Zach Logue

Organization Prospect Rankings

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  Ranked Toronto Blue Jays #24 prospect in 2022
  Track Record: Even though Logue posted a 4.97 ERA his junior year at Kentucky in 2017, the Blue Jays drafted him in the ninth round and signed him for $125,000. He didn’t do much to distinguish himself as a prospect until 2021, when his stuff ticked up and he pitched well in Triple-A Buffalo as a 25-year-old.
  
  Scouting Report: Logue was one of the most improved pitchers in the organization in 2021. His velocity went from often sitting in the upper 80s to now sitting in the low 90s and topping at 94 mph. It’s not a power fastball, but there’s deception to his delivery that helps him generate more empty swings with his fastball than the velocity might suggest. It also pairs well with his changeup, another pitch that improved last year and is an above-average offering with good separation off his heater. Logue mixes a slider and cutter too, with both pitches grading fringe-average. He threw plenty of strikes in 2021, averaging 1.9 BB/9.
  
  The Future: Logue will be 26 in 2022, so he’s on the older end for a prospect, but he has enough ability to throw strikes and change speeds to potentially stick around as a back-end starter.
  

Draft Prospects

• Ranked #258 prospect in 2017 draft
  After an apprenticeship in Kentucky's bullpen, Logue became a reliable starter as a junior, posting a 7-5, 4.84 year, showing the ability to generate strikeouts with his slider, but also showing a propensity to give up hard contact when he caught too much of the plate. Scouts see him moving back to the bullpen as a pro, a role they saw him excel in last summer in the Cape Cod League. Logue's 87-90 mph fastball and fringe-average slider both might play up more in short stints as a matchup lefty.

• December, 2021 Scouting Report
  Track Record: Even though Logue posted a 4.97 ERA his junior year at Kentucky in 2017, the Blue Jays drafted him in the ninth round and signed him for $125,000. He didn’t do much to distinguish himself as a prospect until 2021, when his stuff ticked up and he pitched well in Triple-A Buffalo as a 25-year-old.
  
  Scouting Report: Logue was one of the most improved pitchers in the organization in 2021. His velocity went from often sitting in the upper 80s to now sitting in the low 90s and topping at 94 mph. It’s not a power fastball, but there’s deception to his delivery that helps him generate more empty swings with his fastball than the velocity might suggest. It also pairs well with his changeup, another pitch that improved last year and is an above-average offering with good separation off his heater. Logue mixes a slider and cutter too, with both pitches grading fringe-average. He threw plenty of strikes in 2021, averaging 1.9 BB/9.
  
  The Future: Logue will be 26 in 2022, so he’s on the older end for a prospect, but he has enough ability to throw strikes and change speeds to potentially stick around as a back-end starter.