"The Nats don't have a lot of good pitchers. Gore yes. Brad Lord probably and... uhhh Cavalli likely, Beeter looks good... uhhh Henry? Anyway Ferrer was a young lefty (and MAN they do NOT have a lot of lefties) with good fancy stats that I also liked. But they sent him away to Seattle for a catcher, Harry Ford. So first what does this signal? Rebuild... probably"
"Ferrer is only 25 with plenty of team control. Given the Nats lack of LH relief he's the type of guy you keep around. Ford is a prospect still and several years younger than Ferrer. He's more the type you are planning on the next 10 years, not the next 5. However I will say Ford is basically major league ready with the bat so it's not like he is going to spend the next couple years in AAA."
"But this is all based around being behind the plate and there isn't a strong consensus if that will happen. He excels at parts of the game, fielding in front of the plate, strong arm, but lags behind in, you know, the CATCHER, parts of being a catcher. Still does that first part mean he could possibly move positions? Is this a Biggio situation where we see Ford at like 2B? Hell the Nats also lack a 1B."
The Nationals traded young lefty Ferrer to Seattle for catching prospect Harry Ford. Ferrer is 25 with plenty of team control and would address a scarce left-handed relief need. Ford is several years younger and projects as a long-term option with major-league ready bat skills. Ford's strengths include an excellent eye, possible power, above-average speed for a catcher, and good frontal blocking with a strong arm. Defensive consensus on Ford's core catching abilities is mixed, raising the possibility of a position move to second base or first base. The trade leans toward rebuilding with longer-term offensive upside prioritized.
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