Author Topic: 2020-21 Offseason  (Read 61614 times)

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Offline imref

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Re: 2020-21 Offseason
« Reply #425: November 18, 2020, 05:24:43 PM »
Nats sign LHP Sam Clay to a major league minimum deal.  27 years old, never pitched in the majors.  Hoping for Kyle Finnegan 2.0 I guess?

MLBTR notes:
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Clay has just 22 2/3 innings of work at the Triple-A level under his belt. He’s pitched to a 4.37 ERA in that time but logged a much more impressive 26-to-10 K/BB ratio and a 60.6 percent ground-ball rate. Clay’s sinker has consistently generated ground-ball rates north of 55 percent, including a ridiculous 77 percent mark through 46 2/3 frames at the Double-A level in 2019.

Past scouting reports on the 6’2″, 190-pound lefty have also touted an above-average curveball, and it should be noted that because of his extreme ground-ball capabilities, he’s surrendered just six home runs in 405 1/3 minor league innings. To further emphasize the eye-popping nature of that stat, consider that Clay has faced 1814 batters in that time.

Seems like a low-risk / high potential reward type guy.