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John Ferris
Starting Pitcher | Retired or Inactive Players
Pitching Ferris has to keep the ball down, especially against lefties, or he gets hit hard and often. His fastball gets into the high 80s, but it's the sink that makes the pitch effective. Ferris also has a decent changeup. 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. Dating back to his days in the minors, Ferris has been more effective against righthanders than lefthanders.
Defense & Hitting His pickoff move is only fair. He tends to fall off slightly to the first-base side of the mound, making him vulnerable to bunts toward third base. He makes up for that minor flaw by being aggressive in fielding his position. Ferris is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Ferris has some pop in his swing. Interesting sidenote, The Retired or Inactive Players have been known to use Ferris as a pinch-runner on occasion.
2025 Outlook Ferris has below average skills, even for the low minors. One has to expect the Retired or Inactive Players will give him his walking papers before the end of the season. I just don't know if The Retired or Inactive Players are ever going to get what they expect out of him.
-- Ska Nyman, A-Ball Scout
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