Logan Verrett

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked New York Mets #18 prospect in 2016
  Other teams valued Verrett's services more than the Mets did at the outset of 2015, but New York welcomed the 2011 third-rounder back to the organization in May and received valuable swingman contributions. The Orioles selected Verrett in the 2014 Rule 5 draft, only to waive him at the end of 2015 spring training and lose him to the Rangers. He appeared in four games for Texas before being waived again. This time he cleared waivers and the Mets bought him back for $25,000, as the Rule 5 draft rules permit. Verrett spent most of the 2015 season at Triple-A Las Vegas but made the most of his big league looks, especially in August and September when he helped patch holes in a six-man rotation designed to provide a breather for the Mets' young starters. However, he probably fits best in a middle-relief or swingman role. Verrett pitches at 90 mph as a starter but can top out at 94 in short bursts, and his above-average, mid-80s slider features tight rotation and is his best swing-and-miss pitch. He throws an average changeup in both roles and adds a fringy curveball when he starts. Without a plus pitch, Verrett has a small margin for error, but used in the right role he can be a valuable member of a pitching staff.
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  Ranked Baltimore Orioles #24 prospect in 2015
  After three seasons in the Mets system and with 308 innings the last two seasons between Double-A and Triple-A under his belt, Verrett joined the Orioles when they selected him in the major league phase of the Rule 5 draft in December. A strike-thrower who has walked just 1.7 batters per nine over his career, Verrett succeeds with intelligence more than stuff. He mixes four usable pitches, none of which is plus. His fastball ranges from 88-92 mph and his slider is solid-average. He throws the slider in any count and uses it to neutralize righthanded hitters, though lefties hit .311 and slugged .463 against him in 2014. Verrett adds and subtracts from a changeup and curveball to keep hitters off-balance. The Orioles feel he is ready to compete for a big league job and will give him a chance to do so in spring training.
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  Ranked New York Mets #20 prospect in 2014
  Drafted in successive rounds in 2011, Verrett and Cory Mazzoni share many traits in common. Both are tall, lean college righthanders who sport exemplary control. Verrett attacks the zone with a four-pitch mix where each offering grades out near average, with scouts favoring his slider due to its late three-quarters break at 83-85 mph. His low-80s changeup often features late fade to his arm side, though his typical 89-91 mph fastball velocity affords batters time to foul off the heater if they're sitting offspeed. Verrett can dial up his fastball a few ticks out of the bullpen, and given that he throws across his body and gets hit hard by lefties (.453 slugging in 2013) a role change could be in his future. On the other hand, he also drops in a low-80s curve and proved his durability by working 146 innings in 2013. Verrett is ready for Triple-A, though he would have to leapfrog the system's higher-ceiling prospects at Las Vegas to get more than a cursory look in New York in 2014.
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  Ranked New York Mets #26 prospect in 2013
  Verrett pitched his way out of first-round consideration with a so-so junior year at Baylor, though his performance as a pro has encouraged other clubs to ask about him in trade talks. Like Rafael Montero, Jake deGrom and Tyler Pill, Verrett graduated from Savannah to St. Lucie during the 2012 season and continued to thrive. His slider stands as his best pitch, a well above-average offering at its peak. Verrett throws his slider anywhere from 79-85 mph and shows such feel that he can run it hard in under the hands of lefties or land it away against righties. He tends to fall in love with the slider, pitching backward because the rest of his repertoire is nothing special. Verrett sits at 89 mph and ranges from 86-92 with his fastball, spotting it with precision while mixing in an average curveball and changeup. Scouts can't shake the feeling that he profiles best as a reliever, based on durability concerns stemming from a lanky build (he worked through a shoulder impingement in April), below-average fastball velocity and a heavy reliance on his slider. He'll continue to build innings in the rotation in 2013, perhaps in Double-A to start the season.
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  Ranked New York Mets #26 prospect in 2012
  Verrett attracted first-round buzz with a strong 2010 Cape Cod League performance, but he fell to the third round last June after a solid if unspectacular junior year at Baylor. He reeled off a 27-inning scoreless streak toward the end of the college season after starting the year slowly. He signed at the Aug. 15 deadline for $425,000 and will make his pro debut in 2012 at one of New York's Class A affiliates. Verrett's best pitch is a slider that can reach the mid-80s. Just as significant, he throws it both for strikes and as an effective swing-and-miss pitch at the back foot of lefthanders. Verrett's fastball typically ranges from 88-92 mph and touches 94, albeit with limited life. He didn't throw a changeup much at Baylor and his is a rudimentary offering with some sinking action. He's a solid athlete who repeats his delivery, so further development of his changeup isn't out of the question. Verrett ultimately may fit best in the bullpen, where his fastball would play up a tick, but the Mets plan to develop him as a starter for now.

• December, 2011 Scouting Report
  Verrett attracted first-round buzz with a strong 2010 Cape Cod League performance, but he fell to the third round last June after a solid if unspectacular junior year at Baylor. He reeled off a 27-inning scoreless streak toward the end of the college season after starting the year slowly. He signed at the Aug. 15 deadline for $425,000 and will make his pro debut in 2012 at one of New York's Class A affiliates. Verrett's best pitch is a slider that can reach the mid-80s. Just as significant, he throws it both for strikes and as an effective swing-and-miss pitch at the back foot of lefthanders. Verrett's fastball typically ranges from 88-92 mph and touches 94, albeit with limited life. He didn't throw a changeup much at Baylor and his is a rudimentary offering with some sinking action. He's a solid athlete who repeats his delivery, so further development of his changeup isn't out of the question. Verrett ultimately may fit best in the bullpen, where his fastball would play up a tick, but the Mets plan to develop him as a starter for now.