第一輪：Jeff Clement - 美國職棒

Jeff Clement

Clement enjoyed a storied high school career in small-town Iowa, setting the
national career high school home run record with 75. He generates light-tower
power with a short, compact lefthanded swing. He stays inside the ball well
and gets excellent backspin. After hitting 21 home runs as a freshman at USC,
he slumped to 10 in an injury-plagued sophomore season and struggled to top
that total this spring as teams pitched around him. The Trojans hit him in
the No. 2 spot in the order in hopes that he would see better pitches. He has
become a better overall hitter in the process, improving his average to a
team-high .368 after two sub-.300 seasons. He has used the whole field and
demonstrated better plate coverage, walking 39 times against 25 strikeouts.
As a major league hitter, he projects to hit .270-.280 with 30-35 home runs.
Clement has outstanding makeup and has worked hard to shore up his
weaknesses. He has shown his biggest improvement behind the plate, working on
his defense with former big league catcher and USC volunteer coach Chad
Kreuter, the son-in-law of head coach Mike Gillespie. His set-up, mechanics,
blocking and arm quickness are all much improved. He still has only a 40-50
arm on the standard 20-80 scouting scale, but threw out almost 50 percent of
basestealers this year. Unlike former USC catcher Eric Munson, a powerful
lefthanded-hitting catcher who was the third overall pick in 1999, Clement won
’t require a position switch. Munson immediately moved to first base for the
Tigers, who have the 10th pick this year and shown a strong interest in
Clement.

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