Erick Fedde

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Erick Fedde
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Fedde with the Washington Nationals in 2018
Washington Nationals – No. 23
Pitcher
Born: (1993-02-25) February 25, 1993 (age 28)
Las Vegas, Nevada
Bats: Right
Throws: Right
MLB debut
July 30, 2017, for the Washington Nationals
MLB statistics
(through 2021 season)
Win–loss record15–20
Earned run average5.25
Strikeouts258
Teams
  • Washington Nationals (2017–present)

Erick James Fedde (born February 25, 1993) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played college baseball at UNLV. He was drafted by the Nationals in the first round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft.

Amateur career[]

Fedde attended Las Vegas High School in Sunrise Manor, Nevada. He was a pitcher and an outfielder. Among his teammates was Bryce Harper, a catcher who would later become the 2010 Major League Baseball draft's top overall pick, as well as Fedde's future Nationals teammate.[1] He was drafted by the San Diego Padres in the 24th round of the 2011 Major League Baseball draft, but did not sign and attended the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV).[2]

Fedde started 15 games as a freshman in 2012. He finished the year 6–5 with a 3.59 earned run average (ERA) and 66 strikeouts in 90+1⁄3 innings. As a sophomore in 2013, he again started 15 games, going 7–5 with a 3.92 ERA and 83 strikeouts in 96+1⁄3 innings. During the summer he pitched for the United States collegiate national team,[3] and briefly played collegiate summer baseball in the Cape Cod Baseball League for the Yarmouth-Dennis Red Sox.[4] In his first start of the 2014 season he struck out a career high 11 batters and allowed only one hit.[5] In May 2014, Fedde underwent Tommy John surgery, ending his season.[6] He finished the season, 8–2 with a 1.76 ERA and 82 strikeouts in 76+2⁄3 innings.

Professional career[]

Fedde was considered a top prospect for the 2014 Major League Baseball draft,[7][8] and the Nationals selected him in the first round, 18th overall.[9] He signed with the Nationals on July 18, for $2.51 million.[10] Fedde did not play at all in 2014 due to injury. He spent 2015 with both the Auburn Doubledays and the Hagerstown Suns, where he posted a combined 5–3 record and 3.38 ERA between the two clubs. Fedde began the 2016 season with the Potomac Nationals, and was promoted to the Harrisburg Senators in August. Fedde ended 2016 with an 8–5 record along with a 3.12 ERA.[11]

During the Nationals' 2017 season, with the team struggling with its bullpen during the first half, Fedde was temporarily moved to a relief role. While pitching out of the bullpen, he was promoted from Class-AA Harrisburg to the Class-AAA Syracuse Chiefs on June 13, 2017.[12] After less than a month, Fedde was switched back to starting.[13] The move proved fortuitous for the Nationals, who lost Joe Ross from their rotation in July after he tore his ulnar collateral ligament of the elbow and saw veteran starter Stephen Strasburg lose time due to a nerve impingement in his throwing arm.

Fedde was promoted to the major leagues to start the first game of a double-header against the Colorado Rockies on July 30, 2017.[14] On August 7, Fedde was optioned back to Syracuse after the return of Gio González from paternity leave. Fedde improved on his 9.39 ERA from the previous year in 2018, pitching to a 5.54 ERA with 46 strikeouts across 50.1 innings of work.[15]

In the 2019 season, Fedde continued his improvement, registering a 4.50 ERA with 41 strikeouts in a career-high 78.0 innings of work.[16] In 2020 he was 2-4 with a 4.29 ERA.[17] He gave up a ball hit off of him with the highest exit velocity of all balls hit off of major league pitchers in the 2020 season, at 121.3 mph by Giancarlo Stanton.[17]

References[]

  1. ^ Wagner, James (June 6, 2014). "Washington Nationals take UNLV pitcher Erick Fedde with 18th pick in MLB draft". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  2. ^ Tristan Aird (8 June 2011). "Locals continue to come off board in MLB draft". Nevada Preps.
  3. ^ "UNLV baseball's Erick Fedde pitches well in USA Baseball debut". Las Vegas Informer.
  4. ^ "Erick Fedde - Profile". pointstreak.com. Retrieved September 25, 2019.
  5. ^ Mark Anderson. "Pitcher Fedde dominates in UNLV's season opener". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
  6. ^ "Draft prospect Erick Fedde undergoing Tommy John surgery". Major League Baseball.
  7. ^ Ray Brewer (23 February 2014). "Building a baseball star". Las Vegas Sun.
  8. ^ MARK ANDERSON LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL. "UNLV pitcher getting the Bryce Harper treatment". Las Vegas Review-Journal.
  9. ^ "Following surgery, Erick Fedde thrilled Nationals drafted him". Washington Nationals.
  10. ^ "Erick Fedde agrees to terms with Nationals, but no deal with second-rounder". Washington Nationals.
  11. ^ "Erick Fedde Stats, Highlights, Bio | MiLB.com Stats | The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com.
  12. ^ Dykstra, Sam (June 13, 2017). "Nationals promote Fedde to Triple-A Syracuse". Minor League Baseball. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  13. ^ Janes, Chelsea (July 3, 2017). "Minor League Monday: Erick Fedde returns to pitching as a starter". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  14. ^ Nocco, Joseph (July 30, 2017). "Nationals promote top pitching prospect Erick Fedde from Triple-A Syracuse". FanRag Sports Network. Archived from the original on July 30, 2017. Retrieved July 30, 2017.
  15. ^ "Washington Nationals: Breaking down Erick Fedde's improved 2018". 29 June 2018.
  16. ^ "Las Vegan Erick Fedde lends hand in Nationals' run to title". 2 November 2019.
  17. ^ a b "Statcast Leaderboard". baseballsavant.com.

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