The Diamondbacks announced that they have chosen a pitching contract Tyler Gilbert. left handed Miguel Aguilar placeholder image In the corresponding move was selected as Triple-A Reno.
This is the 27-year-old left-handed Gilbert’s first major league call. Gilbert was selected by the Phillies in the sixth round from the University of Southern California in 2015. He organized his first few professional seasons in Philadelphia.Phils traded him to the Dodgers Kyle Garrick In February 2020, but due to the cancellation of the minor league season last year, he never appeared in a Los Angeles affiliate game. D-Backs chose Gilbert during the minor league stage of the Rule 5 draft during the offseason.
So far, he has spent the year with Reno, making 11 appearances (10 starts). In more than 52 1/3 innings, Gilbert’s ERA was 3.44, with a good strikeout rate and walking rate (22.8% and 8.7%, respectively). In the supercharged Triple-A West environment, this is seemingly strong production. Of the 26 pitchers in more than 50 innings in the league, only one (Drew Anderson) There is a better ERA than Gilbert. High-quality work among senior minors will allow him to gain attention from the D-Backs team, which has no reason not to provide opportunities for potential long-term members of the pitching team.