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Atlanta Braves Scouting Report on Reliever Corbin Clouse

By Benjamin Chase

Mar 4, 2015; Bradenton, FL, USA; A general view of the pace of play clock in center field at McKechnie Field before the spring training baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and Pittsburgh Pirates . Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 4, 2015; Bradenton, FL, USA; A general view of the pace of play clock in center field at McKechnie Field before the spring training baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and Pittsburgh Pirates . Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports /
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Clouse has the build and repertoire of a reliever that has been a thorn in Braves fans’ sides for many years now, Antonio Bastardo. Bastardo is listed at 5’11 and 200, but I’d say he may have last seen 200 in rookie ball (which was 2006 for him). From 2009-2014, Bastardo was the lefty uber-reliever for the Phillies before he was traded to the Pirates. After signing with the Mets, he was traded midseason again back to the Pirates.

In spite of not having high-90s velocity or anything like that, Bastardo has posted a 1.11 WHIP and a 10.8 K/9 against the Braves in his career, so Braves fans are quite familiar with watching their heroes flail away at his stuff due primarily to his excellent life on his pitches. Bastardo took his time to get to the big leagues, but he’s averaged 10.8 K/9 in his entire career.

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Clouse’s work from the left side will certainly give him a quicker shot at the next level than the same situation righty, but he’s definitely earned it as well. Clouse is a guy who has a great attitude about the game and any interview I’ve found on him from Braves blogs to college papers all discuss his easy going nature, though he does have a tick of intensity on the mound (which is more than healthy). We’ll likely see Clouse at Brevard County to start 2017, but he’ll be able to move quickly.

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