15-Day IL
Injury Oblique
Est. Return 4/10/2026
2026 Stats
W-L
0-0
ERA
0.00
WHIP
0.00
K
0
SV
0
Rest-of-Season Projections
2026 Fantasy Outlook
The 29-year-old lefty owns a career 3.66 ERA (3.58 SIERA) across seven seasons, making him a competent middle reliever but not someone who will threaten to take the closer role from Emilio Pagan after signing with the Reds. Ferguson made 70 regular-season appearances in 2025 between the Pirates and Mariners, posting a 3.58 ERA and 51:22 K:BB over 65.1 innings. The southpaw held left-handed hitters to a .184/.261/.204 batting line, so Ferguson should be leaned on heavily by manager Terry Francona in 2026 when the opposition has lefties due up. Read Past Outlooks
Signed a one-year, $4.5 million contract with the Reds in December of 2025.
Sidelined by strained oblique
The Reds placed Ferguson (oblique) on the 15-day injured list Wednesday.
Analysis
Ferguson will get a late start to the season after tweaking his right oblique in mid-March. Once healthy, he's expected to fill a middle-relief role in the Cincinnati bullpen.
Ferguson will get a late start to the season after tweaking his right oblique in mid-March. Once healthy, he's expected to fill a middle-relief role in the Cincinnati bullpen.
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Left/Right Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-26%
BAA vs LHP
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| BAA | K | BB | H | HR | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024vs Left | .199 | 43 | 23 | 36 | 2 | |||
| Since 2024vs Right | .270 | 75 | 24 | 74 | 6 | |||
| 2026vs Left | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2026vs Right | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Left | .184 | 21 | 9 | 19 | 0 | |||
| 2025vs Right | .263 | 30 | 13 | 35 | 2 | |||
| 2024vs Left | .218 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 2 | |||
| 2024vs Right | .277 | 45 | 11 | 39 | 4 | |||
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Home/Away Pitching Splits
Since 2024
-31%
ERA at Home
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| ERA | WHIP | IP | K/9 | BB/9 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Since 2024Home | 3.38 | 1.08 | 66.2 | 8.9 | 2.3 | ||||
| Since 2024Away | 4.92 | 1.60 | 53.0 | 8.8 | 5.1 | ||||
| 2026Home | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2026Away | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2025Home | 3.02 | 0.91 | 41.2 | 7.8 | 2.2 | ||||
| 2025Away | 4.56 | 1.61 | 23.2 | 5.7 | 4.6 | ||||
| 2024Home | 3.96 | 1.36 | 25.0 | 10.8 | 2.5 | ||||
| 2024Away | 5.22 | 1.60 | 29.1 | 11.4 | 5.5 | ||||
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Stat Review
How does Caleb Ferguson compare to other relievers?
This section compares his stats with all relief pitcher seasons from the previous three seasons (minimum 30 innings)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
* Exit Velocity, Barrels/BBE %, Balls Hit 95+ MPH %, and Spin Rate are benchmarked against 2019 data (min 30 IP). See here for more exit velocity/barrels stats plus an explanation of current limitations with that data set.
K/BB
2.32K/9
7.0BB/9
3.0HR/9
0.3Fastball
93.7 mphERA
3.58WHIP
1.16BABIP
.281GB/FB
2.24Left On Base
66.9%Exit Velocity
79.1 mphBarrels/BBE
1.9%Spin Rate
2512 rpmBalls Hit 95+ MPH
17.7%Swinging Strike
9.5%Prospect Rankings History
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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Ferguson returned from Tommy John surgery last May after missing the entire 2021 season. The southpaw was demoted after just one appearance, but returned to the Dodgers a few weeks later and pitched a handful of outings before he experienced left forearm tendinitis. Los Angeles played it cautiously with Ferguson, who returned after a month and extended his scoreless streak to 19 games before finally permitting a run in mid August. He wasn't as sharp from that point forward, recording a 1.88 WHIP and 11 walks over his final 16 innings. Ferguson finished the season with a 12% walk rate, issuing 17 over 34.2 innings, but he only permitted one home run and continued his success against right-handed hitters (.173 BA since 2020). The lefty isn't near the top of the Dodgers' leverage ladder, but it's possible he enters the mix for saves at some point in 2023, especially if he goes on another scoreless streak like last year.
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Will undergo second MRI
Ferguson (oblique) is scheduled for a second MRI on March 25 to determine he's healing well, MLB.com reports.
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Out to begin season
Ferguson will open the season on the injured list due to an oblique injury, Gordon Wittenmyer of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
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Nabs one-year deal from Reds
The Reds signed Ferguson to a one-year contract Tuesday, Gordon Wittenmyer of The Cincinnati Enquirer reports.
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Struggling to limit traffic for M's
Ferguson allowed one run on three hits in one-third of an inning Sunday against the Astros.
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Rocky start to Mariners tenure
Ferguson allowed one run on two hits and one walk in the seventh inning Saturday against the Guardians. He struck out one.
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Likely to be dealt
According to Danny Demilio of PittsburghBaseballNow.com, Ferguson is likely to be traded by the Pirates ahead of Thursday's deadline.
Analysis
The left-hander joined Pittsburgh on a one-year, $3 million contract in January, and that expiring contract makes him an obvious bet to be traded. Ferguson has been a reliable option out of the bullpen with a 3.74 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 34:14 K:BB across 43.1 innings this year, and he would be good fit for any contending clubs in need of lefty bullpen help.
The left-hander joined Pittsburgh on a one-year, $3 million contract in January, and that expiring contract makes him an obvious bet to be traded. Ferguson has been a reliable option out of the bullpen with a 3.74 ERA, 1.08 WHIP and 34:14 K:BB across 43.1 innings this year, and he would be good fit for any contending clubs in need of lefty bullpen help.