Sam Clay Stats & Scouting Report

IP	10.1
ERA	3.48
WHIP	1.26
BB/9	3.48
SO/9	11.32

Full name Samuel Thomas Hunter Clay
Born 06/21/1993 in Knoxville, TN
Profile Ht.: 6'3" / Wt.: 238 / Bats: L / Throws: L
School Georgia Tech
Debut 04/07/2021
Drafted in the 4th round (110th overall) by the Minnesota Twins in 2014 (signed for $400,000).

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Clay was a significant recruit for Georgia Tech but a bit raw to start as a freshman after a prep career that included playing quarterback for Georgia prep football power Buford High. He pitched just 23 innings as a freshman before stepping into a larger role this season under new pitching coach Jason Howell, who improved his delivery and got him throwing more strikes. His command remains below-average, but he shined in a relief role this spring, at times pitching three or more innings and leading the Yellow Jackets with seven saves. Hitters rarely square up Clay, who had allowed only one extra-base hit entering the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. Most often he'll sit around 89-93 mph with a hard slider in the mid-80s, but at other times he's truly electric, pitching at 93-95 mph with depth to his slider. In longer outings he also throws a curveball and changeup, but mostly he attacks hitters with two power pitches. A draft-eligible sophomore who turns 21 two weeks after the draft, Clay could move into the rotation as a pro, if only to get the 6-foot-3, 205-pounder more innings.

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Clay was a significant recruit for Georgia Tech but a bit raw to start as a freshman after a prep career that included playing quarterback for Georgia prep football power Buford High. He pitched just 23 innings as a freshman before stepping into a larger role this season under new pitching coach Jason Howell, who improved his delivery and got him throwing more strikes. His command remains below-average, but he shined in a relief role this spring, at times pitching three or more innings and leading the Yellow Jackets with seven saves. Hitters rarely square up Clay, who had allowed only one extra-base hit entering the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. Most often he'll sit around 89-93 mph with a hard slider in the mid-80s, but at other times he's truly electric, pitching at 93-95 mph with depth to his slider. In longer outings he also throws a curveball and changeup, but mostly he attacks hitters with two power pitches. A draft-eligible sophomore who turns 21 two weeks after the draft, Clay could move into the rotation as a pro, if only to get the 6-foot-3, 205-pounder more innings.
A Georgia Tech recruit, Clay is a lanky, projectable 6-foot-5 lefthander with modest present velocity in the mid-to-upper 80s. He has the hand speed to spin a good curve and for scouts to anticipate some 90s on their radar guns in the future, and he's athletic enough to have played quarterback for his high school football team. Clay may not have the present stuff to be bought away from Georgia Tech though.