Logan Webb

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Logan T. Webb

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Biographical Information[edit]

Logan Webb was drafted by the San Francisco Giants in the 4th round of the 2014 amateur draft, out of a high school in California, and did not attract particular attention as he went through the minor leagues, eventually reaching the majors towards the end of the 2019 season. He went 2-3, 5.22 in 8 starts that year, then had another unremarkable year during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, going 3-4, 5.47 in 13 games, including 11 starts.

He came to prominence suddenly in 2021, when the Giants had a tremendous season seemingly out of nowhere, winning 107 games and finishing one game ahead of the defending World Series champions, the Los Angeles Dodgers, to win the NL West division title. His emergence as a top pitcher was typical of that team with few starts, but a large number of unexpected contributors. In 27 games, 26 of them starts, he went 11-3, 3.03, logging 148 1/3 innings and striking out 158 batters. He was part of a quartet of starters who each won in double figures, with Kevin Gausman and Anthony DeSclafani the two most prominent names. The Giants faced the Dodgers in a clash of titans in the Division Series and he truly emerged as a star there, starting two games and pitching very well both times. In Game 1 on October 8th, he pitched 7 2/3 scoreless innings before turning the ball over to Tyler Rogers and received credit for a 4-0 win. In the deciding Game 5 on October 14th, he gave up just 1 run on 4 hits in 7 innings and the game was tied at 1-1 when Rogers took over in the top of the 8th. The Dodgers scored a run in the 9th against Camilo Doval and Gausman, making an emergency appearance in relief, and that was enough to secure a 2-1 win and move on to the next round, ending San Francisco's great season.

Logan picked up where he left off in 2022 as he went 15-9, 2.90 in 32 games . With Gausman having left via free agency, he and Carlos Rodon were the team's co-aces, and while both were outstanding, the rest of the team sank back into mediocrity and the Giants finished at .500, missing the postseason. He received some down-ballot votes for the 2022 National League Cy Young Award and finished 7th in ERA and 5th in win in the National League. In 2023, he was truly the Giants' ace, going 11-13, 3.25 in 33 starts. He led the NL in innings and was one of ten pitchers in the league to record a complete game shutout and tie for the league lead. In his case, the shutout, the first of his career came on July 9th against the Colorado Rockies in a 1-0 win. He added a second complete game in his final start on September 25th, in a 2-1 win over the San Diego Padres. The only pitcher to record more complete games was Sandy Alcantara with three, and Logan tied teammate Alex Cobb for second in the circuit. He also led the league in K/W ratio (he struck out 194 batters while walking only 31), finished 4th in ERA and first in fewest walks per 9 innings. In spite of a mediocre win/loss record, he finished second in the voting for the 2023 National League Cy Young Award, behind Blake Snell of San Diego.

He got off to another strong start in 2024 after serving as San Francisco's Opening Day starter on March 28th. On April 18th, in a 5-0 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks, he allowed just 2 hits in 7 innings and also retired 19 straight batters at one point

Notable Achievements[edit]

  • NL All-Star (2024)
  • NL Innings Pitched Leader (2023)
  • NL Shutouts Leader (2023)
  • 15 Wins Seasons: 1 (2022)
  • 200 Innings Pitched Seasons: 1 (2023)

Further Reading[edit]

  • Jack Baer: "Giants RHP Logan Webb admits he was hungover during All-Star Game troubles", Yahoo! Sports, September 12, 2024. [1]
  • Maria Guardado: "Webb ready to build off breakout year: 'Can't hide my excitement'", mlb.com, March 12, 2022. [2]
  • Jack Magruder (Associated Press): "Dominant in playoffs, Giants' Webb builds on breakout year", Yahoo! News, March 27, 2022. [3]

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