The Guardians have agreed to a minor league contract with reliever Ian Gibaut, as announced by his reps at Fusion Sports Agency. The righty has suited up with three teams in as many seasons, including three appearances for the Twins last year. Outrighted off the Minnesota roster at the end of the season, he elected minor league free agency.
Gibaut, 28, has tossed 33 1/3 career innings in 27 appearances at the big league level. He’s pitched to a 5.40 ERA with a 22.5% strikeout rate and an alarming 13.9% walk percentage. However, Gibaut has averaged north of 95 MPH on his fastball in all three of his big league stints, and his 11.2% swinging strike rate isn’t far off the big league average for relievers.
The Tulane product was also a fairly well-regarded relief prospect as he climbed the minor league ladder in the Rays’ system. He has posted an ERA of 2.65 or lower at every level up through Double-A and owns a 4.31 mark over 117 career Triple-A frames. Gibaut has punched out nearly 30% of opposing hitters at the minors’ top level and he induced grounders on almost half the balls in play against him with the Twins’ top affiliate last year.
Sometimes to get a little you gotta Gibaulittle
Nothing little about Gibault.
It feels like Gibaut has been touted as the next great young reliever for a decade now. It’d be nice to get a good look at what he can actually do at the major league level.
ah yes. another minor league signing. typical cleveland move.
I do not know why people get so upset with minor league signings. If they work out, great. If they don’t, nothing is lost. Every team make them. Give it a rest.
because it’s all cleveland does. only minor lg deals on former top prospects that didn’t pan out or guys coming off bad years or washed up etc etc
What do you expect them to do with the joke the MLB has become? They push back the start of the season to hammer out labor relations, yet end up with the same garbage of haves and have nots. Ink isn’t even dry and LA already added another expensive piece. The league needs a true salary cap, with ceiling and floor. Until then the teams like Cleveland will continue to make signings like this shopping at the scratch and dent section looking for reclamation projects while LA, NY, Boston and Chicago can afford to shop at the most exclusive store.
I agree. Their is never a bad no risk minor league signing. He got an arm. That’s a chance I take. You never know.
Cleveland has a reputation of developing pitching. They can probably get some value out of him.
Aahhh. The best is yet to come. Wait till we sign Michael Martinez.
don’t you dare. tito may hear you
Martinez plays a mean SS still, I hear.
All I know is when you’re in extra innings of game 7 in the World Series, he’s the guy you want at the plate….said no one ever (other than Tito)…
You can never have enough arms I guess.
Is that a spider proverb?
Keep searching the scrap heaps, Cleveland. It’s what you’re best at.
Sigh…..
On to the World Serious!!!
*SPIDERS
Guardians is such a cheesy name
When you think about it, Red Sox is cheesy. If they named the team the Blue Shirts everyone would hate it.
It will age well. People are just so bitter anymore
Well, I guess you have a good point Dixon. However, at least they spelled socks with “sox” which is much cooler lol.
Very bitter. They way some people talk you’d think Indians to Guardians was the worst thing that has ever happened in their life. Funny thing is, half the people on here whining about the name aren’t even fans of the team.
Are the Guardians at least signing autographs?