2025 Stats
W-L
0-2
ERA
7.59
WHIP
1.64
K
22
SV
1
Rest-of-Season Projections
2025 Fantasy Outlook
Fernandez, a Rule 5 pick of the Cardinals in December 2023, won a spot on St. Louis' Opening Day roster last season. The rookie right-hander flashed nasty stuff out of the bullpen, mixing an effective slider (48 percent pitch usage) with a mid-90's four-seamer (40 percent) and the occasional cutter. The 26-year-old gained his manager's trust as the season progressed, eventually earning looks in higher-leverage spots. Fernandez recorded two saves (2nd on the team) and 12 holds (3rd) across his 62 appearances, but his 11.2 percent walk rate likely capped his high-leverage opportunities. He did finish 2024 on a high note with an 18:4 K:BB over 10.2 innings in September. If Fernandez improves his control, he'll likely fall into a setup role for St. Louis in 2025. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year contract with the Cardinals in March of 2025.
Collects first save of season
Fernandez walked one and struck out two in a scoreless 10th inning Friday to record his first save of the season in a 7-5 win over the Reds.
Analysis
JoJo Romero struggled to find the plate in the eighth inning, throwing only four of 12 pitches for strikes, and Riley O'Brien wasn't used at all after having thrown 13 pitches the night before, so the Cardinals' closer picture got a little murkier after Fernandez got the job done in the 10th. Fernandez has an 11.9 K/9 through 11.1 innings since being called up at the beginning of August, but that comes with a 4.76 ERA and 5.6 BB/9. Romero and O'Brien remain the top options for saves in St. Louis, but Fernandez may be working his way into higher-leverage usage.
JoJo Romero struggled to find the plate in the eighth inning, throwing only four of 12 pitches for strikes, and Riley O'Brien wasn't used at all after having thrown 13 pitches the night before, so the Cardinals' closer picture got a little murkier after Fernandez got the job done in the 10th. Fernandez has an 11.9 K/9 through 11.1 innings since being called up at the beginning of August, but that comes with a 4.76 ERA and 5.6 BB/9. Romero and O'Brien remain the top options for saves in St. Louis, but Fernandez may be working his way into higher-leverage usage.
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Pitching Appearances Breakdown
Average Pitch Count
17
Last 10 Games
20
Last 5 Games
18
How many pitches does Ryan Fernandez generally throw?
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41-50
51-60
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71-80
81-90
91-100
101-110
111-120
121+
What part of the game does Ryan Fernandez generally pitch?
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% Games Reaching Innings Threshold
% Games By Number of Innings Pitched
Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-13%
BAA vs LHP
2025
-18%
BAA vs LHP
| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023vs Left | .224 | 37 | 22 | 28 | 4 | |||
| Since 2023vs Right | .256 | 56 | 22 | 53 | 4 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .235 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .288 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 3 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .220 | 26 | 14 | 20 | 3 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .245 | 45 | 18 | 38 | 1 | |||
| 2023vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2023vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2023
-40%
ERA at Home
2025
-72%
ERA at Home
| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2023Home | 3.40 | 1.29 | 45.0 | 9.6 | 4.6 | ||||
| Since 2023Away | 5.65 | 1.56 | 43.0 | 9.4 | 4.4 | ||||
| 2025Home | 3.65 | 1.22 | 12.1 | 8.8 | 2.9 | ||||
| 2025Away | 13.00 | 2.22 | 9.0 | 10.0 | 8.0 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.31 | 1.32 | 32.2 | 9.9 | 5.2 | ||||
| 2024Away | 3.71 | 1.38 | 34.0 | 9.3 | 3.4 | ||||
| 2023Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2023Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Ryan Fernandez compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
1.83K/9
9.3BB/9
5.1HR/9
1.7Fastball
95.5 mphERA
7.59WHIP
1.64BABIP
.332GB/FB
1.21Left On Base
44.2%Exit Velocity
85.8 mphBarrels/BBE
7.4%Spin Rate
2384 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
33.3%Swinging Strike
13.6%Advanced Pitching Stats
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Recalled from Memphis
The Cardinals recalled Fernandez from Triple-A Memphis on Friday.
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Optioned to Triple-A
The Cardinals optioned Fernandez to Triple-A Memphis on Friday.
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Gives up walk-off homer
Fernandez (0-2) took the loss after giving up a home run in the ninth inning Friday against the Mets.
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Returns from hip issue
Fernandez (hip) tossed a perfect inning in Saturday's victory over the Twins.
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Nursing hip tightness
Fernandez was unavailable for Thursday's opener due to hip tightness, Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
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