Seattle Mariners Trade Former All-Star to National League Contender in Surprising Move
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The Seattle Mariners made a surprising move on Monday night, trading away former All-Star Drew Pomeranz to the Chicago Cubs. The team will receive cash in the deal.
Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic had the information on social media.
Cubs acquiring left-hander Drew Pomeranz from Mariners, sources tell @TheAthletic. Pomeranz, 36, had been pitching at Triple A - 14 strikeouts, 6 walks and a 4.66 ERA in 9 2/3 innings.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) April 21, 2025
Pomeranz, 36, has gone 0-1 for Triple-A Tacoma this season, pitching to a 4.66 ERA in nine games. He struck out 14 in 9.2 innings.
The Mariners have been utilizing Gabe Speier as the lefty out of the major league bullpen and still have Tayler Saucedo in Triple-A as a backup, so maybe they didn't see a path to the bigs for Pomeranz. Speculatively speaking, perhaps they did him a favor by dealing him considering the Cubs plan to promote him this week.
Pomeranz pitched to a 4.70 ERA in eight games this spring training as well. He struck out 10 in 7.2 innings, continuing the flash some of the stuff that made him an All-Star earlier in his career.
He has pitched for the Colorado Rockies, San Diego Padres, Oakland Athletics, Boston Red Sox, San Francisco Giants and Milwaukee Brewers at the big-league level. He was part of the 2018 Red Sox team that won the World Series, though he went just 2-6 that season.
Lifetime, Pomeranz is 48-58 with a 3.91 ERA. He made the All-Star Game in 2016.
The Mariners will be back in action on Tuesday afternoon when they take on the Red Sox at 3:45 p.m. PT. Bryce Miller will pitch for Seattle against right-hander Brayan Bello.
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