D-train wrote: ↑Mon Feb 15, 2021 12:12 pm
Sexymarinersfan wrote: ↑Mon Feb 15, 2021 8:05 am
Aren't Gilbert, Kirby, and Hancock all righties?
Yes. If they stick with a six man rotation we will have 3 lefties and 3 righties by the end of next season.
According to Dipoto, Logan Gilbert has a chance to make it on the Opening Day roster out of Spring Training. That'd be a pretty formidable rotation upgrade with Paxton and Gilbert from Margevicius and Dunn. Not to mention Haniger and Murphy being back to full health in the lineup.
I may have jumped the gun when I said this season will be shit after losing out on Soria. The acquisition of Paxton was a stroke of genius. I don't see how they bring back Taijuan Walker at this point. Even if he were to take a 1 year discount which is silly, I don't think Seattle would do it. We've got lots of pitching on the cusp of the MLB door. After Gilbert, Kirby will most likely be here in 2022.
George Kirby;
Kirby’s two-seamer shows good sink and he stays on top of everything well to maximize spin and break. His slider grades about average and his curveball a bit better, but his changeup has flashed plus and should give him at least one above-average big-league secondary pitch, which pairs well with his fastball command.
The right-hander doesn’t possess the ceiling of an arm like Isaiah Campbell, but his floor is higher and he’s likely to mow down low-level minor leaguers and hit the big leagues at similar rate as Logan Gilbert, who is likely to debut in 2020.
Kirby likely starts 2020 at Class-A West Virginia as a future No. 3 starter, but the polish, command and ability to mix fastballs for additional value offer Kirby a shot to end up a No. 2 in the mold of a Rick Porcello or Chris Carpenter.
