{"id":331564,"date":"2025-12-06T23:24:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-06T23:24:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/331564\/"},"modified":"2025-12-06T23:24:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T23:24:09","slug":"seattle-mariners-trade-harry-ford-to-nationals-for-reliver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/331564\/","title":{"rendered":"Seattle Mariners trade Harry Ford to Nationals for reliver"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Seattle Mariners have acquired left-handed reliever Jose Ferrer from the Washington Nationals in exchange for catching prospect Harry Ford and minor league pitcher Isaac Lyon.<\/p>\n<p>The Mariners <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Mariners\/status\/1997427130041528591\" rel=\"nofollow\">announced the trade<\/a> Saturday afternoon, shortly after numerous reports broke.<\/p>\n<p>The 25-year-old Ferrer gives Seattle another lefty bullpen arm alongside Gabe Speier.<\/p>\n<p>Ferrer made his MLB debut with the Nationals in July 2023 and posted a 4.36 ERA in 142 relief appearances over three seasons in Washington. The 6-foot-1 Dominican Republic native totaled 121 strikeouts and 35 walks across 142 1\/3 innings.<\/p>\n<p>In 2025, Ferrer recorded a 4.48 ERA with 71 strikeouts and 16 walks in 76 1\/3 innings.<\/p>\n<p>Ferrer was dominant against left-handed batters this past season, limiting them to a .186 batting average and a .521 OPS. He struck out 26 of the 110 lefties he faced, while issuing just two walks.<\/p>\n<p>Ferrer also has some elite underlying numbers.<\/p>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/baseballsavant.mlb.com\/savant-player\/jose-a-ferrer-678606\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Baseball Savant<\/a>, Ferrer ranked in the 99th percentile of all MLB pitchers in groundball rate (64.3%) this past season. He also ranked in the 95th percentile in lowest walk rate (4.9%), the 94th percentile in average fastball velocity (97.7 mph) and the 93rd percentile in lowest barrel rate (4.8%).<\/p>\n<p>Ferrer is under contract through the 2029 season.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Ford is the No. 42 overall prospect in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/milb\/prospects\/top100\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">MLB Pipeline\u2019s Top 100<\/a> and was the No. 4 prospect in Seattle\u2019s farm system. The Mariners selected him out of high school as the No. 12 overall pick in the 2021 MLB Draft.<\/p>\n<p>Ford slashed .283\/.408\/.460 with 16 home runs and an .868 OPS in 97 games with Triple-A Tacoma this past season. The 22-year-old catcher made his MLB debut with Seattle on Sept. 5 and went 1 for 6 in eight games.<\/p>\n<p>Ford has long been the subject of trade speculation, given that 2025 MLB home run leader Cal Raleigh is entrenched as the Mariners\u2019 catcher for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n<p>Lyon was a 10th-round draft pick by Seattle in July. 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