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Jose Fermin, IF
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No change to Fermin's blurb, as he's the same guy. He had the eighth-lowest swinging strike rate in the minors in 2019, a measly 4%. He has a minimalistic cut and excellent hand-eye coordination, which have enabled him to run about an 8.5% strikeout rate the last two seasons. He's also a capable defensive shortstop. Players like this often outperform eyeball-only evaluations and, heuristically, a hitter like this with almost elite bat-to-ball skills who also plays a premium position typically ends up in a higher FV tier than this. But in Fermin's case, I think he lacks the power on contact to be an everyday player. I realize those can be famous last words when it comes to a profile like this one, but in this case I think the power is limiting and I have a low-variance bench infield grade on him. (Fall Instructional League)