Rick Scuteri-USA TODAY Sports
Saturday is Webbday.
Bruce Bochy told reporters in Arizona on Friday that the following night’s starter would, indeed, be Logan Webb, the No. 5 prospect in the system, who just has made five starts above Low-A ball.
Webb, who was suspended early this season 80 games for testing positive for a PED, reportedly joined the Giants on Friday at Chase Field. A pitcher who started July 23 with Low-A Augusta will make his major league debut less than a month later.
The Giants have been desperate for rotation help, as Shaun Anderson struggled and then was placed on the IL, Tyler Beede has hit a wall, Conner Menez has not shown a ton and neither had Dereck Rodriguez until Thursday’s start. Webb will be the next to get a chance, the 22-year-old racing through the system like few before him.
Webb, a righty from Rocklin who was a fourth-round pick in 2014, made just one start with Triple-A Sacramento, going seven innings while allowing one run and striking out seven Monday. The Diamondbacks will represent a pretty steep escalation in competition from the Nashville Sounds.