The Seattle Mariners are acquiring pitcher Jose Ferrer from the Washington Nationals in exchange for catcher Harry Ford and pitcher Isaac Lyon, per reports from yesterday.

This is the second year in a row where the Nationals have traded a young, controllable, but unheralded lefty reliever with a 4+ ERA but quality peripherals. Last year, the Nats traded Robert Garcia, who had put up a 4.22 ERA but 2.38 FIP and 2.53 xERA in 72 games in 2024, to the Rangers in exchange for Nathaniel Lowe. Ferrer, meanwhile, put up a 4.48 ERA but a 3.03 FIP and 3.60 xERA in 72 games in 2025. Garcia had five years of team control remaining, while Ferrer has four years of team control remaining.

Last year the Nats got Nathaniel Lowe for Garcia. That seemed like a good deal at the time for the Rangers, since L

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