With some good prospects already behind us, let’s move on to a prospect who moved through the system at a good pace in 2017. Such a good pace, in fact, that he could very well have an impact on the Rays pen in 2018.
No.45, RHP Ian Philip Gibaut, 24 yrs old
Born: November 19th, 1993 in Houston, Texas
Height/Weight: 6’3” 250 lbs Bats/Throws: R/R
Signed: after being selected in the 11th round of the 2015 draft for $100,000
Baseball America Rankings
Ian Gibaut: Abilities
- Change-up a work in progress
- Abilities notes: The fastball-slider combination alone has been noted as enough to make Gibaut effective in the pen.