Logan Webb

Logan T. Webb (born November 18, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Francisco Giants of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was drafted by the Giants out of high school in the fourth round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft. He made his MLB debut in 2019.

Logan Webb
San Francisco Giants – No. 62
Pitcher
Born: (1996-11-18) November 18, 1996
Rocklin, California
Bats: Right Throws: Right
MLB debut
August 17, 2019, for the San Francisco Giants
MLB statistics
(through 2020 season)
Win–loss record5–7
Earned run average5.36
Strikeouts83
Teams

Early life

Webb attended Rocklin High School in Rocklin, California, where in his senior season he had an 0.49 ERA and struck out 73 batters in 57.2 innings, threw a 96 mph fastball, and earned Bee All-Metro and Cal-Hi Sports All-State honors.[1][2]

Career

He was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the fourth round of the 2014 Major League Baseball draft, and signed for a signing bonus of $600,000, above the $440,600 designated by Major League Baseball for where he was drafted.[3][4][5] He made his professional debut with the Arizona League Giants, pitching four innings.

Webb played 2015 with the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes where he compiled a 3–6 record with a 4.92 ERA in 14 starts, and 2016 with the Augusta GreenJackets where he went 2–3 with a 6.21 ERA in nine games. In 2016, he underwent Tommy John surgery.[6]

He returned in 2017 with Salem-Keizer, pitching to a 2–0 record with a 2.89 ERA in 28 relief innings pitched. In 2018, Webb pitched for the San Jose Giants and Richmond Flying Squirrels,[7][8] posting a combined 2–5 record with a 2.41 ERA in 27 games (26 starts) between both teams.[9]

The Giants added Webb to their 40-man roster after the season.[10] He began 2019 with Richmond. [11] On May 1, 2019, Webb was suspended 80 games for testing positive for dehydrochlormethyltestosterone, an anabolic-androgenic steroid.[12][1]

On August 17, 2019, the Giants promoted Webb to the major leagues.[13] He made his major league debut that night versus the Arizona Diamondbacks, allowing one run while striking out seven batters over five innings.[14] In 2019 in the minor leagues, with four teams he was 2–4 with a 1.85 ERA in 12 games (10 starts) covering ​63 1⁄3 innings in which he struck out 69 batters.[15] With the Giants in 2019 he was 2–3 with a 5.22 ERA in 8 starts covering ​39 2⁄3 innings in which he struck out 37 batters.[15]

In the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, Webb was 3–4 with a 5.47 ERA and 46 strikeouts in ​54 1⁄3 innings.

References
  1. Davidson, Joe (May 1, 2019). "Giants pitching prospect Logan Webb of Rocklin suspended 80 games for positive drug test". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  2. Jason Martinez (2014-06-06). "San Francisco Giants 2014 Draft Picks: Scouting Profiles and Analysis | Bleacher Report | Latest News, Videos and Highlights". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
  3. "Giants select Rocklin's Logan Webb in the fourth round of MLB draft | Rocklin's Placer Herald". Placerherald.com. June 6, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  4. "Logan Webb". The Baseball Cube. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
  5. "Rocklin High Pitcher Logan Webb Signs With San Francisco Giants – CBS Sacramento". Sacramento.cbslocal.com. 2014-07-18. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
  6. "Cal notes: Webb, Marshall push each other". MiLB.com. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
  7. "Super-competitive Squirrels hurler Logan Webb bears watching | Sports". richmond.com. August 31, 2018. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  8. Steve Kroner (October 8, 2018). "Logan Webb Brims With Intangibles". Baseballamerica.com. Retrieved December 14, 2018.
  9. "Logan Webb Stats, Highlights, Bio - MiLB.com Stats - The Official Site of Minor League Baseball". MiLB.com. Retrieved October 15, 2018.
  10. "Farhan Zaidi makes first roster moves, adds three to Giants roster". mercurynews.com. November 21, 2018. Retrieved December 15, 2018.
  11. "'Sky's the limit' for Logan Webb, the Flying Squirrels' highest-rated prospect | Sports". richmond.com. 2019-04-08. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
  12. "Giants prospect Logan Webb suspended 80 games for failed drug test - SFChronicle.com". www.sfgate.com. 2019-05-01. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
  13. Kerry Crowley (August 16, 2019). "Giants' top pitching prospect to make major league debut". The Mercury News. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
  14. Kerry Crowley (August 17, 2019). "Logan Webb snaps 10-year drought for Giants, earns win in impressive MLB debut". The Mercury News. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  15. "Logan Webb Minor Leagues Statistics & History". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved 2019-11-20.
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