Former SF Giants 2019 2nd-round pick hangs up his cleats

Former SF Giants 2019 second-round pick Logan Wyatt has decided to retire according to the team's transaction log.

Former SF Giants 2019 2nd-round pick hangs up his cleats

Wyatt appeared in three seasons for the University of Louisville before he was selected by the Giants in the 2019 draft. While he was joining an organization on the West Coast, he immediately had a familiar face in Tyler Fitzgerald, who was a college teammate and selected two rounds later by the San Francisco.

In three college seasons, Wyatt slashed .305/.406/.475 with more walks (135) than strikeouts (91). It would have been tough to expect him to live up to the expectations of someone like Brandon Belt, but Wyatt's profile was similar to Belt in one particular area: plate discipline. He worked the count, rarely chased out of the strike zone, and made good swing decisions.

The Giants hoped that his power would develop as he matured and it did begin to show up in 2023. Interestingly, the 26-year-old was drafted as a first baseman, but the Giants believed that he could handle a corner outfield spot as well. He did appear in five games in left field with the Eugene Emeralds in 2021, but that was the extent of his experience in the outfield grass.

Wyatt had missed a lot of time due to undisclosed injuries since becoming a pro, only appearing in more than 100 games once in his career. This stunted his development along with the canceled 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Giants did try to make up for some of that missed development time by sending him to the Arizona Fall League in 2022 where posted a respectable .847 OPS with 17 walks against seven strikeouts in 68 plate appearances.

Overall, the lefty bat registered a .247/.358/.368 line with a 14.1 percent walk rate, 20.5 percent strikeout rate, and a .121 ISO across five minor league seasons. His best season came in 2023 where he posted a .791 OPS with 17 home runs and 65 RBI split across two levels, including with the Richmond Flying Squirrels Double-A.

While the Eastern League has proven to be tough on hitters, Wyatt did well with Richmond last season. He only managed to make it into 14 games this season before landing on the injured list and hanging up his cleats for good.