"The lefty Ortiz is headed for his age-26 season, coming off a 2025 in which he posted a 2.73 ERA/3.90 FIP over 59.1 innings with a 28.3 K% and a 13.0 BB%, making it as far as AAA last year. Ortiz has struggled with injuries, pitching only 22.2 innings from 2020-2024, but his health finally cooperated and he seems like a solid lefty relief addition for a team lacking a ton of lefty relief options - compared to the Dodgers, who seem to have nothing but lefties now."
"Gough can build off of his gains in '24, when he showed a legitimate (though far from eye-popping) four-pitch mix. His low-90s fastball plays up a little with good ride up in the zone and induced vertical break. Of all his secondary offerings, his changeup probably has the best chance to be an out pitch and it's ahead of his breaking stuff. He has a traditional slider and curve, but now leans on the trendy sweeper."
The Dodgers traded left-hander Robinson Ortiz to the Seattle Mariners for right-hander Tyler Gough, creating a 40-man roster vacancy before the Rule 5 protection deadline. Ortiz, entering age 26, posted a 2.73 ERA and 3.90 FIP across 59.1 innings in 2025 with a 28.3% strikeout rate and a 13.0% walk rate, reaching AAA after limited innings from 2020–2024 due to injuries. Ortiz projects as a lefty relief option. Gough, a 2022 ninth-round pick, posted a 4.28 ERA and 4.02 FIP over 96.2 innings in 2024 and ranked among Seattle’s top prospects, showing a four-pitch mix highlighted by a low-90s fastball and a promising changeup.
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