Former Stetson standout, and two-time ASUN Pitcher of the Year,
Logan Gilbert added to his trophy case in his first season as a professional player.
Gilbert went 10–5 this season with a 2.13 ERA (32 ER, 135.0 IP) in 26 starts combined between Class A West Virginia, High-A Modesto and Class AA Arkansas in his first professional season. He limited opponents to a .198 (95x481) average, while walking 33 and striking out 165.
For that performance, Gilbert was named the Jamie Moyer Minor League Pitcher of the Year in the Mariners organization.
Among all minor league pitchers (min. 125.0 IP), Gilbert ranked third in ERA (2.13), fifth in average (.198), tied for seventh in strikeouts (165), while his 10 wins were second-most among all Mariners farmhands.
He opened the season making five starts with West Virginia, going 1–0 with a 1.59 ERA (4 ER, 22.2 IP). He tossed 12.0 scoreless innings over his first three starts before allowing a solo home run in the 4th inning on April 15 vs. Lakewood.
Gilbert was promoted to Modesto on May 1, going 5–3 with a 1.73 ERA (12 ER, 62.1 IP) in 12 starts. He set career-highs in both innings pitched and strikeouts on May 19 at Rancho Cucamonga, allowing only two hits and striking out 11 over 7.0 innings to earn the win.
Gilbert made nine starts with Arkansas after being promoted a second time on July 15. He went 4–2 with a 2.88 ERA (16 ER, 50.0 IP) in those starts. He allowed three earned runs or less in eight of his starts, including tossing a season-high 18.0 consecutive scoreless innings over a four start stretch (dating back to the 5th inning on Aug. 3 at Springfield to Aug. 24).
From July 28, Gilbert went 4–1 with a 1.03 ERA (4 ER, 35.0 IP) in his last six starts. During this stretch, he limited opponents to a .169 (20 for 118) average while walking only nine and striking out 39. He was twice named Pitcher of the Week: May 13–19 with Modesto and Aug. 12–18 with Arkansas.
Gilbert was originally selected by Seattle in the first round (14th overall) of the 2018 MLB First-Year Player Draft out of Stetson University. Gilbert is rated the second overall prospect in the Mariners organization and the 48th overall prospect by MLB Pipeline. He is also rated the 70th overall prospect by Baseball America in their end of the season rankings.
