Clay Buchholz Angelina Col RF L/R 6'3" 190 1984-08-14 JR
COMMENT: Tall, lean, athletic body. Long arms. Slender hips. Similar to Gil
Meche. Above avg velocity FB, quick, loose arm. Hard, sluvry-slider w/ 3/4
depth. Slower 3/4 break CB. Throws straight change-up. Aggressive approach.
Attacks hitters and challenges w/ FB.
BA:
No one could tell at the time, but McNeese State had two first-round-caliber
pitchers on its 2004 roster. While Jacob Marceaux was going 4-6, 5.71 as a
swingman, Buchholz went 3-for-18 as a little-used infielder. He transferred
to Angelina (Texas) Junior College as a sophomore to get more playing time, a
move that should pay off handsomely. While Buchholz hoped to become a regular
shortstop, Angelina coaches saw him pitch at 88-89 mph at a tryout camp and
thought he had upside on the mound if he could make mechanical adjustments.
They were right. Buchholz' fastball sat at 92 mph and touched 97 this spring.
When he's on, his slider grades as a 65 and his curveball as a 55 on the
20-80 scouting scale. Buchholz still needs to improve the consistency of his
breaking pitches and his changeup, but it's hard to argue with his pure
stuff. He went 11-1, 1.19 with 112 strikeouts in 76 innings as the ace of a
prospect-laden pitching staff that also includes Robert Leonhardt, Aaron
Odom, Matt Paradoski and Josh Tomlin. Buchholz, who was also batting .387 and
led Angelina with a .613 slugging percentage, is a good athlete whose
lefthanded power would make him a candidate for the first five rounds as an
outfielder. The biggest concern is his makeup, stemming from an incident in
high school that has some clubs avoiding him entirely. A rare juco prospect
who's not under control from the 2004 draft, Buchholz will attend Texas Tech
if he doesn't turn pro.
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