| IP | 208.2 |
|---|---|
| ERA | 3.23 |
| WHIP | .89 |
| BB/9 | 1.6 |
| SO/9 | 9.49 |
- Full name Logan Keith Gilbert
- Born 05/05/1997 in Winter Park, FL
- Profile Ht.: 6'6" / Wt.: 215 / Bats: R / Throws: R
- School Stetson
- Debut 05/13/2021
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Drafted in the 1st round (14th overall) by the Seattle Mariners in 2018 (signed for $3,883,800).
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Gilbert made a name for himself with an impressive showing in the Cape Cod League last summer, with a 1.72 ERA and 31 strikeouts to just four walks. He was also the Atlantic Sun pitcher of the year after a sophomore season at Stetson in which he went 10-0, 2.02 with 107 strikeouts and 26 walks. Looking to follow in the footsteps of fellow Stetson alumni Jacob deGrom and Corey Kluber, Gilbert has the size at 6-foot-6, 225 pounds to potentially become a future workhorse in a major league rotation. His stuff hasn't been quite as good for scouts this spring as it was during the summer, when he was regularly in the mid-90s with a heavy, power fastball. The pitch still has good life and downward action, but it's been regularly in the low 90s throughout his outings and his breaking balls--Gilbert throws a spike-grip curveball and a slider--haven't been sharp enough for scouts to grade out as above-average or plus. While the stuff hasn't been quite as loud, the results for Gilbert are still there, as he strikes out batters in spades (he had 101 strikeouts in 70 innings through his first 10 starts) and has improved his strike throwing as well. Even with the velocity sitting in the low 90s, Gilbert's fastball plays up thanks to its action and the elite extension tGilbert gets in his delivery, which is likely above the current major league average. A team that takes Gilbert will have to hope he can improve his secondaries if they envision a frontline starter down the line. He's shown flashes of above-average breaking balls in the past, but a 60-grade fastball that could be a plus-plus offering with returned velocity is the main selling point for the big righthander.
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Fastball: 60. Slider: 55. Changeup: 60.Curveball: 60. Control: 55.
TRACK RECORD: The Mariners drafted Gilbert 14th overall in 2018 after an impressive college career at Stetson that included winning Atlantic Sun Conference pitcher of the year honors as a sophomore. Gilbert battled mononucleosis and had toe surgery after signing, but he showed no ill effects in his pro debut. He was named the Mariners’ minor league pitcher of the year in 2019 after jumping three levels to Double-A. He spent 2020 at the alternate training site and showed an uptick in stuff.
SCOUTING REPORT: Gilbert is a tall, long-limbed righthander who dominates with his fastball. His heater generally sits 93-95 mph and plays up with riding life. He generates tremendous extension from his 6-foot-6 frame. Gilbert’s 11-to-5, downer curveball flashes plus, and his changeup made huge strides at the alternate site to give him a third potential plus offering. He also has a horizontal slider he boosted into the low 80s with increased sharpness that flashes above-average. Everything Gilbert throws plays up with his advanced pitchability and above-average control despite a long arm action.
THE FUTURE: Gilbert still has to show he can maintain his improved stuff over a full season. If he can, he has front-of-therotation upside. -
TRACK RECORD: Gilbert didn't pitch in 2018 after the Mariners made him their first-round pick but made up for lost time by jumping three levels to Double-A Arkansas in 2019. The former all-American showed his college success was no fluke with a combined 2.13 ERA and 165 strikeouts, tied for 10th in the minors. The Mariners named him their minor league pitcher of the year.
SCOUTING REPORT: The velocity Gilbert lost near the end of his college career returned in 2019, with his plus fastball generally sitting 92-93 mph and touching 96. Gilbert's fastball is a separator with extra life, carry and ride due to the plus extension he generates with his long limbs. He is still inconsistent in commanding his breaking balls, but they both play up because of his pitchability. Gilbert's 72-77 mph curveball is an 11-to-5 pitch with consistent shape and high spin rates. His 78-84 mph slider comes in with a 10-to-4 shape with more horizontal movement. Both breaking balls are below-average but project average to above-average in time. He has feel for an average changeup in the low 80s, though he needs to throw it more frequently. Despite a long arm action, Gilbert is a good athlete who pounds the strike zone with above-average control.
THE FUTURE: Gilbert projects as a solid mid-rotation starter and could make his debut in 2020. -
Track Record: Gilbert excelled at Stetson by going 23-3, 2.48 with 11.2 strikeouts per nine innings in three seasons. After signing for $3,883,800 he spent most of the summer recovering from a bout of mononucleosis and toe surgery and did not pitch professionally.
Scouting Report: Gilbert profiles as a workhorse with a heavy power fastball with life and downward action. After pitching in the mid-90s during the 2017 Cape Cod League, his heater was more regularly in the low 90s as a college junior. But even with the diminished velocity, his fastball projects to be an above-average thanks to excellent extension in his delivery and late life on the pitch. Both of his breaking balls--a spike-curveball and a hard slider--were no better than average pitches to outside observers. The Mariners see the potential for both breaking balls to be plus, especially his curveball with two-plane action and depth. Rounding out Gilbert's arsenal is a potentially average mid-80s changeup with fade. His athleticism allows him to repeat a free-and-easy, high three-quarters arm slot.
The Future: Gilbert should be advanced enough to jump straight to full-season ball to start his pro career in 2019, but staying behind in extended spring training to manage his innings in his first season is also a possibility.
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Gilbert made a name for himself with an impressive showing in the Cape Cod League last summer, with a 1.72 ERA and 31 strikeouts to just four walks. He was also the Atlantic Sun pitcher of the year after a sophomore season at Stetson in which he went 10-0, 2.02 with 107 strikeouts and 26 walks. Looking to follow in the footsteps of fellow Stetson alumni Jacob deGrom and Corey Kluber, Gilbert has the size at 6-foot-6, 225 pounds to potentially become a future workhorse in a major league rotation. His stuff hasn't been quite as good for scouts this spring as it was during the summer, when he was regularly in the mid-90s with a heavy, power fastball. The pitch still has good life and downward action, but it's been regularly in the low 90s throughout his outings and his breaking balls--Gilbert throws a spike-grip curveball and a slider--haven't been sharp enough for scouts to grade out as above-average or plus. While the stuff hasn't been quite as loud, the results for Gilbert are still there, as he strikes out batters in spades (he had 101 strikeouts in 70 innings through his first 10 starts) and has improved his strike throwing as well. Even with the velocity sitting in the low 90s, Gilbert's fastball plays up thanks to its action and the elite extension tGilbert gets in his delivery, which is likely above the current major league average. A team that takes Gilbert will have to hope he can improve his secondaries if they envision a frontline starter down the line. He's shown flashes of above-average breaking balls in the past, but a 60-grade fastball that could be a plus-plus offering with returned velocity is the main selling point for the big righthander.
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Gilbert moved up to the Cal League on May 1 and posted the circuit’s lowest ERA (1.73) behind only MacKenzie Gore in his time there. The Mariners promoted him to Double-A in mid-July. The 6-foot-6 Gilbert did most of his damage with a plus fastball. His heater sat 92 mph and touched 96 mph, and it played up with excellent carry through the strike zone as a result of his extension. His long arm action affected the consistency of his curveball and slider, which ranged from below-average to a tick above-average, but he showed the poise and feel to pitch to battle through. "I liked his composure,” Visalia manager Shawn Roof said. "I liked his mound presence. I liked how he attacked our guys.” Gilbert began to show feel for an average changeup and threw everything for strikes. With further secondary refinement, evaluators see a potential mid-rotation starter. -
Gilbert jumped three levels to land in the Texas League for the season’s final six weeks. He ranked second in opponent average (.194), tied for third in strikeouts (56) and fifth in ERA (2.88) from the time he joined the league. The 6-foot-6 Gilbert showcased his low- to mid-90s fastball with excellent extension and solid carry that made him a first-round pick in 2018. He rode that fastball but also featured two distinct breaking balls, with both his mid- to upper-70s curveball and low-80s slider grading average to above-average. A mid-80s changeup rounds out Gilbert’s arsenal, and he threw all of his pitched with above-average control. In all, Gilbert produced a .198 opponent average and 0.95 WHIP in 135 innings this season, both of which were nearly identical to his Texas League numbers.
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- Rated Best Fastball in the Seattle Mariners in 2020
Scouting Reports
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Fastball: 60. Slider: 55. Changeup: 60.Curveball: 60. Control: 55.
TRACK RECORD: The Mariners drafted Gilbert 14th overall in 2018 after an impressive college career at Stetson that included winning Atlantic Sun Conference pitcher of the year honors as a sophomore. Gilbert battled mononucleosis and had toe surgery after signing, but he showed no ill effects in his pro debut. He was named the Mariners’ minor league pitcher of the year in 2019 after jumping three levels to Double-A. He spent 2020 at the alternate training site and showed an uptick in stuff.
SCOUTING REPORT: Gilbert is a tall, long-limbed righthander who dominates with his fastball. His heater generally sits 93-95 mph and plays up with riding life. He generates tremendous extension from his 6-foot-6 frame. Gilbert’s 11-to-5, downer curveball flashes plus, and his changeup made huge strides at the alternate site to give him a third potential plus offering. He also has a horizontal slider he boosted into the low 80s with increased sharpness that flashes above-average. Everything Gilbert throws plays up with his advanced pitchability and above-average control despite a long arm action.
THE FUTURE: Gilbert still has to show he can maintain his improved stuff over a full season. If he can, he has front-of-therotation upside. -
Fastball: 60. Slider: 55. Changeup: 60.Curveball: 60. Control: 55.
TRACK RECORD: The Mariners drafted Gilbert 14th overall in 2018 after an impressive college career at Stetson that included winning Atlantic Sun Conference pitcher of the year honors as a sophomore. Gilbert battled mononucleosis and had toe surgery after signing, but he showed no ill effects in his pro debut. He was named the Mariners’ minor league pitcher of the year in 2019 after jumping three levels to Double-A. He spent 2020 at the alternate training site and showed an uptick in stuff.
SCOUTING REPORT: Gilbert is a tall, long-limbed righthander who dominates with his fastball. His heater generally sits 93-95 mph and plays up with riding life. He generates tremendous extension from his 6-foot-6 frame. Gilbert’s 11-to-5, downer curveball flashes plus, and his changeup made huge strides at the alternate site to give him a third potential plus offering. He also has a horizontal slider he boosted into the low 80s with increased sharpness that flashes above-average. Everything Gilbert throws plays up with his advanced pitchability and above-average control despite a long arm action.
THE FUTURE: Gilbert still has to show he can maintain his improved stuff over a full season. If he can, he has front-of-therotation upside. -
TRACK RECORD: Gilbert didn’t pitch in 2018 after the Mariners made him their first-round pick but made up for lost time by jumping three levels to Double-A Arkansas in 2019. The former all-American showed his college success was no fluke with a combined 2.13 ERA and 165 strikeouts, tied for 10th in the minors. The Mariners named him their minor league pitcher of the year.
SCOUTING REPORT: The velocity Gilbert lost near the end of his college career returned in 2019, with his plus fastball generally sitting 92-93 mph and touching 96. Gilbert’s fastball is a separator with extra life, carry and ride due to the plus extension he generates with his long limbs. He is still inconsistent in commanding his breaking balls, but they both play up because of his pitchability. Gilbert’s 72-77 mph curveball is an 11-to-5 pitch with consistent shape and high spin rates. His 78-84 mph slider comes in with a 10-to-4 shape with more horizontal movement. Both breaking balls are below-average but project average to above-average in time. He has feel for an average changeup in the low 80s, though he needs to throw it more frequently. Despite a long arm action, Gilbert is a good athlete who pounds the strike zone with above-average control.
THE FUTURE: Gilbert projects as a solid mid-rotation starter and could make his debut in 2020. -
TRACK RECORD: Gilbert didn't pitch in 2018 after the Mariners made him their first-round pick but made up for lost time by jumping three levels to Double-A Arkansas in 2019. The former all-American showed his college success was no fluke with a combined 2.13 ERA and 165 strikeouts, tied for 10th in the minors. The Mariners named him their minor league pitcher of the year.
SCOUTING REPORT: The velocity Gilbert lost near the end of his college career returned in 2019, with his plus fastball generally sitting 92-93 mph and touching 96. Gilbert's fastball is a separator with extra life, carry and ride due to the plus extension he generates with his long limbs. He is still inconsistent in commanding his breaking balls, but they both play up because of his pitchability. Gilbert's 72-77 mph curveball is an 11-to-5 pitch with consistent shape and high spin rates. His 78-84 mph slider comes in with a 10-to-4 shape with more horizontal movement. Both breaking balls are below-average but project average to above-average in time. He has feel for an average changeup in the low 80s, though he needs to throw it more frequently. Despite a long arm action, Gilbert is a good athlete who pounds the strike zone with above-average control.
THE FUTURE: Gilbert projects as a solid mid-rotation starter and could make his debut in 2020. -
Gilbert jumped three levels to land in the Texas League for the season’s final six weeks. He ranked second in opponent average (.194), tied for third in strikeouts (56) and fifth in ERA (2.88) from the time he joined the league. The 6-foot-6 Gilbert showcased his low- to mid-90s fastball with excellent extension and solid carry that made him a first-round pick in 2018. He rode that fastball but also featured two distinct breaking balls, with both his mid- to upper-70s curveball and low-80s slider grading average to above-average. A mid-80s changeup rounds out Gilbert’s arsenal, and he threw all of his pitched with above-average control. In all, Gilbert produced a .198 opponent average and 0.95 WHIP in 135 innings this season, both of which were nearly identical to his Texas League numbers. -
Gilbert moved up to the Cal League on May 1 and posted the circuit’s lowest ERA (1.73) behind only MacKenzie Gore in his time there. The Mariners promoted him to Double-A in mid-July. The 6-foot-6 Gilbert did most of his damage with a plus fastball. His heater sat 92 mph and touched 96 mph, and it played up with excellent carry through the strike zone as a result of his extension. His long arm action affected the consistency of his curveball and slider, which ranged from below-average to a tick above-average, but he showed the poise and feel to pitch to battle through. "I liked his composure,” Visalia manager Shawn Roof said. "I liked his mound presence. I liked how he attacked our guys.” Gilbert began to show feel for an average changeup and threw everything for strikes. With further secondary refinement, evaluators see a potential mid-rotation starter. -
Gilbert was Seattle’s first pick in a college-heavy 2018 draft after the righthander pitched 112 innings in his junior year at Stetson. At 6-foot-6, 225 pounds, he projects as future workhorse in the big league rotation, using a heavy, power fastball with good extension and life, and a breaking ball that the Mariners see as a plus offering. Since he’s already had a heavy college workload, the priority for the start of Gilbert’s pro career is to prepare him for next season.
