Junior Fernandez

Junior Fernandez

27-Year-Old PitcherP
 Free Agent  
Free Agent
2024 Fantasy Outlook
There was no outlook written for Junior Fernandez in 2024. Check out the latest news below for more on his current fantasy value.
$Signed a one-year, minor-league contract with the Nationals in August of 2023. Released in December of 2023.
Headed to Japan
PFree Agent  
December 9, 2023
Fernandez signed with the NPB's Chiba Lotte Marines on Saturday.
ANALYSIS
Fernandez elected to become a free agent after spending 2023 with the Blue Jays' and Nationals' Triple-A affiliates. He put up a 5.37 ERA and 1.72 WHIP through 58.2 innings in the minors, and he'll now look to hone his craft overseas.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
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-11%
BAA vs LHP
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-11%
BAA vs LHP
BAA Batters K BB H 2B 3B HR
Since 2022vs Left .235 23 3 6 4 0 0 0
Since 2022vs Right .264 61 11 6 14 2 0 3
2024vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Left 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023vs Right 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022vs Left .235 23 3 6 4 0 0 0
2022vs Right .264 61 11 6 14 2 0 3
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
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-81%
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-81%
ERA at Home
ERA WHIP IP W L SV K/9 BB/9 HR/9
Since 2022Home 0.84 1.13 10.2 0 0 0 5.9 2.5 0.0
Since 2022Away 4.50 2.25 8.0 0 0 0 7.9 10.1 3.4
2024Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2024Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Home 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2023Away 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2022Home 0.84 1.13 10.2 0 0 0 5.9 2.5 0.0
2022Away 4.50 2.25 8.0 0 0 0 7.9 10.1 3.4
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Fernandez is yet another high-upside arm in the St. Louis system, though he still needs time to refine his command. The 19-year-old righty from the Dominican Republic saw a dip in his strikeout rate in 2016, as well as a rise in free passes issued. Fernandez started the year at Low-A, where he posted a respectable 3.33 ERA in 78.1 innings. He notched a 63:34 K:BB over that span, limiting the damage from the high walk total. The additional baserunners caught up with Fernandez after a promotion to High-A, though, as he posted a bloated 5.36 ERA and subpar 25:20 K:BB in 43.2 innings. Fernandez does not have a huge frame but possesses a blazing fastball with movement. However, it appears he needs to hone his craft a bit more on the mound, including working on his secondary pitches. A return to High-A to begin the 2017 campaign is almost certainly in the cards (no pun intended).
Fernandez is still forever away from The Show, but his 2015 season should go a long way toward putting him on the radar of dynasty league owners. He has a lively arm that can hit the upper-90s, but there is a greater than 50 percent chance the 6-foot-1 Dominican ends up in the bullpen long term. After posting a 2.21 FIP, 1.35 WHIP, and 58 strikeouts in 51 innings in the Gulf Coast League, the Cardinals rewarded Fernandez with a brief stint at High-A Palm Beach to end the season. Fernandez had just 17 walks in 57.2 innings last year, but he gave up 62 hits, so his command seems to lag behind his control at this point. He will turn 19 in spring training, and assuming the Cardinals still plan on trying to develop him as a starter, he will likely head to Low-A Peoria to start the year, where his progress should be monitored by those in deeper dynasty leagues.
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Signs with Nats
PWashington Nationals  
August 29, 2023
Fernandez signed a minor-league contract with the Nationals on Tuesday.
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Clears waivers and outrighted
PToronto Blue Jays  
January 17, 2023
Fernandez cleared waivers and was sent outright to Triple-A Buffalo by the Blue Jays on Tuesday.
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Designated for assignment
PToronto Blue Jays  
January 10, 2023
Fernandez was designated for assignment by the Blue Jays on Tuesday.
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On the move again
PToronto Blue Jays  
January 5, 2023
Fernandez was claimed off waivers by the Blue Jays from the Yankees on Thursday.
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Designated for assignment
PNew York Yankees  
December 21, 2022
Fernandez was designated for assignment by the Yankees on Wednesday.
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Pirates debut may be near
PPittsburgh Pirates  
October 1, 2022
Pittsburgh has added Fernandez to the taxi squad, reports Alex Stumpf of DKPittsburghSports.com.
ANALYSIS
The Pirates acquired Fernandez off waivers from the Cardinals in early September and the 25-year-old may have a chance to face his former team over the final few days of the season. The righty appeared in games for the Cardinals in each of the last four seasons but never threw more than 20.2 innings in any year. Since joining the Pirates organization, he's compiled a 2.25 ERA, 1.00 WHIP and 8:6 K:BB in eight innings across six appearances for Triple-A Indianapolis.
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