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Jackson Ferris

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Preseason
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LAA
Mon, Mar 24
L 5-4
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LAA
Tue, Mar 25
W 4-1
Regular season
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DET
Thu, Mar 27
W 5-4
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DET
Fri, Mar 28
W 8-5 / 10
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DET
Sat, Mar 29
W 7-3
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ATL
Mon, Mar 31
10:10 pm
MLBN
vs
ATL
Tue, Apr 1
10:10 pm
MLBN
vs
ATL
Wed, Apr 2
8:38 pm
MLBN
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PHI
Fri, Apr 4
6:45 pm
ATV
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PHI
Sat, Apr 5
4:05 pm
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Player Outlook
The Dodgers seemingly have an endless supply of starting pitching depth heading into 2025, and Jackson Ferris figures to spend most or all of the season pitching in the upper minors. He reached Double-A last year as a 20-year-old, although he was much more impressive through 20 starts for High-A Great Lakes, logging a 3.39 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 119 strikeouts in 98.1 innings. His strikeout rate dipped from 29.2 percent at High-A to 21.3 percent at Double-A and his walk rates have always been in the 10-14 percent range, so there's still refinement needed. The 6-foot-4 southpaw leans on his plus fastball and plus slider while also mixing in a potentially above-average curveball and seldom-used fourth and fifth pitches in his changeup and cutter. He threw 56 innings at Single-A in 2023 before getting traded from the Cubs to the Dodgers along with outfielder Zyhir Hope in the offseason deal that sent Michael Busch to Chicago. Ferris built up to 126.2 innings and doesn't turn 21 until January, so he's ahead of schedule. If he can cut the walks slightly, he has No. 3 starter upside.

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  • Dodgers' Jackson Ferris: Reaches Double-A at 20

    Rotowire
    Ferris has a 3.09 ERA, 1.46 WHIP and 21:13 K:BB in 23.1 innings over six starts since getting promoted to Double-A Tulsa on Aug. 2. The 20-year-old southpaw was much more impressive through 20 starts for High-A Great Lakes, logging a 3.39 ERA, 1.16 WHIP and 119 strikeouts in 98.1 innings. He threw 56 innings at Single-A in 2023 before getting traded from the Cubs to the Dodgers in the offseason deal that sent Michael Busch to Chicago. Ferris has built up to 121.2 innings and doesn't turn 21 until January, so this season has been a big success. He should return to Double-A next year and has the upside to keep climbing prospect rankings.
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  • Dodgers' Jackson Ferris: Dealt to Dodgers

    Rotowire
    Ferris was traded from the Cubs to the Dodgers along with Zyhir Hope on Thursday in exchange for Michael Busch and Yency Almonte, Juan Toribio of MLB.com reports. This is a nice pickup for the Dodgers, as Almonte and Busch were spare parts and Ferris is a high-upside lefty whom they won't need to add to the 40-man roster for several seasons. Ferris, who turns 20 later this month, is 6-foot-4 and is extremely projectable. He had a 3.38 ERA, 1.21 WHIP, 77 strikeouts and a 53.4 percent groundball rate in 56 innings (18 starts) at Single-A in 2023. The Dodgers should be able to maximize his electric arsenal, and his top priority in 2024 will be building up his workload while showing he can turn a lineup over more than once.
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  • Cubs' Jackson Ferris: Flashes of dominance at Single-A

    Rotowire
    Ferris has a 3.29 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and a 35:15 K:BB in 27.1 innings across 10 starts for Single-A Myrtle Beach. His best outing of the year was his first pro start May 5 against Columbia, where he struck out a career-high seven batters over three no-hit innings. Ferris, an uber-projectable 6-foot-4 lefty, has yet to complete four innings in a start, but he has flashed a very high ceiling.
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