.0 0 0 0 1 100.0
Player 23.3 3 2.9 0 1 1 2 66.7
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs 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
2018 2 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1
2019 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
Player 3 4 2 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 2
Note: xHR tells how many of this pitcher's home runs 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

Metric 2018 2019 +/-  
Fastball Velocity 94.2 92.5 -1.7
Offspeed Velocity 0.0 0.0 0.0
Breaking Velocity 84.6 84.8 0.2
Exit Velocity 86.0 90.0 4.0
Launch Angle 22.1 27.9 5.8
Barrel % 8.6 6.7 -1.9
Hard Hit % 20.0 33.3 13.3
LA Sweet-Spot % 31.4 40.0 8.6
xBA .234 .273 0.039
BA .244 .375 0.131
xwOBA .322 .414 0.092
wOBA .324 .476 0.152
xSLG .437 .546 0.109
SLG .439 .688 0.249
K% 13.3 8.7 -4.6
BB% 8.9 21.7 12.8
Swing % 48.3 41.6 -6.7
Whiff% 20.5 15.6 -4.9
In Zone % 46.5 50.6 4.1
Out of Zone % 53.5 49.4 -4.1
Out of Zone Swing % 25.0 15.8 -9.2
First Pitch Swing % 28.9 26.1 -2.8
First Pitch Strike % 55.6 52.2 -3.4
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Statcast Fielder Positioning

vs RHHvs LHH
YearAlignment TypePAwOBAPATotal%PATotal%
2018 Shifts 45 .324 17 1 5.9 28 6 21.4
2019 Shifts 22 .476 13 3 23.1 9 5 55.6
! 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 %
2018 41 15.5 41.5% 2.4% 36 21.6 0.0% 8.3%
2019 19 13.4 89.5% 0.0% 18 18.9 11.1% 0.0%

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Pitch Distribution