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FORMER C’S – WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
CANADIANS: 2017 CURRENTLY: OAKLAND A’S
If there’s any former Blue Jays minor leaguer who knows what it’s like to pick up and move midway through the season, it’s former Canadians starter Zach Logue. The Mason, OH native was Toronto’s ninth round pick (279th overall) in 2017 out of Kentucky and arrived in Vancouver on July 14, 2017 after three weeks in Bluefield. He made his C’s debut that day to the tune of two innings with one unearned run on one hit with one walk and a career-high (for that season) five strikeouts. Logue went on to appear in eight more regular season games for the eventual Northwest League champs and finished the year with a 3-1 record and a 1.75 ERA in 24.2 innings with 28 strikeouts and six walks. He went 1-0 in two postseason appearances and allowed a lone run – a solo homer – in seven innings.
ZACH LOGUE Playing for multiple teams in one season would soon become the norm for the lefty. Logue split 2018 with Low-A Lansing and High-A Dunedin and won a combined 12 games in 27 appearances with 129 Ks and 34 walks across 154.1 innings. 2019 would be another dual-team season, albeit an uneven split; he began with Double-A New Hampshire, made one appearance with Triple-A Buffalo then returned to the Fisher Cats where he logged a total of 101 Eastern League innings. He was back
with the ‘Cats to begin 2021 then ascended to the Bisons, where he starred in the International League to the tune of a 9-3 record and a 3.32 ERA in 89.1 frames.
Logue seemed poised to compete for a spot on the big league roster when Spring Training 2022 arrived, but it wouldn’t be for a job in Toronto. The southpaw was traded to Oakland in the Matt Chapman deal, reported to Triple-A Las Vegas, made two starts for the Aviators then was informed that his next appearance wouldn’t be in the
Pacific Coast League; Logue was called up by the A’s and made his MLB debut on April 19 against Baltimore and worked an inning and a third of scoreless relief with a walk, a hit and a strikeout. He was sent back to Triple-A the next day.
As of this writing, Logue is in the big leagues after returning from the Aviators on May 20. He has amassed a 2-3 record with a 4.43 ERA in five games (four starts) that have spanned 22.1 MLB innings.
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