LAA · P

José Fermin

Age 24 B/T R/R 6′3″, 242 lb Dominican Republic MLB debut 2025

40-man

The Angels’ roster as it stands bullpen · 52 IP · 0.1 WAR in the role

Keystone Stuff 93 18th pct

2026 fWAR 0.2

Projected 2027 WAR 0.2 at 60 IP · 0.1 in his 2027 role

Pitching · 2026 percentiles

vs. MLB pitchers with 500+ pitches · 981 pitches

Keystone Stuff 93

Keystone Location 106

Keystone Pitching 96

Run value (xRV) −0.15

Strikeout % 26.1%

Walk % 10.5%

Whiff % 29.8%

Chase % 32.1%

Fastball velo 96.4

Extension 6.1 ft

53.2 IP3.86 ERA3.86 FIP 44° arm1 SV

Arsenal & Pitch Lab

Movement normalized to arm side · Keystone Stuff by pitch

RHP · arm angle 44° · how to read

Pitch	Use	Velo	IVB	HB	Stuff	Loc	Whiff	xRV/100
Slider58% use	58%	90.5	2.1	+1.4	95	110	37%	+0.86
Sinker30% use	30%	96.4	12.4	+15.2	99	96	18%	−0.71
Four-seam7% use	7%	96.6	16.7	+7.6	85	80	16%	−4.87
Changeup5% use	5%	93.0	10.9	+14.8	82	96	18%	−2.11

Pitch idea (fragile)

Built from his own fastball (96.4 mph) plus the typical shape 27 pitchers with his slot (44°) throw: a changeup around 88.9 mph, 1.7″ rise, +19.4″ arm-side. On the same model it grades +27 against his four-seam, his weakest pitch that breaks the same way (+25 to +36 across the production and three cross-fit models), about 113 on his four-seam’s scale; the comps’ own changeups grade 100 at the median, so that sits above 93% of them. That would out-grade 93% of the comps’ real pitches, more likely a result of how the pitch was built than of the pitch, so it isn’t queued.

Most similar pitchers

Pitches like Fermin: same hand, shape, slot and mix

Similarity	Player	Stuff	’26 WAR	’27 proj	2027
49	Tommy Nance MIN · ’91	98	0.3	0.2	Arb
40	Dennis Santana AZ · ’96	89	−0.3	0.3	Free agent
38	Lake Bachar PIT · ’95	100	0.5	0.2	Pre-arb
35	JT Brubaker SF · ’93	85	0.1	0.1	Free agent
35	Pierce Johnson CIN · ’91	99	−0.1	0.0	Free agent

Same-handed pitchers nearest on fastball velocity and shape, arm angle, extension, pitch mix, secondary shapes, Stuff, whiff rate and workload. 2026 regulars only.

Pitch locations · 2026

Where each pitch finishes, by batter side

Slider 70%

40% zone

Sinker 25%

49% zone

Where each pitch finishes, catcher’s view. The bar marks the batter’s side; the box is an average strike zone. Pitches with 40+ thrown to this side.

Contract & projection

Club control (RosterResource) · Keystone projected WAR

2027 0.2 WAR —

2028 0.2 WAR —

2029 0.3 WAR —

2030 0.3 WAR —

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Minor leagues

MLB Stats API · public box-score data

SeasonLevel	Level	Team	Age	G	PA / IP	PA / IP ·Line
2026AAA	AAA	Salt Lake Bees	24	13	16 IP	16 IP · 2.81 ERA · 30.7% K · 14.7% BB
2025AA	AA	Rocket City Trash Pandas	23	6	8 IP	8 IP · 1.13 ERA · 53.6% K · 3.6% BB
2025AAA	AAA	Salt Lake Bees	23	10	10.1 IP	10.1 IP · 1.74 ERA · 32.6% K · 10.9% BB
2025ROK	ROK	ACL Angels	23	2	1.2 IP	1.2 IP · 10.80 ERA · 44.4% K · 11.1% BB