P Juan 'Merlin' Fernandez #6
Cincinnati Royals ABA
Age: 27 | Bats: R | Throws: R | Morale: Good
04/05/2025
 OA: 55 POT: 55
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P JUAN 'MERLIN' FERNANDEZ #6 - AGE: 27 - BATS: R - THROWS: R - MORALE: GOOD
G GS Rec SV ERA IP HA HR BB K WHIP WAR
2 2 1-0 0 2.61 10.1 8 2 5 9 1.26 -0.1
PITCHING RATINGS (OSA)
Overall Pot. Overall Vs Left Vs Right Pot.
Stuff 50 50 50 50
Movement 55 50 55 55
Control 50 50 50 50
PITCHING RATINGS
Pitch Cur. Pot.
Fastball 55 55
Slider 65 65
Curveball 55 55
Changeup 50 50
Sinker 55 55
OTHER PITCHING RATINGS
Velocity 95-97 Mph
Stamina 40
Suggested Role Starter
Type Extreme Groundball
Hold Runners 70
Defense 55
RUN/BUNT RATINGS
Running Speed: 20
Stealing Ability: 20
Baserunning Inst.: 25
Sacrifice Bunt: 70
Bunt for Hit: 20
   
GAME LOG, LAST 10 GAMES
Date Vs. Result Start IP H R ER BB K Dec
04/03/2025 @ CAR Win, 3-2 X 6.0 4 2 2 3 6 Win
03/29/2025 CHG Win, 16-3 X 4.1 4 1 1 2 3
03/24/2025 @ CAR Win, 2-1 X 4.0 1 0 0 1 5
03/17/2025 CHS Win, 10-2 X 4.0 3 0 0 1 7
03/11/2025 @ VAC Loss, 1-2 X 4.0 2 1 1 1 4
03/04/2025 OAK Loss, 2-7 X 2.1 1 3 3 1 2 Loss
02/26/2025 @ TOR Loss, 3-6 X 3.0 1 2 2 1 2
PERSONALITY
Best-liked player on the team by local fans.
Personality Class: Fan Fav
Birthday:12/25/1997
Born in:San Juan, SAN
Nationality:Costa Rican
Height:5' 10"
Weight:190 lbs
Local Popularity:Popular
National Pop.:Popular
STATUS
Contract:Major League Contract
Salary:$306,000
Signed Through:2027 Season
Major Service:5 Years, 150 Days
Service This Yr:8 Days
40-Man Service:5 Years, 162 Days
Pro Service:8 Years
Arbitration Eligibility:Eligible, but possibly free agent after season!
Option Years:2 option years left
Contract Extension: -
Drafted:2017, 1st Pick in Round 1
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2025 PITCHING STATS
Pitching G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG CG% SHO QS QS%
Overall 2 2 1 0 0 2.61 10.1 8 3 3 2 5 9 0 0.0 0 1 50.0
Pitching SVO BS SV% RA GF BR/9 H/9 K/9 BB/9 FIP WHIP FIP- WAR BABIP        
Overall 0 0 0.0 0 0 11.32 6.97 7.84 4.35 5.79 1.26 140 -0.1 .222        
Pitching AB H 2B 3B HR R BB K SF SH HP AVG OBP SLG OPS      
vs. LHB 20 4 1 0 2 3 2 2 0 0 0 .200 .273 .550 .823      
vs. RHB 18 4 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 0 0 .222 .333 .222 .556      
AMERICAN BASEBALL ASSOCIATION 2025 PITCHING SPLITS
Split G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K  
This Week 1 1 1 0 0 3.00 6.0 4 2 2 1 3 6  
Last Week 2 2 0 0 0 1.08 8.1 5 1 1 1 3 8  
March 1 1 0 0 0 2.08 4.1 4 1 1 1 2 3  
April 1 1 1 0 0 3.00 6.0 4 2 2 1 3 6  
Spring Training 5 5 0 1 0 3.12 17.1 8 6 6 1 5 20  
Last Year 25 25 7 5 0 3.67 142.1 132 63 58 16 37 134  
2 Years Ago 14 14 2 5 0 4.68 77.0 83 40 40 8 34 91  
Career 168 168 48 58 0 3.82 997.0 946 451 423 81 347 963  
Home 1 1 0 0 0 2.08 4.1 4 1 1 1 2 3  
Road 1 1 1 0 0 3.00 6.0 4 2 2 1 3 6  
Grass 2 2 1 0 0 2.61 10.1 8 3 3 2 5 9  
Day 1 1 0 0 0 2.08 4.1 4 1 1 1 2 3  
Night 1 1 1 0 0 3.00 6.0 4 2 2 1 3 6  
As Starter 2 2 1 0 0 2.61 10.1 8 3 3 2 5 9  
CAREER PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2019 Pittsburgh - ABA 21 26 26 7 11 0 3.32 154.1 142 60 57 7 41 157 0 0 1.19 .323 2.76 4.2 114
2020 Montreal - ABA 22 33 33 10 11 0 3.22 204.0 184 83 73 18 57 214 0 0 1.18 .306 3.24 3.8 114
2021 Cleveland - ABA 23 33 33 8 17 0 4.31 200.1 188 101 96 17 90 129 0 0 1.39 .274 3.84 2.1 84
2022 Cleveland - ABA 24 35 35 13 9 0 4.14 208.2 209 101 96 13 83 229 0 0 1.40 .340 3.28 5.3 102
2023 Fountain Hills - ABA 25 14 14 2 5 0 4.68 77.0 83 40 40 8 34 91 0 0 1.52 .362 3.92 1.7 99
2024 Cincinnati - ABA 26 25 25 7 5 0 3.67 142.1 132 63 58 16 37 134 0 0 1.19 .294 3.87 2.2 111
2025 Cincinnati - ABA 27 2 2 1 0 0 2.61 10.1 8 3 3 2 5 9 0 0 1.26 .222 5.79 -0.1 158
Total ABA 168 168 48 58 0 3.82 997.0 946 451 423 81 347 963 0 0 1.30 .310 3.46 19.2 103
CAREER MINOR LEAGUE PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2017 Yavapai College - JUCO 19 12 12 5 2 0 2.45 55.0 52 18 15 3 20 70 0 0 1.31 .355 4.06 2.2 282
2017 Sacramento - R 19 2 2 0 0 0 3.77 14.1 12 6 6 3 2 16 0 0 0.98 .257 3.20 0.4 125
2017 Chillicothe - A 19 6 6 2 2 0 2.08 47.2 33 11 11 7 7 49 1 0 0.84 .228 3.14 1.3 199
2017 Myrtle Beach - AA 19 6 6 1 1 0 1.83 34.1 23 7 7 1 17 28 0 0 1.17 .239 3.08 0.6 186
2018 Myrtle Beach - AA 20 29 29 5 5 0 2.28 162.0 141 42 41 5 39 169 0 0 1.11 .311 1.88 5.7 140
2019 Myrtle Beach - AA 21 5 5 2 1 0 1.82 29.2 21 6 6 1 12 25 0 0 1.11 .256 2.83 0.7 196
2019 Erie - AAA 21 2 2 1 0 0 1.64 11.0 10 2 2 0 3 13 0 0 1.18 .385 1.72 0.4 221
2024 Portland - AAA 26 3 3 0 0 0 4.82 9.1 14 5 5 0 3 4 0 0 1.82 .400 3.65 0.2 89
Total AAA 5 5 1 0 0 3.10 20.1 24 7 7 0 6 17 0 0 1.48 .393 2.60 131.8
Total AA 40 40 8 7 0 2.15 226.0 185 55 54 7 68 222 0 0 1.12 .293 2.18 151.7
Total A 6 6 2 2 0 2.08 47.2 33 11 11 7 7 49 1 0 0.84 .228 3.14 199.0
Total AR 2 2 0 0 0 3.77 14.1 12 6 6 3 2 16 0 0 0.98 .257 3.20 124.6
Total AJUCO 12 12 5 2 0 2.45 55.0 52 18 15 3 20 70 0 0 1.31 .355 4.06 282.0
CAREER POSTSEASON PITCHING STATS
Year/Team/League Age G GS W L SV ERA IP HA R ER HR BB K CG SHO WHIP BABIP FIP WAR ERA+
2024 Cincinnati - ABA 26 2 2 1 1 0 5.23 10.1 18 6 6 1 2 16 0 0 1.94 .607 2.23 0.4 78
Total ABA 2 2 1 1 0 5.23 10.1 18 6 6 1 2 16 0 0 1.94 .607 2.23 77.6
CAREER FIELDING STATS
Year/Team/League POS G GS PO A DP TC E PCT INN RNG ZR EFF PB RSTA RTO RTO%
2019 Pittsburgh - ABA P 26 26 7 13 1 20 0 1.000 154.1 1.17 +0.6 1.038
2020 Montreal - ABA P 33 33 4 19 0 25 2 .920 204.0 1.01 -0.5 .908
2021 Cleveland - ABA P 33 33 12 20 1 34 2 .941 200.1 1.44 +0.4 .955
2022 Cleveland - ABA P 35 35 12 10 1 23 1 .957 208.2 0.95 -0.3 1.091
2023 Fountain Hills - ABA P 14 14 1 4 1 5 0 1.000 77.0 0.58 +1.1 .995
2024 Cincinnati - ABA P 25 25 10 8 0 18 0 1.000 142.1 1.14 +2.7 1.253
2025 Cincinnati - ABA P 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 1.000 10.1 1.74 +0.0 1.005
TOTAL P 168 168 47 75 4 127 5 .961 997.0 1.10 +4.0 1.009
PLAYER HISTORY
01/20/2017 Joined the Yavapai College Roughriders.
03/24/2017 Was selected to the 2017 ABA Junior College All-Star Game.
04/01/2017 Wins the AJUCO SL2 Pitcher of the Month Award.
05/26/2017 Wins the 2017 ABA Junior College World Series with the Yavapai College Roughriders!
06/07/2017 Released by the Yavapai College Roughriders.
06/07/2017 Drafted in the 2017 first-year player draft (Round 1, Pick 1, 1st overall pick) by the Pittsburgh Phantoms.
06/08/2017 Wins the 2017 AJUCO SL2 Pitcher of the Year Award.
06/21/2017 Signed a minor league contract with the Pittsburgh Phantoms organization with a signing bonus of $90,400.
06/30/2017 Named the #7 prospect in the ABA
11/02/2017 Named the #8 prospect in the ABA
01/01/2018 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 45 (65); Movement: 60 (65); Control: 35 (50).
03/29/2018 Named the #10 prospect in the ABA
06/17/2018 Injured (back tightness),day-to-day for 1 day.
06/29/2018 Named the #28 prospect in the ABA
07/22/2018 Was selected to the 2018 American Baseball Association All-Star Futures Game.
10/18/2018 Finished 2nd in 2018 AA W-AA Pitcher of the Year Award voting.
10/30/2018 Named the #27 prospect in the ABA
01/01/2019 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (55); Movement: 60 (65); Control: 45 (50).
03/28/2019 Named the #55 prospect in the ABA
06/28/2019 Named the #39 prospect in the ABA
11/10/2019 Finished 3rd in 2019 ABA AC Rookie of the Year Award voting.
11/27/2019 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $12,400.
01/01/2020 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 65 (65); Control: 50 (50).
12/01/2020 Received a 1-year contract through automatic renewal worth a total of $12,400.
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/2021 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
03/01/2021 Detrimentally completed training to improve his secondary pitch at the Montreal Maroons development complex.
06/03/2021 Signed a 6-year contract extension worth a total of $1,419,000 with the Montreal Maroons organization.
08/08/2021 Injured (heart palpitations),out for 4 days.
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/2022 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
02/24/2022 Successfully completed training to improve his pitch control at the Cleveland Brawlers development complex.
07/20/2022 Was selected to the 2022 American Baseball Association All-Star Game.
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
01/01/2023 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 55 (55); Movement: 55 (55); Control: 50 (50).
06/17/2023 Injured (torn flexor tendon (elbow)),out for 8 months.
11/27/2023 Suffered setback in recovery from injury, will miss another 5 months.
01/01/2024 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
01/15/2024 Was traded by the Fountain Hills 23ers to the Cincinnati Royals, along with SP Miguel Leon, in exchange for 2B Mike Lynn, CF Joe Tibbs, 2B Bobby Ribera, and 3B Jim Redford.
01/01/2025 OSA scouting updated ratings (potential): Stuff: 50 (50); Movement: 50 (50); Control: 50 (50).
LEADERBOARD APPEARANCES
Year GS Rank
2020 33 3
2021 33 2
2022 35 1
Year L Rank
2021 17 2
Year IP Rank
2022 208.2 8
Year BF Rank
2022 908 5
Year BB Rank
2021 90 8
2022 83 6
Year K Rank
2022 229 4
Year WP Rank
2020 8 9
2022 10 3
2024 8 7
Year ERA Rank
2020 3.22 10
Year HR/9 Rank
2020 0.79 9
2022 0.56 1
Year K/9 Rank
2022 9.88 6
Year QS Rank
2022 21 3
Year QSP Rank
2022 .600 7
Year WAR Rank
2020 4.5 10
2022 5.5 1
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