He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Ferrer puts 45.9% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 56.7% of his pitches to left-handers.
183 pitches to right-handed hitters, 142 to left-handed hitters.
His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Ferrer's sinker averages 97.1 mph, and has touched 99.3.
208 thrown, 64% of his pitches.
When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Ferrer throws a fastball 83.3% of the time, against 42.9% when he is ahead.
60 pitches behind in the count, 112 ahead.
One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Ferrer's changeup moves 19.3 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
64 thrown, averaging 86.9 mph.
He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Ferrer lives in the strike zone: 50.6% of his pitches are in it, 96th percentile.
325 pitches in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 23rd in MLB.
He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Ferrer lands 64.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 31.4% of his breaking balls.
210 of his fastballs, 51 of his breaking balls.
He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Ferrer averages 93.6 mph across his arsenal, 94th percentile in the league.
325 pitches in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 34th in MLB.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Ferrer throws a strike on the first pitch 73.1% of the time.
93 plate appearances started in 2026.
The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Ferrer releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 28 degrees above horizontal and 2.7 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
324 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ferrer's changeup leaves the bat at 87.5 mph, against 76.4 off his slider.
64 and 51 of them thrown.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Ferrer goes to the changeup: 32.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 14.6% the rest of the time.
92 two-strike pitches in 2026.
Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Ferrer is weak: 83.6 mph off the bat on average, 94th percentile.
325 pitches in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 32nd in MLB.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Ferrer throws the changeup 30.6% of the time against right-handers and 5.6% against left-handers.
183 pitches to right-handers, 142 to left-handers.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .335 expected average against them, against .266 on his fastballs.
51 of his breaking balls thrown.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Ferrer works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Changeup and Slider. The sinker is 64% of everything he throws.
325 classified pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Ferrer puts 66.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 39.6% when he is ahead.
60 located pitches behind, 111 ahead.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Ferrer projects a .284 average, 85th percentile.
325 pitches in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 83rd in MLB.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Ferrer releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
244 tracked pitches in 2026.
He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Ferrer throws 47.7% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 51.7% with the bases empty.
89 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 236 with the bases empty.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 31.4% of the contact Ferrer gives up is hit hard, 84th percentile.
325 pitches in 2026. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 88th in MLB.
He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Ferrer lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.36 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
324 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.9% of Ferrer's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
71 of 324 located pitches.
His ball is straighter than it should be
Ferrer's stuff spins at 2,183 rpm, 34th percentile in the league.
325 pitches in 2026. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 355th in MLB.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Ferrer's slider spins at 2,451 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
51 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.2 mph separates Ferrer's sinker from his changeup, 97.1 against 86.9.
208 and 64 of them respectively.
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He pitches differently depending on which hand is up
Ferrer puts 45.9% of his pitches to right-handers in the zone and 56.7% of his pitches to left-handers.
183 pitches to right-handed hitters, 142 to left-handed hitters.
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His fastball is the pitch everything else is built on
Ferrer's sinker averages 97.1 mph, and has touched 99.3.
208 thrown, 64% of his pitches.
There is one pitch of his that keeps getting hit
Contact off Ferrer's changeup leaves the bat at 87.5 mph, against 76.4 off his slider.
64 and 51 of them thrown.
He saves one pitch for one side of the plate
Ferrer throws the changeup 30.6% of the time against right-handers and 5.6% against left-handers.
183 pitches to right-handers, 142 to left-handers.
His pitches move in ways that fit together
Ferrer works with 3 pitches: Sinker, Changeup and Slider. The sinker is 64% of everything he throws.
325 classified pitches in 2026.
One pitch of his spins more than almost anyone's
Ferrer's slider spins at 2,451 rpm, the highest in his arsenal.
51 thrown in 2026.
The gap between his pitches is what makes them work
10.2 mph separates Ferrer's sinker from his changeup, 97.1 against 86.9.
208 and 64 of them respectively.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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When he falls behind, hitters know exactly what is coming
Behind in the count Ferrer throws a fastball 83.3% of the time, against 42.9% when he is ahead.
60 pitches behind in the count, 112 ahead.
He gets ahead early and pitches from in front all night
Ferrer throws a strike on the first pitch 73.1% of the time.
93 plate appearances started in 2026.
This is the pitch he goes to when he needs the out
With two strikes Ferrer goes to the changeup: 32.6% of his two-strike pitches, against 14.6% the rest of the time.
92 two-strike pitches in 2026.
How much of the zone he uses depends on the count
Ferrer puts 66.7% of his pitches in the zone when he is behind and 39.6% when he is ahead.
60 located pitches behind, 111 ahead.
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One pitch of his runs sideways more than almost anyone's
Ferrer's changeup moves 19.3 inches toward the first-base side, the biggest horizontal move in his arsenal.
64 thrown, averaging 86.9 mph.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He fills the strike zone and makes hitters beat him
Ferrer lives in the strike zone: 50.6% of his pitches are in it, 96th percentile.
325 pitches in 2026. 96th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 23rd in MLB.
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He throws strikes to one type of hitter and not the other
Ferrer lands 64.6% of his fastballs in the zone and only 31.4% of his breaking balls.
210 of his fastballs, 51 of his breaking balls.
One type of hitter does all the damage against him
Hitters do their damage on his breaking balls: a .335 expected average against them, against .266 on his fastballs.
51 of his breaking balls thrown.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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He throws about as hard as anybody in the league
Ferrer averages 93.6 mph across his arsenal, 94th percentile in the league.
325 pitches in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 34th in MLB.
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The angle he throws from is unusual, and hitters notice
Ferrer releases the ball from a low three-quarters slot, about 28 degrees above horizontal and 2.7 feet to the first-base side of the rubber.
324 tracked release points, averaging 5.7 feet off the ground.
He releases the ball about where everyone else does
Ferrer releases the ball 5.9 feet down the mound, a shorter stride than most.
244 tracked pitches in 2026.
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Hitters cannot square him up, the contact is weak
Contact against Ferrer is weak: 83.6 mph off the bat on average, 94th percentile.
325 pitches in 2026. 94th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 32nd in MLB.
The contact he allows should not turn into many hits
The quality of contact against Ferrer projects a .284 average, 85th percentile.
325 pitches in 2026. 85th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 83rd in MLB.
Almost nothing hit off him is hit well
Only 31.4% of the contact Ferrer gives up is hit hard, 84th percentile.
325 pitches in 2026. 84th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 88th in MLB.
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He pitches around the zone once runners are on
Ferrer throws 47.7% of his pitches in the zone with a runner in scoring position and 51.7% with the bases empty.
89 pitches with a runner in scoring position, 236 with the bases empty.
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He works one part of the zone far more than the rest
Ferrer lives at the bottom of the zone: his average pitch crosses at 2.36 feet, against a zone that runs 1.5 to 3.5.
324 located pitches in 2026.
He lives on the edges rather than over the middle
21.9% of Ferrer's pitches land in the middle third of the zone, well below what most pitchers give away.
71 of 324 located pitches.
The numbers behind these live in Pitch Data.
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His ball is straighter than it should be
Ferrer's stuff spins at 2,183 rpm, 34th percentile in the league.
325 pitches in 2026. 34th percentile among qualified pitchers in 2026, 355th in MLB.
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