Logan Verrett
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Verrett pitching for the Mets in 2015
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| New York Mets – No. 35 | |||
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| Born: June 19, 1990 The Woodlands, Texas |
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| MLB debut | |||
| April 8, 2015 for the Texas Rangers | |||
| MLB statistics (through 2015 season) |
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| Win–loss record | 1–2 | ||
| Earned run average | 3.59 | ||
| Strikeouts | 39 | ||
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Scott Logan Verrett (born June 19, 1990) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the New York Mets of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut with the Texas Rangers in 2015. Prior to playing professionally, he played for Calallen High School and Baylor University.
Amateur career[edit]
Verrett spent his early years in The Woodlands, Texas, where he played Little League Baseball as an infielder. Before he began high school, his family moved to Corpus Christi, and he played for Calallen High School's varsity baseball team as a pitcher. In 2008, his senior year, he became the staff's ace pitcher, recording a 18–0 win–loss record, a 0.67 earned run average (ERA), 167 strikeouts, and 12 complete games. He also had a .455 batting average, seven home runs, and 33 runs batted in on the year.[1][2] With a 42–1 win–loss record, his team went on to win the Texas Class 4A state championship.[1] That year, he was named the All-South Texas Most Valuable Player and the Class 4A Player of the Year by the Texas Sports Writers Association.[2]
Verrett enrolled at Baylor University to play college baseball for the Baylor Bears baseball team. As a relief pitcher in his freshman year, he recorded seven wins and a save in his first eight appearances, and served as the team's closer. He moved into the team's starting rotation as a sophomore, and finished the year with a 5–3 win–loss record, a 3.28 ERA, and 97 strikeouts in 90 2⁄3 innings pitched.[1] As a junior, Verrett compiled a 7–6 win–loss record, a 2.93 ERA, 96 strikeouts in 101 1⁄3 innings pitched, and had two complete games.[2]
Professional career[edit]
The New York Mets selected Verrett in the third round, with the 101st overall selection, of the 2011 MLB Draft. Verrett signed with the Mets, receiving a $425,000 signing bonus.[2][3] He signed just before the August signing deadline, and did not make his professional debut until 2012, when he began the season with the Savannah Sand Gnats of the Class A South Atlantic League. During the season, he received a promotion to the St. Lucie Mets of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League in July. Between the two levels, he finished the year with a 5–2 win–loss record, a 2.70 ERA, and 93 strikeouts in 103 innings pitched, despite missing two months due to a strained rotator cuff. He was named the South Texas Professional Player of the Year by the Corpus Christi Hooks, who play in the Class AA Texas League.[4][5]
Verrett pitched for the Binghamton Mets of the Class AA Eastern League in 2013, finishing the season with a 12–6 win–loss record, a 4.25 ERA, a 1.144 walks plus hits per innings pitched ratio and 146 strikeouts in 24 games started. The Mets invited Verrett to spring training in 2014 as a non-roster player.[6] He pitched for the Las Vegas 51s of the Class AAA Pacific Coast League in 2014,[7] where he had a 11–5 record and a 4.33 ERA in 28 games.[8]
During the 2014 Winter Meetings, the Baltimore Orioles selected Verrett from the Mets in the Rule 5 draft. After competing for a spot on the Orioles' Opening Day roster in spring training in 2015, the Orioles waived Verrett with the hopes of him going unclaimed so that they could work out a trade with the Mets, allowing them to keep Verrett. Instead, he was claimed on waivers by the Texas Rangers.[8] Verrett made the Rangers' Opening Day roster.[9] He made four appearances with the Rangers, pitching to a 6.00 ERA in nine innings,[10] before he was designated for assignment by the Rangers on April 24.[11] He was returned to the Mets on May 4, 2015, and assigned to Las Vegas.[12] After Verrett pitched to a 2–0 win–loss record and a 3.00 ERA in 11 appearances, four of which were starts, the Mets promoted Verrett to the major leagues on June 18.[13] Verrett pitched to a 0.73 ERA with 12 strikeouts in 12 1⁄3 innings before the Mets optioned him to Las Vegas due to the activation of Jenrry Mejia from the suspended list on July 7.[14] The Mets promoted Verrett to the major leagues on August 18, when Bobby Parnell went on the disabled list.[15] In his first MLB start in place of Matt Harvey, Verrett pitched 8 innings, striking out 8 and giving up 1 run in his first MLB victory.
Personal life[edit]
Verrett and his wife, Erin, reside in Arlington, Texas.[16]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Baylor mound ace Verrett struts stuff". WacoTrib.com. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Calallen grad Verrett signs with Mets". CCCT. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ^ "Verrett signs with Mets". Nueces County Record Star. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ^ "Former Calallen standout Verrett making waves in Mets' system". CCCT. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ^ "Verrett South Texas Pro of the Year – Corpus Christi Hooks News". Corpus Christi Hooks. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ^ "Verrett also gets big-league invite". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ^ Dewey, Todd. "Las Vegas 51s well-armed, for starters". Las Vegas Review-Journal. Retrieved October 23, 2014.
- ^ a b Encina, Eduardo A. (April 2, 2015). "Orioles Rule 5 pick Logan Verrett claimed by Rangers". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
- ^ "Rookies DeShields Jr., Kela add youth, speed to Rangers’ roster". star-telegram. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
- ^ Grant, Evan (April 23, 2015). "Texas Rangers may end Logan Verrett experiment to make room for Wandy Rodriguez". Dallas Morning News. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
- ^ Rubin, Adam. "Texas Rangers DFA Rule 5 pick Logan Verrett - Mets Blog - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
- ^ Vorkunov, Mike (May 4, 2015). "Mets get pitcher Logan Verrett back from Texas Rangers". NJ.com. Retrieved May 4, 2015.
- ^ Rubin, Adam (June 18, 2015). "Logan Verrett gets call-up to New York Mets". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 18, 2015.
- ^ Vorkunov, Mike (July 7, 2015). "Mets didn't send Logan Verrett down because he was a bad pitcher". NJ.com. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
- ^ Rieber, Anthony (August 18, 2015). "Mets' Bobby Parnell goes on DL, with Logan Verrett taking his place". Newsday. Retrieved August 18, 2015.
- ^ Vondracek, George (April 11, 2015). "Calallen ex gets his big-league chance with Rangers". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. Retrieved October 2, 2015.
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- Living people
- People from The Woodlands, Texas
- People from Corpus Christi, Texas
- Baseball players from Texas
- Major League Baseball pitchers
- Texas Rangers players
- New York Mets players
- Baylor Bears baseball players
- Savannah Sand Gnats players
- St. Lucie Mets players
- Binghamton Mets players
- Las Vegas 51s players