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The Seattle Mariners have signed LHP Drew Pomeranz to a minor league deal. It is not confirmed but presumably Pomeranz will be invited to Spring Training. Pomeranz has 11 years of experience in the majors but has not pitched at the top level since 2021. In the first eight seasons of his career, Pomeranz pitched to a 3.92 ERA (110 ERA+) with a 4.14 FIP in 710 innings split between 122 starts and 74 relief appearances. But it started to unravel for Pomeranz in 2019, when he posted a 5.68 ERA (5.24 FIP) in 77 2/3 innings with the Giants. San Francisco traded Pomeranz to the Brewers at the 2019 trade deadline, and the Brewers made him a full-time reliever, which precipitated a bounceback for Pomeranz. After the trade, Pomeranz managed a 2.39 ERA (2.68 FIP) with a 45% strikeout rate, and he converted that into a four-year contract worth $34 million with the Padres from the 2020 season. While Pomeranz was effective in the first two years of the contract, he was restricted to just 44 1/3 innings in the four years, with shoulder, forearm and elbow injuries that cost him the entirety of the 2022 and 2023 seasons.

He signed with the Angels and then with the Dodgers last off-season on minor league deals but failed to stick with either team. He signed with the Giants and was promoted to their active roster but was designated for assignment a few days later after not making an appearance.

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