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Walter Ford

Seattle Mariners (A+)

Age: 21

Bats/Throws: R/R

6'3" / 198

DOB: 12/28/2004

(21 years, 8 months, 11 days)

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Preseason ProjectionsIn-Season ProjectionsMinor Leagues

Season	Team	Level	Age	W	L	SV	G	GS	IP	K/9	BB/9	HR/9	BABIP	LOB%	GB%	HR/FB	ERA	FIP	xFIP	WAR
2023	SEA	CPX	18	0	0	0	9	8	22.2	9.13	3.97	0.40	.364	71.0%	31.3%	3.3%	3.57	5.20	5.99
2024	SEA	CPX	19	3	2	0	12	10	41.1	9.15	1.96	1.09	.350	73.5%	38.8%	10.2%	3.27	4.89	4.43
2024	SEA	A	19	1	2	0	8	6	38.2	7.45	2.56	0.93	.379	54.3%	34.1%	7.5%	7.22	5.00	5.10
2024	SEA	MiLB	19	4	4	0	20	16	80.0	8.33	2.25	1.01	.365	62.6%	36.4%	8.8%	5.18	4.94	4.76
2025	SEA	A	20	5	5	0	23	23	125.1	6.82	2.15	0.79	.304	60.3%	42.0%	7.6%	4.67	4.42	4.28
2026	Steamer	PROJ	21	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	4.52	3.51	1.64	.288	68.8%	40.1%		5.55	5.80	5.61	0.0
2026	OOPSY	PROJ	21	0	0	0	1	1	4.9	3.25	3.18	1.64	.272	61.4%			5.94	5.99		0.0
2026	SEA	A+	21	0	13	1	23	22	102.1	5.45	2.46	2.73	.348	59.9%	38.7%	23.8%	7.92	7.39	5.81
2026	Steamer	ROS	21	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	3.89	3.09	1.75	.294	67.7%			5.84	5.92		0.0
2026	OOPSY	ROS	21	0	0	0	1	1	4.7	2.77	3.18	1.94	.279	60.5%			6.58	6.52		-0.1

Season	Team	Level	Age	W	L	SV	G	GS	IP	K/9	BB/9	HR/9	BABIP	LOB%	GB%	HR/FB	ERA	FIP	xFIP	WAR
2023	SEA	CPX	18	0	0	0	9	8	22.2	9.13	3.97	0.40	.364	71.0%	31.3%	3.3%	3.57	5.20	5.99
2024	SEA	CPX	19	3	2	0	12	10	41.1	9.15	1.96	1.09	.350	73.5%	38.8%	10.2%	3.27	4.89	4.43
2024	SEA	A	19	1	2	0	8	6	38.2	7.45	2.56	0.93	.379	54.3%	34.1%	7.5%	7.22	5.00	5.10
2024	SEA	MiLB	19	4	4	0	20	16	80.0	8.33	2.25	1.01	.365	62.6%	36.4%	8.8%	5.18	4.94	4.76
2025	SEA	A	20	5	5	0	23	23	125.1	6.82	2.15	0.79	.304	60.3%	42.0%	7.6%	4.67	4.42	4.28
2026	Steamer	PROJ	21	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	4.52	3.51	1.64	.288	68.8%	40.1%		5.55	5.80	5.61	0.0
2026	OOPSY	PROJ	21	0	0	0	1	1	4.9	3.25	3.18	1.64	.272	61.4%			5.94	5.99		0.0
2026	SEA	A+	21	0	13	1	23	22	102.1	5.45	2.46	2.73	.348	59.9%	38.7%	23.8%	7.92	7.39	5.81
2026	Steamer	ROS	21	0	0	0	0	0	1.0	3.89	3.09	1.75	.294	67.7%			5.84	5.92		0.0
2026	OOPSY	ROS	21	0	0	0	1	1	4.7	2.77	3.18	1.94	.279	60.5%			6.58	6.52		-0.1

Preseason ProjectionsIn-Season ProjectionsMinor Leagues

Season	Team	Level	W	L	ERA	G	GS	QS	CG	ShO	SV	BS	IP	TBF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	HBP	WP	BK	SO
2023	SEA	CPX	0	0	3.57	9	8		0	0	0	0	22.2	103	25	12	9	1	10	0	3	3	0	23
2024	SEA	CPX	3	2	3.27	12	10		0	0	0	0	41.1	176	47	20	15	5	9	0	0	2	0	42
2024	SEA	A	1	2	7.22	8	6		0	0	0	1	38.2	184	54	35	31	4	11	0	5	1	1	32
2024	SEA	MiLB	4	4	5.18	20	16		0	0	0	1	80.0	360	101	55	46	9	20	0	5	3	1	74
2025	SEA	A	5	5	4.67	23	23		0	0	0	0	125.1	531	130	74	65	11	30	0	3	5	1	95
2026	Steamer	PROJ	0	0	5.55	0	0	0	0	0	0		1.0	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0			1
2026	OOPSY	PROJ	0	0	5.94	1	1	0			0		4.9	21	5	4	3	1	2	0	0			2
2026	SEA	A+	0	13	7.92	23	22		0	0	1	0	102.1	481	155	101	90	31	28	0	4	5	1	62
2026	Steamer	ROS	0	0	5.84	0	0	0	0	0	0		1.0	5	1	1	1	0	0		0			0
2026	OOPSY	ROS	0	0	6.58	1	1	0			0		4.7	21	6	4	3	1	2	0	0			1

Season	Team	Level	W	L	ERA	G	GS	QS	CG	ShO	SV	BS	IP	TBF	H	R	ER	HR	BB	IBB	HBP	WP	BK	SO
2023	SEA	CPX	0	0	3.57	9	8		0	0	0	0	22.2	103	25	12	9	1	10	0	3	3	0	23
2024	SEA	CPX	3	2	3.27	12	10		0	0	0	0	41.1	176	47	20	15	5	9	0	0	2	0	42
2024	SEA	A	1	2	7.22	8	6		0	0	0	1	38.2	184	54	35	31	4	11	0	5	1	1	32
2024	SEA	MiLB	4	4	5.18	20	16		0	0	0	1	80.0	360	101	55	46	9	20	0	5	3	1	74
2025	SEA	A	5	5	4.67	23	23		0	0	0	0	125.1	531	130	74	65	11	30	0	3	5	1	95
2026	Steamer	PROJ	0	0	5.55	0	0	0	0	0	0		1.0	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	0			1
2026	OOPSY	PROJ	0	0	5.94	1	1	0			0		4.9	21	5	4	3	1	2	0	0			2
2026	SEA	A+	0	13	7.92	23	22		0	0	1	0	102.1	481	155	101	90	31	28	0	4	5	1	62
2026	Steamer	ROS	0	0	5.84	0	0	0	0	0	0		1.0	5	1	1	1	0	0		0			0
2026	OOPSY	ROS	0	0	6.58	1	1	0			0		4.7	21	6	4	3	1	2	0	0			1

Preseason ProjectionsIn-Season ProjectionsMinor LeaguesAverages

Season	Team	Level	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	K-BB%	AVG	WHIP	BABIP	LOB%	ERA-	FIP-	FIP
2023	SEA	CPX	9.13	3.97	2.30	0.40	22.3%	9.7%	12.6%	.278	1.54	.364	71.0%	65	92	5.20
2024	SEA	CPX	9.15	1.96	4.67	1.09	23.9%	5.1%	18.8%	.281	1.35	.350	73.5%	64	92	4.89
2024	SEA	A	7.45	2.56	2.91	0.93	17.4%	6.0%	11.4%	.321	1.68	.379	54.3%	155	110	5.00
2024	SEA	MiLB	8.33	2.25	3.70	1.01	20.6%	5.6%	15.0%	.301	1.51	.365	62.6%	108	101	4.94
2025	SEA	A	6.82	2.15	3.17	0.79	17.9%	5.6%	12.2%	.261	1.28	.304	60.3%	106	103	4.42
2026	Steamer	PROJ	4.52	3.51	1.29	1.64	11.1%	8.7%	2.5%	.284	1.55	.288	68.8%			5.80
2026	OOPSY	PROJ	3.25	3.18	1.02	1.64	8.3%	8.2%	0.2%	.281	1.46	.272	61.4%			5.99
2026	SEA	A+	5.45	2.46	2.21	2.73	12.9%	5.8%	7.1%	.345	1.79	.348	59.9%	151	142	7.39
2026	Steamer	ROS	3.89	3.09	1.26	1.75	9.6%	7.6%	2.0%	.296	1.57	.294	67.7%			5.92
2026	OOPSY	ROS	2.77	3.18	0.87	1.94	6.8%	7.9%	-1.0%	.296	1.56	.279	60.5%			6.52

Season	Team	Level	K/9	BB/9	K/BB	HR/9	K%	BB%	K-BB%	AVG	WHIP	BABIP	LOB%	ERA-	FIP-	FIP
2023	SEA	CPX	9.13	3.97	2.30	0.40	22.3%	9.7%	12.6%	.278	1.54	.364	71.0%	65	92	5.20
2024	SEA	CPX	9.15	1.96	4.67	1.09	23.9%	5.1%	18.8%	.281	1.35	.350	73.5%	64	92	4.89
2024	SEA	A	7.45	2.56	2.91	0.93	17.4%	6.0%	11.4%	.321	1.68	.379	54.3%	155	110	5.00
2024	SEA	MiLB	8.33	2.25	3.70	1.01	20.6%	5.6%	15.0%	.301	1.51	.365	62.6%	108	101	4.94
2025	SEA	A	6.82	2.15	3.17	0.79	17.9%	5.6%	12.2%	.261	1.28	.304	60.3%	106	103	4.42
2026	Steamer	PROJ	4.52	3.51	1.29	1.64	11.1%	8.7%	2.5%	.284	1.55	.288	68.8%			5.80
2026	OOPSY	PROJ	3.25	3.18	1.02	1.64	8.3%	8.2%	0.2%	.281	1.46	.272	61.4%			5.99
2026	SEA	A+	5.45	2.46	2.21	2.73	12.9%	5.8%	7.1%	.345	1.79	.348	59.9%	151	142	7.39
2026	Steamer	ROS	3.89	3.09	1.26	1.75	9.6%	7.6%	2.0%	.296	1.57	.294	67.7%			5.92
2026	OOPSY	ROS	2.77	3.18	0.87	1.94	6.8%	7.9%	-1.0%	.296	1.56	.279	60.5%			6.52