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Nationals Reinstate Jose A. Ferrer

By Darragh McDonald | July 19, 2024 at 1:50pm CDT

The Nationals announced that left-hander Jose A. Ferrer has been reinstated from the 60-day injured list. Righty Amos Willingham was optioned to Triple-A to open an active roster spot. The Nats had two 40-man vacancies due to releasing infielder Nick Senzel and trading right Hunter Harvey to the Royals, so their count now climbs from 38 to 39.

Ferrer, 24, suffered a left lat strain during Spring Training and has spent the entire campaign on the IL until now. That has prevented him from building off last year’s major league debut. He tossed 34 innings for the Nats in 2023 with a 5.04 earned run average. His 17.6% strikeout rate was subpar but his 9.2% walk rate was around average. He got ground balls at a strong clip of 57.8% but also allowed four home runs, a rate of 18.2% per fly ball.

Advanced metrics thought he was a bit unlucky to have his ERA that high. Perhaps due to a relatively high .333 batting average on balls in play, his FIP was 4.55. SIERA, which normalizes home run rates, was even more bullish at 4.16.

Ferrer now slots into the club’s bullpen, giving them a second lefty alongside Robert Garcia. There should be plenty of opportunities for Washington relievers in the final few months of the season. They already traded Harvey and could potentially also flip Kyle Finnegan, Dylan Floro, Derek Law or Jacob Barnes by season’s end, as no one in that group is controllable beyond 2025.

That could give Ferrer a bit of runway to make up for lost time. He still has a couple of options and came into 2024 with less than a year of service, so he could be a long-term piece for the Nats if he performs well enough to continue holding a roster spot. He’s always been a ground ball guy in the minors but also with more punchouts than he showed in the majors last year. Dating back to the start of 2021, he has a 27% strikeout rate on the farm.

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9 Comments

  1. Zippy the Pinhead

    1 year ago

    Great as Cyrano de Bergerac. Even better as Toulouse-Lautrec.

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    • Mikenmn

      1 year ago

      Try “The Great Man”

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    • Nosferatu Zodd

      1 year ago

      His Emperor Shaddam IV was amazing also.

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    • tektmz

      1 year ago

      The correct answer is “Caine Mutiny”

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    • Ketch

      1 year ago

      Don’t forget “To Be or Not To Be”

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  2. Nosferatu Zodd

    1 year ago

    George Clooneys uncle plays baseball. Who knew?

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  3. Player to be named in the future 2

    1 year ago

    Is this the Caine Mutiny?

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    • teddyj

      1 year ago

      Damn , I thought Jose Ferrer died in 1992 , did they mean resurrected instead of reinstated?

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  4. getrealgone2

    1 year ago

    Bob Morton’s dad!

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