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Scouting grades: Fastball: 50 | Curveball: 60 | Slider: 55 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 45 | Overall: 45

Primarily a reliever in his first three seasons at Georgia, Webb attracted some attention last year when he relieved eventual No. 6 overall pick Emerson Hancock on Opening Day and struck out 11 in five scoreless innings. He turned down opportunities to get picked in the top five rounds to return to the Bulldogs as a starter, and might have gone as high as the second round this year if an elbow injury hadn't ended his season in May. He missed the first week recovering from Covid-19 before opening 2021 with three straight scoreless outings, and he matched potential No. 1 overall pick Jack Leiter of Vanderbilt strikeout for strikeout with 13 whiffs in an early-April duel.  

Webb's breaking balls are his two best pitches, an upper-70s curveball with depth that works against lefties and righties when he locates it, and a low-80s slider that he added in 2020. He operates at 90-93 mph and tops out at 95 with his fastball, and he has shown he can maintain that velocity as a starter this year. He also has some feel for a changeup that shows flashes of becoming a solid offering.  

Webb has an upright delivery and missed six weeks in 2019 with a sore arm, so scouts already worried that he lacked the durability to handle a rotation workload even before he had Tommy John surgery this spring. His control and command have improved throughout his college career, and he must locate his fastball well because he can't just throw it by hitters. If he doesn't make it as a starter, he has value as a multi-inning lefty reliever who can succeed against hitters from both sides of the plate. 

Scouting grades: Fastball: 50 | Curveball: 60 | Slider: 50 | Changeup: 50 | Control: 50 | Overall: 40

Webb flashed second-round upside in his fourth college season at Georgia in 2021, highlighted by 13 strikeouts in a duel with Vanderbilt and No. 2 overall pick Jack Leiter in April, but he blew out his elbow a month later and required Tommy John surgery. The Guardians drafted him in the fourth round and handled him with care in his first full pro season before turning him loose in 2023. He led the Arizona Fall League with 36 strikeouts in 22 2/3 innings last offseason and is challenging for the lead in whiffs in the Double-A Eastern League this summer.

Webb's best offering is a plus upper-70s curveball with depth, though he uses it mainly against right-handers and less often than the other three average pitches in his arsenal. His fastball usually ranges form 91-94 mph and tops out at 96, lacking notable action but showing some carry when he locates it up in the zone. His low-80s slider has good depth and his low-80s changeup tumbles when it's on.

When he was in college, Webb's upright delivery and lack of durability led many scouts to project him as a reliever. He's doing a better job of getting down the mound and piling up innings as a pro, and his control and command continue to improve. He has a ceiling of a No. 4 or 5 starter with a fallback as a multi-inning lefty reliever who can get righties out.

Awards

MID Pitcher of the Week

Week	Team
06/04/2023

CAR Pitcher of the Week

Week	Team
09/11/2022

Transactions

Team	Date	Transaction
	08/05/2024	LHP Ryan Webb assigned to Columbus Clippers from Akron RubberDucks.
	03/29/2024	LHP Ryan Webb assigned to Akron RubberDucks from Lake County Captains.
	03/07/2024	Cleveland Guardians Prospects activated LHP Ryan Webb.
	09/22/2023	Peoria Javelinas activated LHP Ryan Webb.
	08/08/2023	Lake County Captains activated LHP Ryan Webb from the 7-day injured list.
	07/29/2023	Lake County Captains sent LHP Ryan Webb on a rehab assignment to ACL Guardians.
	07/29/2023	Lake County Captains sent LHP Ryan Webb on a rehab assignment to ACL Guardians.
	06/19/2023	Lake County Captains placed LHP Ryan Webb on the 7-day injured list.
	06/19/2023	Lake County Captains placed LHP Ryan Webb on the 7-day injured list.
	04/05/2023	LHP Ryan Webb assigned to Lake County Captains from Lynchburg Hillcats.
	07/05/2022	LHP Ryan Webb assigned to Lynchburg Hillcats from ACL Guardians.
	06/06/2022	LHP Ryan Webb assigned to ACL Guardians.
	07/24/2021	Cleveland Indians signed LHP Ryan Webb.
	04/23/2019	LHP Ryan Webb assigned to Georgia Bulldogs.
	05/05/2018	LHP Ryan Webb assigned to Georgia Bulldogs.
	07/15/2016	LHP Ryan Webb assigned to Evoshield Canes.