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FILE – Seattle Mariners catcher Harry Ford throws the ball back to the mound during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Angels, Sept. 14, 2025, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File) Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. Major League Baseball’s Winter Meetings, always a hotbed of player movement, kick off this weekend in Orlando, Florida. The Mariners and Nationals made the first official transaction of this year’s festivities, with lefthanded reliever Jose A. Ferrer headed to Seattle in exchange for top catching prospect Harry Ford (and minor league pitcher Isaac Lyon). On one hand, it’s a fairly typical present for future trade between a contender and an also-ran. But on another, it’s a top prospect at a premium position for a relatively low-ceiling player at a comparatively fungible position. The knee-jerk reaction is to believe that the Mariners didn’t drive a hard enough bargain for an exceptionally valuable commodity. That’s what the very interesting Baseball Trade Values website thinks, at least. But when you take a step back and put Ferrer under a little more scrutiny, it becomes much easier to see the Mariners’ side of this deal. Despite the fact that he only has eight major league at bats under his belt, Ford, who turns 23 this winter, might actually be the more known quantity in this deal. He was the 12th overall pick in the 2021 draft, and has consistently been a top five prospect in the Mariner system ever since. He’s a well rounded prospect without an in-your-face strength or glaring weakness, and he was obviously blocked by AL MVP runnerup Cal Raleigh in Seattle. He was the M’s #4 prospect before the deal, and slots in at #2 in his new organization. Each year I prepare an ordered list…

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