Trenton Clark could become five-tool player
The Milwaukee Brewers take outfielder Trenton Clark of Richlad High School (Texas) in with the 15th pick of the MLB draft Monday.
The left-handed batting Clark was rated the 12th-best prospect by MLB.com. He’s been compared to a wide range of players from Rickey Henderson to Vernon Wells.
The 6-foot, 200-pounder is a centerfield prospect. He hit .555 with a .696 on-base percentage with two home runs (63 at-bats) at Richland. In the 18-and-under Pan-American Championships, Clark set a single-season team record with 24 RBI in 12 games. Clark had an RBI single that won the gold medal against Cuba.
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With the 40th pick in the draft, Milwaukee went with left-handed pitcher Nathan Kirby out of the University of Virginia.
He was the top lefty in the class heading into 2015, but had a drop in velocity, lost command and suffered a lat strain in April that caused him to fall to the Brewers.
The 6-2, 200-pound Kirby came out of the bullpen in 2013 for the Cavaliers. He was their ace in 2014. That season, he struck out 75 and walked 30 in 59 1/3 innings with a 2.28 ERA.
His fastball was around 94 mph, but fell to 89-91 this spring.