The Mariners have acquired left-hander Josh Simpson from the Marlins, both teams announced. Miami is receiving cash in the deal. Simpson was designated for assignment last week. Right-hander Logan Evans was placed on the 60-day IL in a corresponding move.
Evans underwent UCL surgery in late January and will miss the entire 2026 season, so his 60-day IL placement is no surprise. With Simpson taking Evans’ spot, Seattle’s 40-man roster remains full.
Simpson missed the majority of the 2024 campaign with an elbow injury. He put together three months of a 3.41 ERA at Triple-A this past year, earning his first big-league callup. Simpson was tagged for four earned runs across two innings in his MLB debut against the Braves, but settled in from there. He delivered eight straight scoreless appearances out of the Miami bullpen after the rough first outing. The lefty struggled over his next 12 appearances, ceding 17 earned runs. He capped off September with a seven-run debacle, once again while facing Atlanta.
The final result in Simpson’s first taste of the majors was a 7.34 ERA, though there were positive indicators. The reliever posted an xFIP and SIERA below 4.50. He punched out big-league bats at a near-24% clip. Simpson coaxed ground balls at a well above average 53.9% rate.
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Smithers, who was that young hellcat?
“I like the cut of your jib”
“Simpson, eh?”
“Release the hounds!”
“He’s our new lefty sir, from sector 7G”
Yay bring in more lefties please! Need a third one for our bullpen
Wow just saw his 2025 numbers…. Hopefully we can fix him haha
Look at pre 2024 minor league numbers. HUGE strikeout totals, which is what I’m sure they’re interested in. Coming off a major injury from 2024, so maybe he’s ready to contribute now? Not a bad lottery ticket, imo.
Some of you guys have these left handed responses, that doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to us righties.
A Texas bullpen? Did the Mariners move?
He is predicting who acquires him next in the game of dfa bingo.
That seemed odd to me as well.
Maybe’s he coining a new term. You know, a “Texas bullpen” – wide open use of a relief staff without any fixed roles.
don’t be excited Mariners fans, this guy is straight butt cheeks
Lots of pitchers were before they arrived to Seattle and learned a sweeper.
won’t stop him from throwing his signature meatball
He hasn’t been in the big leagues long enough to have a signature anything, lil bro.
Fun fact: The son of Mariners owner John Stanton pitched collegiately with Josh Simpson at Columbia University
The strikeouts are enticing but at 28, it’s becoming a bit of a long shot to “fix” him. Probably didn’t cost them much though and he’s still got an option.
They fixed a 31 years old Paul Sewald back in 2021.
No interest in HOMER or BART??
Bart’s in Pittsburgh and Homer retired years ago.
Last I checked Seattle is not in Texas. Proof reading is tough…
Can’t believe they want us to pay to read some articles.
It’s the way of the world now. People want money for everything but only want to give a half assed effort. Like how hard is it to proofread and see that they wrote a Texas bullpen in an entire article about Seattle and Seattle only. It’s moronic. We all noticed it, but the actual writer didn’t?
What if he would have said Houston bullpen?
How would that change anything? He didn’t proofread. I don’t know what kind of dumb argument you’re trying to make.
Just my odd sense of humor, I apologize.
The Pile grows.
Can you say Rainier beer!
It is pronounced RAIIIIIIIIIIIINIIIIIIIIIIEEER Beer
Has to be kind of nasally and punctuated on the change to consonants.
For those of you who are lost look up the old commercials. Some of them were pretty good. Can’t believe that stuff is making a comeback.
So admin (who just so happens to be a Cubs fan..I’m just saying) deleted my previous post of “I wish I could acquire Jessica Simpson. Take that!!
Well it was awful to say a thing like that. So sexist of you. I thought it was funny though. I wonder if I said I would like to acquire my wife if that would be OK? She left me for the diamond in the sky. So hard to get her back.
@compasrose it’s a joke. Not a dick. Don’t take it so hard
give him the series off when the Braves are in town. ouch. he’s going to get PTSD from the Bravos.
A perceived weakness in the Mariners pen? I don’t see that happening not with a bus load of pitchers.