{"id":35302,"date":"2025-12-08T15:39:35","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T14:39:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/?p=35302"},"modified":"2026-01-11T17:50:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T16:50:40","slug":"mariners-trade-top-catching-prospect-ford-to-nationals-for-reliever-ferrer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matchplug.com\/blog\/mariners-trade-top-catching-prospect-ford-to-nationals-for-reliever-ferrer\/","title":{"rendered":"Mariners Trade Top Catching Prospect Ford to Nationals for Reliever Ferrer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"80\" data-end=\"197\">The Seattle Mariners traded top catching prospect Harry Ford to the Nationals for left-handed reliever Jose Ferrer.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"199\" data-end=\"307\">Seattle also sent right-handed pitching prospect Isaac Lyon to Washington to complete the deal officially.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"309\" data-end=\"425\">Ferrer gives the Mariners a hard-throwing second southpaw reliever they have been actively seeking this offseason.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"427\" data-end=\"525\">Ford was Seattle\u2019s first-round pick in the 2021 draft and ranked among baseball\u2019s top prospects.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"527\" data-end=\"639\">The trade comes ahead of the Winter Meetings, with expectations of increased league-wide transaction activity.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"641\" data-end=\"737\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Seattle now faces questions about catching depth, with Cal Raleigh the lone catcher on roster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Seattle Mariners traded top catching prospect Harry Ford to the Nationals for left-handed reliever Jose Ferrer. 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