PITTSBURGH — The Pittsburgh Pirates added a pitching prospect in a recent trade that they hope will develop into a great talent in the future. The Pirates traded left-handed relief pitcher Caleb Ferguson to the Seattle Mariners for right-handed pitching prospect Jeter Martinez on July 30.
The MLB trade deadline is set to take place at 3 p.m. PT on July 31. With one day away until the trade deadline, a lot of eyes are glued to what the Seattle Mariners and team president of baseball operations Jerry Dipoto will do.
Slow and steady for the big righty After an accidental break caused by Kate contracting the black plague, we’re back with another installment of our prospect countdown today.
With hard work, Martinez built himself into a prospect; now he hopes to build himself into an MLB starting pitcher As an aspiring young pitcher, the quickest way to get noticed by teams is with a noisy fastball.