Taylor Michael Guilbeau (born May 12, 1993) is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners.
| Taylor Guilbeau | |
|---|---|
| Pitcher | |
| Born: May 12, 1993 Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. | |
Batted: Left Threw: Left | |
| MLB debut | |
| August 17, 2019, for the Seattle Mariners | |
| Last MLB appearance | |
| August 20, 2020, for the Seattle Mariners | |
| MLB statistics | |
| Win–loss record | 0–0 |
| Earned run average | 3.06 |
| Strikeouts | 9 |
| Teams | |
Career
editGuilbeau 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
editHe 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 High–A 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 Double–A Harrisburg Senators for the season.[6]
Seattle Mariners
editOn 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
editOn October 23, 2020, Guilbeau was claimed off waivers by the Arizona Diamondbacks.[10] On February 6, 2021, Guilbeau was designated for assignment by Arizona following the signing of Joakim Soria was made official.[11] On February 13, Guilbeau was outrighted and invited to Spring Training as a non-roster invitee.[12] On April 23, Guilbeau was released by the Diamondbacks organization.[13]
References
edit- ^ Inabinett, Mark (June 9, 2015). "Alabama left-hander taken by Washington Nationals in MLB Draft". AL.com. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ McInturff, Adam (November 26, 2018). "Washington Nationals' prospects - AFL Scouting Report: Taylor Guilbeau". Federal Baseball. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ Janes, Chelsea (October 26, 2018). "Whom the Nationals sent to the Arizona Fall League — and why". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ Jim Callis (November 17, 2018). "These 8 players stood out in the AFL title game". MLB.com. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Top prospects set for Harrisburg Senators opening day Thursday". Penn Live. April 4, 2019. Retrieved July 2, 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b RotoWire Staff (August 15, 2019). "Mariners' Taylor Guilbeau: Gets first big-league callup". CBS Sports. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
- ^ Greg Johns (August 17, 2019). "Seager extends streak with game-winning HR". MLB.com. Retrieved August 18, 2019.
- ^ "D-backs Claim Taylor Guilbeau from Mariners; M's Outright Gerson Bautista".
- ^ "Diamondbacks Designate Taylor Guilbeau for Assignment".
- ^ "Minor MLB Transactions: 2/13/21".
- ^ @tombaseball29 (April 23, 2021). "#Dbacks have released LHP Taylor Guilbeau" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
External links
edit- Career statistics and player information from MLB, or ESPN, or Baseball Reference, or Fangraphs, or Baseball Reference (Minors)