Logan Webb, RHP. DOB: 11/18/1996. 6'2", 220 lbs. Drafted 2014 Round 4 #118 overall.
2018 A+: 1-3, 1.82, 74 IP, 9.00 K/9, 4.38 BB/9, 1.22 GB/FB.
2018AA: 1-2, 3.82, 30.2 IP, 7.36 K/9, 3.23 BB/9, 1.64 GB/FB.
Logan Webb was a 2-sport athlete from Rocklin HS, CA who played QB on the football team and pitched for the baseball team. He signed with the Giants after they selected him. He's a hard thrower with a mid-90's FB that tops out at 96 MPH with hard sink. He backs that up with a sharp breaking slider and a show-me change which could develop if he used it more. After a promising start to his pro career, he struggled in 2016 before undergoing Tommy John surgery. He came back strong in late 2017 with Salem-Keizer and moved up to San Jose in 2018. The Giants limited him to 3 inning starts early in the season, gradually stretching him out and promoting him to AA late in the season. He continued to show a groundball tendency with pedestrian K rates. His BB rates were not quite as good as pre-TJ.
On Video, Webb has a big frame and pounds the zone with a simple delivery that wastes little motion and features quick arm action. Look for him to start the 2019 season in AA with a possible promo to AAA if comes out strong. I am thinking we could see a breakout as he is a full year beyond TJ surgery and will start the season in a pitcher-friendly environment. It's not impossible that we could see him in SF before the end of the season, although the Giants do have some pitching depth and are likely to have more by the start of the season. I see Webb as a solid #3-4 SP at his peak.
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ReplyDeleteWe ALL who blog here know DrB's are a far better picture of the Giants' future abetted by some very serious contributors.
That said, it's somewhat disheartening to compare the Giants and the Braves (especially the Braves because their system AND their team are so good) by MLB rankings.
Overview: Braves have a 60 and 9 55's; the Giants have 2 55's.
Giants have 2 pitching prospects rated 50, Braves have a 60, 6 55's, and 2 50's (LOL, like the Giants!).
Braves have 13 at 50 or over, Giants 6.
Braves have 10 in the Top 100, Giants have 2 (although we believe there are at least 3!).
OTOH, the Braves haven't won a WS since 1995 nor a post season series since 2001 (an LDS), even managing to lose to the Giants in 2010.
I'm confident that Zaidi knows all this far better than I and he's talking to the right people, and if possible something will happen.
Foltynewicz is good, he's an Ace, but he's 0-1 in the post season and the Braves lost their #2 starter in free agency. They gotta want Bumgarner a lot, don't they? Sweeten it with an OFer like Mac.
There's a reason why Atlanta has been junk for roughly the last 20 years. Let them keep their questionable starters. The last few trades the giants have done with them have hosed us. No thanks. Madbum and Mac stay.
DeleteSo, out of all those highly rated pitching prospects who made their MLB debuts for the Braves last year, the two the Giants brought up, DRod and Andrew Suarez, both performed better. But yeah, if the Giants could get 3 of the Braves top prospects in a trade for Bumgarner, I'd do it.
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