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José Fermín
LF · 
St. Louis Cardinals · age 27
- Trade value
- $9.8M
- Likely range
- −$3.9M to $16.6M half the time, −$5.6M to $41.6M 8 times in 10
- Overall
- 52, potential 52
- Player value
- $31.0M over the next five seasons, contract aside
- Contract
- $0.80M a year, 5 years left
- Next season
- 0.9 WAR projected
- Role
- Bench Bat
- Style
- Rangy Defender
José Fermín's trade value is $9.8M: what his projected play is worth beyond his contract, summed over the deal and calibrated on real MLB trades.
Updated October 26, 2026.
Contract, season by season
Terms: pre-arb 2027 · arbitration 2028–2030
| Season | Cap hit | Worth | Surplus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | $0.80M | $9.6M | $8.9M |
| 2028 | $1.70M | $8.5M | $5.4M |
| 2029 | $2.42M | $6.3M | $2.6M |
| 2030 | $2.66M | $3.8M | $0.6M |
| 2031 | $3.48M | $3.8M | $0.0M |
2027 cap dollars. Surplus = worth minus his cap hit; an unsettled arbitration year counts 2.5 times its expected award, zero in a year he would not be worth it, since he can be non-tendered.
Projection
| Season | WAR | 10–90% range | Plays |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 0.7 | −0.2 to 1.8 | 94% |
| 2028 | 0.6 | −0.4 to 1.7 | 80% |
| 2029 | 0.4 | −0.5 to 1.3 | 67% |
| 2030 | 0.1 | −0.7 to 1.0 | 58% |
| 2031 | 0.1 | −0.4 to 0.7 | 57% |
Trade value over time
What this model would have said at the end of each season, using only what was known then. Today's dollars; the open dot is now. It rises when he signs a new deal and drains as the deal runs out.
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