The Mariners acquired left-handed reliever from the Pirates for minor league right-hander . Righty has been as the corresponding move. Ferguson is playing on a one-year, $3MM contract and is a free agent at seasons end. Ferguson, 29, is in the midst of a strong season with Pittsburgh. Hes pitched 43 1/3 innings and logged a 3.74 ERA with a 19.3% strikeout rate and 8% walk rate. Hes allowed only one homer on the season and kept just under 50% of his opponents batted balls on the ground. While Ferguson isnt a flamethrower who mi ses bats in bunches hes averaging 94.1 mph on his four-seamer this season he avoids hard contact better than any other reliever in the game. Fergusons 83.5 mph average exit velocity is the lowest of any pitcher in Major League Baseball (min. 40 innings). His 25.2% hard-hit rate is second, trailing only Padres standout lefty . Ferguson has pitched in parts of seven major league seasons. Hes totaled Darell Hernaiz Jersey a 3.69 earned run average in 305 big league innings. The southpaw typically mi ses more bats than he has in 2025 (career 26.4% strikeout rate), but hes currently sporting his lowest walk rate since the shortened 2020 season and has never limited hard contact as well as hes managed to this year. Ferguson has been an absolute monster against left-handed opponents, limiting them to a pitiful .167/.257/.182 slash in 74 plate appearances. Hes also been strong against right-handers, however, holding them to a .250/.327/.354 slash. Its not quite dominant, but this is his best production versus righties since 2022. The Mariners have only had one reliable left-hander in their bullpen this season: . Theyve given brief looks to , and , but no one from that group has even pitched five innings out of the big league bullpen. Ferguson gives skipper Dan Wilson a second southpaw option who, like Speier, can handle both lefties and righties. Seattle is known to be on the lookout for high-impact talent at the back of the bullpen. Ferguson isnt nece sarily that marquee arm theyve been seeking, but in all likelihood hell be just one of multiple relievers acquired. The Mariners are reportedly at Twins closer and have also been like and . As for the Pirates, theyll spin their low-cost investment in Ferguson into the 19-year-old Martinez. The 64 righty, signed out of Mexico for a $600K bonus during the 2022-23 signing period, has started 16 games against older and more advanced competition with the Mariners Low-A affiliate. Hes struggled to a 6.18 ERA due in no small part to a 13.2% walk rate. Martinez posted strong ERAs in prior seasons with the Mariners affiliate in the Dominican Summer League, however, and hes shown plenty of ability to mi s bats with a mid-90s fastball that can scrape triple digits. Baseball America among Seattle prospects earlier this month. FanGraphs last month, where Eric Longenhagen praised that heater and a pair of secondary pitches (slider, changeup) that could be plus pitches. Command is the biggest i sue, but Martinez is still more than two years away from needing to be added to the 40-man roster, so the Pirates will have awhile to try to rein in the free pa ses and keep him in the rotation. If a move to the bullpen ends up being nece sary, its easy enough to imagine Martinezs already impre sive fastball playing up a bit further. reported the Mariners were acquiring Ferguson. reported that Martinez was going the other way. Miguel Andujar Jersey
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