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george castillo
Washington Nationals traded with left hand jose ferrer till seattle mariners For probability of catching top harry ford and minor league pitcher Isaac Lyon, the teams were announced Saturday.
The move gives the Mariners, who fell one win short of reaching their first World Series last season, a second left-handed reliever to join the veteran roster. gab spearThe 25-year-old Ferrer has a fastball that averaged 97,7 mph, a walk rate that was in the 95th percentile and a 64,3% ground ball rate that was in the 99th percentile last season, He finished with a 4,83 ERA in 72 appearances, but his 3,03 FIP suggests he was unlucky, He was projected to become the Nationals’ closer next season,
Ford, a first-round pick in 2021, was ranked 65th in August’s Top 100 prospect rankings from ESPN’s Kelly McDaniel and fifth in the Mariners’ loaded farm system. He hit .283 with 16 home runs and a .868 OPS in 97 Triple-A games last season. He made his major league debut in September and appeared in eight games, including one start behind the plate, and went 1 for 6 in eight plate appearances.
Ford’s late promotion and limited action reflected his reality: despite his potential status, cal raleighJoe, who was the runner-up for American League MVP, is the Mariners’ catcher for the foreseeable future, making Ford an obvious trade candidate.
Talent evaluators question whether the 22-year-old Ford has the skills to remain a catcher in the big leagues, but Nationals president of baseball operations Paul Toboni wanted to increase the team’s production in the offseason. Last season, national catchers ranked 30th in fWAR, 29th in wRC+ and 29th in OPS.
The Mariners drafted the right-hander Lyon in the 10th round in June. Lyon, 21, of Grand Canyon University, recorded a 7.30 ERA in 12⅓ innings in four starts in Low A.
