Taylor Guilbeau

Taylor Michael Guilbeau (born May 12, 1993) is an American professional baseball relief pitcher for the Arizona Diamondbacks of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played for the Seattle Mariners.

Taylor Guilbeau
Arizona Diamondbacks
Pitcher
Born: (1993-05-12) May 12, 1993
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Bats: Left Throws: Left
MLB debut
August 17, 2019, for the Seattle Mariners
MLB statistics
(through August 10, 2020)
Win–loss record0–0
Earned run average3.06
Strikeouts9
Teams

Career

Guilbeau was drafted out of Zachary High School in the 39th round by the New York Yankees in the 2011 Major League Baseball draft.

Washington Nationals

He did not sign, instead pitching for the Crimson Tide at the University of Alabama until he signed with the Washington Nationals after they drafted him in the 10th round in the 2015 draft.[1]

After spending the 2018 season with the Class-A Advanced Potomac Nationals, Guilbeau was selected as one of the Nationals' representatives in the Arizona Fall League, where he pitched for the Salt River Rafters. Guilbeau showed a marked uptick in his fastball velocity in Arizona,[2] hitting 97 miles per hour (156 km/h) at times.[3] Guilbeau gave up a tenth-inning walkoff home run in the Arizona Fall League title game on November 17, 2018, to Atlanta Braves prospect Braxton Davidson.[4]

Heading into the 2019 season, Guilbeau was ranked as the Nationals' 24th-best prospect by MLB Pipeline. He wasn't invited to major league spring training, but he was called over from minor league camp to pitch as the Nationals tuned up for the regular season.[5] He was assigned to the Class-AA Harrisburg Senators for the season.[6]

Seattle Mariners

On July 31, 2019, the Nationals traded Guilbeau, Aaron Fletcher, and Elvis Alvarado to the Seattle Mariners in exchange for Roenis Elías and Hunter Strickland.[7] Following the trade, he was assigned to the Tacoma Rainiers.[8]

On August 15, 2019, the Mariners selected Guilbeau's contract and promoted him to the major leagues.[8] He made his major league debut on August 17 versus the Toronto Blue Jays.[9]

Arizona Diamondbacks

On October 23, 2020, Guilbeau was claimed off waivers by the Arizona Diamondbacks.[10]

References
  1. Inabinett, Mark (June 9, 2015). "Alabama left-hander taken by Washington Nationals in MLB Draft". AL.com. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  2. McInturff, Adam (November 26, 2018). "Washington Nationals' prospects - AFL Scouting Report: Taylor Guilbeau". Federal Baseball. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  3. Janes, Chelsea (October 26, 2018). "Whom the Nationals sent to the Arizona Fall League — and why". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  4. Jim Callis (November 17, 2018). "These 8 players stood out in the AFL title game". MLB.com. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  5. Reddington, Patrick (March 24, 2019). "Washington Nationals lose to New York Mets, 8-4, and Houston Astros, 5-3 to wrap up Grapefruit League play at 16-12-2". Federal Baseball. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  6. "Top prospects set for Harrisburg Senators opening day Thursday". Penn Live. April 4, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
  7. Jesse Dougherty (July 31, 2019). "Nationals bolster bullpen at trade deadline, but division-leading Braves load up, too". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
  8. RotoWire Staff (August 15, 2019). "Mariners' Taylor Guilbeau: Gets first big-league callup". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
  9. Greg Johns (August 17, 2019). "Seager extends streak with game-winning HR". MLB.com. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
  10. https://www.mlbtraderumors.com/2020/10/d-backs-claim-taylor-guilbeau-from-mariners-ms-outright-gerson-bautista.html
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