Ex-Dodgers, Mariners Pitcher Explains Why He's Excited to Join Cincinnati Reds
Caleb Ferguson is ready to make an impact with the Reds.
Video Transcript
All right, so this offseason, the Cincinnati Reds signed left-handed relief pitcher, Caleb Ferguson.
He's an established veteran, and he's also from Columbus, Ohio.
So, during a recent interview, he was, you know, just asked about growing up in the area and going to Reds games when he was younger, and this is what he said.
This is his quote: "It's cool.
Full circle moment for sure.
I grew up coming to these games, like, 2008 to, like, 2014, which is when I got drafted.
It was kind of, like, my era of Reds baseball."
So that's his quote.
Caleb Ferguson, and look, this is a guy who's pitched for some of the biggest the sport, including the Dodgers, the Yankees.
Last season, he spent time with the Mariners, who made the playoffs.
So, he's been on competitive teams, he's been in big markets.
Now, he goes to this Reds team that is looking to compete.
They are, of course, a smaller market, and it would not be surprising to see step into a leadership role, given his experience.
And it also wouldn't be surprising to see him find even more success because, You know, you go from the Dodgers and Yankees to the Reds.
There's just usually less pressure.
And look, Ferguson's done a nice job of handling the pressure.
That's been fine, but there's no, there's no question that going to a just remove that pressure and lead to better performance sometimes.
We, we've seen it before, and that would not be surprising here.
Ferguson has a career ERA of 3.66.
He spent time with the Pirates and Mariners.
Last year, and he had an overall 3.5 8 ERA.
He was traded to Seattle during the season and turned in a 3.27 ERA for the Mariners.
Ball club that ended up reaching the playoffs and making a pretty deep postseason run.
So that's all really promising, and I think for the Reds.
This deal just makes a lot of sense, because if they do compete like they want to do, you have an established veteran reliever who can really help matters.
And if they don't compete and they end up having to go into a rebuild or whatever, you can trade Ferguson at the trade deadline and probably get some pretty he pitches up to his potential.
So it's a really good move for the Reds.
A good move for Ferguson as well.
He gets to, you know, move back closer to his hometown of Columbus, and he also gets to potentially pitch for a competitive team.
So, overall, a good move.
And it seems like he's excited to pitch in Cincinnati.
