Logan Gillaspie

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #358 prospect in 2015 draft
  Seattle, now in the Western Athletic Conference, recruited and signed Gillaspie as a switch-hitting catcher, and he has the tools to catch-and-throw right away in college ball. He has some offensive potential as well though he needs more experience against power arms. He's considered a better prospect on the mound, where he primarily closed earlier in his career, popping some 94 mph readings on radar guns with a nascent slider that flashed average potential if not better. He has a surprising feel for spinning a breaking ball for his experience level. The 6-foot-2, 195-pounder has pitched more this spring and has seen his velocity erode over longer outings and a heavier workload, but scouts know the arm strength is in there. Gillaspie's delivery lacks refinement and smoothness, though it has improved in the spring.

• April, 2022 Scouting Report
  BA Grade: 40/Medium
  
  Track Record: Gillaspie has an interesting backstory as a converted high school catcher who spent time at Oxnard (Calif.) JC before signing with an independent league team at 20 years old. After seeing a velocity bump during his final independent league season he was signed by the Brewers out of the Pioneer League in the summer of 2018. He made 31 appearances with Low-A Wisconsin and was released following the 2019 season. He caught on with the Orioles in June of 2021 and showed well across two levels and then stood out in the Arizona Fall League. Gillaspie made his major league debut for the Orioles on May 17, 2022. Scouting Report: Gilllaspie has a four-pitch mix led by a vicious mid-to-high-90s four-seam fastball with heavy bore and late bite. His ability to create a flatter plane on his fastball allows him to attack batters elevated in the strike zone. His fastball is complemented by a mid-80s changeup with run and tumble that plays well off of his fastball. He mixes in a hard sweeper slider in the low-to-mid 80s and a hard-biting curveball in the low 80s. A relief-only prospect, Gillaspie has the stuff and command of his pitch mix to handle middle relief and bridge innings to the back-end of the bullpen. The Future: A high-power mix led by a mid-to-high-90s fastball with desirable analytical traits and a trio of secondaries he can use to get outs, Gillaspie is a potential regular middle relief option at the major league level in the coming years.