Josh

Simpson

Back on the shuttle he goes. Simpson has a 7.36 career ERA in the bigs — including 7.71 this year in three appearances — and is functional depth for the Mariners. With Jose A. Ferrer ready to return from the paternity list, Simpson is back to Tacoma.

Simpson was up with the Mariners, but didn’t end up making an appearance, earlier this season. The 28-year-old lefty made 31 relief appearances for the Marlins last year in his first taste of the big leagues. He’ll operate in middle relief situations for Seattle while veteran lefty Gabe Speier is on the shelf with a shoulder injury.

Simpson was up for just a day and didn’t pitch. The Mariners want another right-hander in the bullpen, so Nick Davila is called up to replace Simpson in the relief corps.

With Matt Brash (lat) hitting the injured list on Friday, the M’s needed to reinforce their bullpen so they called on Simpson. The 28-year-old southpaw was off to a tremendous start at the Triple-A level, posting a 0.96 ERA, 0.96 WHIP and a 12/6 K/BB ratio over 9 1/3 innings in his nine appearances.

The 28-year-old southpaw had been designated for assignment by the Marlins earlier in the week, so they were willing to flip him for anything that they could get at this stage. Simpson posted a troublesome 7.34 ERA, 1.83 WHIP and a 36/22 K/BB ratio over 30 2/3 innings in his first taste of big league action in 2025.

Simpson, 28, had a 7.34 ERA and a 36/22 K/BB in 30 2/3 innings as a rookie last season. That he throws fastballs only about one-third of the time contributes to his control woes, but it’s also probably his only hope of surviving as a major leaguer.

Simpson was called upon with two men on and two outs in the 10th inning with the Marlins holding a 5-4 lead. He allowed an RBI single to Nick Castellanos that tied the game at five runs apiece before getting Rafael Marchan on strikes to end the threat. He then returned for the 11th after the Marlins pushed a run across in the top half and he managed to get three easy ground balls to close it out. For the season, he holds a 4-2 record to go along with a troublesome 7.85 ERA, 1.88 WHIP and a 32/21 K/BB ratio over 28 2/3 innings.

Simpson was sent down last week after giving up seven runs in one-third of an inning against the Braves on Aug. 26. He has an 8.87 ERA in 23 relief appearances for the Marlins this season.

Simpson gave up seven runs while recording one out last night, sealing his fate. He’s allowed 25 runs — 22 earned — in 22 1/3 innings overall for the Marlins this season.

Simpson provides Miami with some long relief depth behind starter Eury Pérez for Saturday’s contest against Atlanta. The 27-year-old southpaw has yet to make an appearance in the big leagues. He holds a respectable 3.41 ERA across 31 2/3 innings (27 appearances, two starts) this season at the Triple-A level. He can be safely ignored in all fantasy formats.