Pitching
This guy has closer written all over him. The Retired or Inactive Players hope he can work on his control a little bit. Every once and a while one slips away from him and either ends up at the backstop or in the right field bleachers. He traditionally fares better against lefties.
Defense & Hitting
Ferrel is nothing special in the field. He doesn't have much of a pickoff move and he's slow getting the ball to home plate out of the set position. Ferrel is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Ferrel has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Ferrel as a pinch-runner on occasion.
2025 Outlook
One has to wonder what Jamal Ferrel is doing in AA. In all honesty, he could use a lot of work on the fundamentals in the low minors. But if you ask me, I'll pass on Ferrel.
-- Emu Nyman, AA/AAA Scout