The Padres signed right-hander Logan Gillaspie to a minor league contract earlier this month, as per Gillaspie’s MLB.com profile web page. The 27-year-old Gillaspie will return for his second season with the group, after the Padres non-tendered him in November to create 40-man roster area.
Gillaspie had a 4.10 ERA over 26 1/3 innings and 28 appearances for the Orioles in 2022-23 earlier than the Purple Sox claimed him off waivers in September 2023. This stint in Boston didn’t end in any huge league enjoying time and didn’t final lengthy usually, as San Diego picked him up in one other waiver declare simply two months later. The Padres optioned Gillaspie backwards and forwards from Triple-A the utmost 5 occasions, and the shuffle of assignments might need impacted his efficiency — Gillaspie had a 7.15 ERA in 11 1/3 innings over 9 appearances with San Diego.
On the plus aspect, Gillaspie had a 3.77 ERA, 21.5% strikeout charge, and 9.7% stroll charge throughout 45 1/3 innings with Triple-A El Paso. These respectable numbers look even higher throughout the context of the hitter-friendly Pacific Coast League, and so they signify a step up from Gillaspie’s Triple-A performances in 2022-23. That stated, Gillaspie’s strikeout numbers have ticked downwards over the past two seasons whereas he has allowed a number of extra walks.
Gillaspie is out of minor league choices, so if the Padres have been to pick his contract to the lively roster subsequent season, the staff must try to sneak him by waivers with a purpose to ship him again to Triple-A. This might depart Gillaspie in one other type of roster limbo if his 2025 marketing campaign finally ends up being a flurry of DFAs and outright assignments, however for now, he’ll proceed to function as minor league bullpen depth within the Padres’ system.
