The Seattle Mariners are putting top pitching prospect Logan Evans on the fast track to the big leagues. Baseball Ops' leader Jerry Dipoto recently spoke about the decision and why they are doing it.
The starter, who has torn up Double-A Arkansas this season, is going to be moved to the bullpen with the hopes of him helping the M's at the big league level down the stretch.
In an interview with the Seattle Times, Mariners' President of Baseball Operations Jerry Dipoto discussed why the team is making this move with Evans.“He go could out and ‘Bob Gibson’ the Texas League or we could see if he could help us here.”“He go could out and ‘Bob Gibson’ the Texas League or we could see if he could help us here.”Evans just made his first relief appearance of the season the other day in Arkansas. He's 6-2 this year with a 1.18 ERA.
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