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(04/19/05 08:44:33)

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Yeah dogs, while nobody was looking I stole the keys to the Cla Meredith bandwagon, and I'm driving it straight to Pawtucket this year... Ever since that electric stuff I saw in Arizona at the end of ST, I was hooked.

IMO from the one inning I saw with my naked untrained eye, he looked like a put together BK with control. A slightly harder throwing version of Chad Bradford, with maybe a smidge more bite. He really impressed the heck out of me keeping the ball down like he did. Not much you can do with his pitches if you make contact which might explain the 11-3 G/F ratio so far this year. Seems like he can really pound the bottom part of the strikezone.

Anyhow YTD...

6.1IP
1 Stinkin Hit in a blowout
0 BBs
5Ks
0 Runs
6 Saves

Mini scouting report + '04 and College #s

Royal Rooters interview from yesterday 4/19

April 17 @ Trenton (11-6 win)
Sv#6 1.1 IP 1H No Ks

With the score 9-6, and the tying run in the on deck circle, Cla came in to get a ground ball to end the threat in the 8th. Leadoff hit (first baserunner of the year) was in the 9th with the Seadogs up by 5 runs.

Trenton Bottom 8th
Shelly Duncan singles on a fly ball to left fielder Christopher Durbin.
Bronson Sardinha flies out to center fielder David Murphy.
Andy Cannizaro singles on a fly ball to center fielder David Murphy. Shelly Duncan to 2nd.
With Jared Koutnik batting, wild pitch by Justin Sturge, Shelly Duncan to 3rd. Andy Cannizaro to 2nd.
Jared Koutnik out on a sacrifice fly to left fielder Christopher Durbin. Shelly Duncan scores.
Pitcher Change: Cla Meredith replaces Justin Sturge.
Omir Santos grounds out, second baseman Dustin Pedroia to first baseman Jeremy West.

Portland Scores 2 in the 9th

Trenton Bottom 9th
Kevin Thompson singles on a fly ball to left fielder Christopher Durbin.
Gabe Lopez flies out to left fielder Christopher Durbin.
With Melky Cabrera batting, Kevin Thompson steals (4) 2nd base.
Melky Cabrera grounds out, first baseman Jeremy West to pitcher Cla Meredith. Kevin Thompson to 3rd.
Eric Duncan grounds out, shortstop Hanley Ramirez to first baseman Jeremy West.

4/15 @ Trenton (7-4 win)
Perfect 0.2 IP for SV#5. With the tying run at the plate, Cla promptly gets a DP to end the game.

Trenton Bottom 9th
Pitcher Change: Marc Deschenes replaces Philip Devey.
Andy Cannizaro singles on a ground ball to right fielder Brandon Moss.
Omir Santos strikes out swinging. Andy Cannizaro steals (2) 2nd base.
JT Stotts doubles (1) on a line drive to right fielder Brandon Moss. Andy Cannizaro scores.
Gabe Lopez walks.
Pitcher Change: Cla Meredith replaces Marc Deschenes.
Kevin Thompson grounds into double play, shortstop Hanley Ramirez to second baseman Dustin Pedroia to first baseman Jeremy West. Gabe Lopez out at 2nd.

4/13 vs New Britain (6-4 Win)
Perfect Ninth for Sv#4 - 2K

New Britain Top 9th
Pitcher Change: Cla Meredith replaces Philip Devey.
Jake Mauer strikes out swinging.
Gilbert Velazquez grounds out, third baseman Jared Sandberg to first baseman Jeremy West.
James Tomlin strikes out swinging.

4/11 vs. New Britain (1-0 win)
Perfect 9th for 3rd save 1K

New Britain Top 9th
Pitcher Change: Cla Meredith replaces Talley Haines.
Offensive Substitution: Pinch hitter Matthew Scanlon replaces Gilbert Velazquez.

Matthew Scanlon grounds out, second baseman Dustin Pedroia to first baseman Mike O'Keefe.
James Tomlin grounds out, shortstop Hanley Ramirez to first baseman Mike O'Keefe.
Luis Maza strikes out swinging.

4/8 vs Norwich (7-3 Win)
Retired the final four batters for his second straight save. A perfect 1.1 IP with 1K, and bailing the Seadogs out of a bases loaded jam in the 8th.

Norwich Top 8th
(5-3 Portland) - Bases Loaded - 2 outs
Pitcher Change: Cla Meredith replaces Marc Deschenes.
Tim Hutting flies out to center fielder Christopher Durbin.

Norwich Top 9th
Fred Lewis strikes out swinging.
Anthony Labarbera flies out to left fielder Sheldon Fulse.
Brian Buscher grounds out, first baseman Mike O'Keefe to pitcher Cla Meredith.

4/7 vs Norwich (4-2 Win)
1IP - Perfect 9th for Sv#1 - 1K

Norwich Top 9th
Pitcher Change: Cla Meredith replaces Talley Haines.
Brian Buscher grounds out, second baseman Dustin Pedroia to first baseman Jeremy West.
Daniel Ortmeier grounds out, second baseman Dustin Pedroia to first baseman Jeremy West.
Tyler Von Schell strikes out swinging.

Nomar

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(05/05/05 07:37:07)

My baby prospect is all grown up already... the Cla is coming to Pawtucket after a short and utterly dominating stint in Portland. He allowed a few more baserunners since I last posted, but has been able to focus and get DPs and Ks almost at will as situations dictated. He has still not allowed a single runner to score, inherited or otherwise, and only 1 of his baserunners has gotten to third thanks to a sacrifice bunt set up by an HBP.

I have a gut feeling he's going to be called up in September, if not before... should the bullpen in Boston have a spot for him. I'd venture to guess he could be more useful than Blaine Neal at this point. FYI - his G/F ratio is absolutely silly. It definitely looks like he's been keeping the ball down and guys can do nothing but pound it into the ground in front of the plate. Only 5 (maybe even less) of his outs have reached the OF. In 50 ABs, the ball has left the infield no more than 10 times.

Also, with the plethora of extra inning games, Cla's been having a bunch of 1IP+ outing... good to see he's got some Keith Foulke in him as well.

Best of luck to him in Pawtucket. Make me proud kid... I'll be watching.

4/20 (6-5 Loss to Binghamton)
1 Perfect IP 2 Groundouts, 1 Flyout

Binghamton Top 9th
Aaron Baldiris grounds out, shortstop Hanley Ramirez to first baseman Jeremy West.
Mike Jacobs grounds out, shortstop Hanley Ramirez to first baseman Jeremy West.
Jay Caligiuri flies out to left fielder Sheldon Fulse.

4/21 (5-4 Win Over Harrisburg)
1IP 1Hit 2K 0BB 0R (1 Groundout) Sv# 7

Held onto 1 run lead after a Pedroia error allowed the leadoff hitter to reach base.

4/26 13-10 Loss to Binghamton in 13
2IP 2 Hits 1 BB 1K

Cla wiggles around some serious trouble with 2 DPs.

Binghamton Bottom 10th

Pitcher Change: Cla Meredith replaces Conor Brooks.
Chase Lambin doubles (3) on a sharp fly ball to center fielder David Murphy.
Joe Hietpas hit by pitch.
Pinch runner Victor Hall replaces Chase Lambin.
Wayne Lydon out on a sacrifice bunt, catcher Alberto ConcepcionJr. to second baseman Dustin Pedroia. Victor Hall to 3rd. Joe Hietpas to 2nd.
Cla Meredith intentionally walks Anderson Hernandez.
Aarom Baldiris grounds into double play, shortstop Raul Nieves to second baseman Dustin Pedroia to first baseman Jeremy West. Anderson Hernandez out at 2nd.

Binghamton Bottom 11th

Mike Jacobs singles on a sharp ground ball to second baseman Dustin Pedroia.
Pinch runner David Bacani replaces Mike Jacobs.
Prentice Redman grounds into double play, third baseman Jared Sandberg to second baseman Dustin Pedroia to first baseman Jeremy West. David Bacani out at 2nd.
Bobby Malek strikes out on foul tip.

4/28 2-1 win in 10 over Binghamton
2IP 0H 1 BB, 2K for scoreless 9th and 10th to get the W[/b]

Binghamton Bottom 9th

Pitcher Change: Cla Meredith replaces Justin Sturge.
Prentice Redman grounds out, shortstop Dustin Pedroia to first baseman Jeff Bailey.
Chase Lambin walks.
Jeff Duncan called out on strikes.
Jay Caligiuri called out on strikes.

Binghamton Bottom 10th

Joe Hietpas grounds out, shortstop Dustin Pedroia to first baseman Jeff Bailey.
Wayne Lydon grounds out, shortstop Dustin Pedroia to first baseman Jeff Bailey.
Anderson Hernandez grounds out, pitcher Cla Meredith to first baseman Jeff Bailey.

5/1 10-9 Win over Norwich
1.2IP 1H 0BB 1K 0R (Save #8 )

Norwich Bottom 8th

Brian Buscher strikes out swinging.
Pitcher Change: Cla Meredith replaces Philip Devey.
Daniel Ortmeier pops out to shortstop Hanley Ramirez.
Tyler Von Schell strikes out swinging.

Norwich Bottom 9th

Carlos Valderrama grounds out, pitcher Cla Meredith to first baseman Jeremy West.
Julian Benavidez singles on a line drive to left fielder Chris Durbin.
Pinch runner Julio Cordido replaces Julian Benavidez.
Pinch hitter Randy Walter replaces Christopher Curry.
Randy Walter grounds into double play, shortstop Hanley Ramirez to second baseman Dustin Pedroia to first baseman Jeremy West. Julio Cordido out at 2nd.

5/2 (4-1 win over New Britain in 11 innings)
1IP - 0H 1BB 1K 0R - Sv#9

Log not available -- 1K, 1 groundout, 1 flyout

Final Portland Totals

Cla Meredith (1-0) 9 Saves

12 appearances
15 IP
5 Hits
3 BBs (incl 1 IBB)
12K
4 DPs
(27 Groundouts - 6 Flyouts)
9/2 G/F Ratio

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Re: Cla Meredith

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Posts: 1847

(05/08/05 06:47:29)

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I'd venture to guess he could be more useful than Blaine Neal at this point.

Good call. Let's see what the kid can do.

Nomar

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(05/10/05 09:09:12)

DOH!!!

I don't think there could be any worse conditions for a ML debut (or worse results for that matter), but I was definitely happy at the time to see what he would do in a pressure spot. That said, his pitches were way up and he wasn't going to be getting any help from the umps.

Last night in the 2 run mop up inning, I thought he was getting squeezed a bit. I hope his 'bulletproofness' didn't take any irreparable damage in these 2 short outings.

It seemed to me like the movement was there, but the velocity wasn't quite what I remembered. Pitches were sailing outside, and after the walks it seemed like he took a bit off and began aiming last night. I don't think we've seen the real Cla... Not throwing strike 1 has really killed in these 2 appearances. I hope it's just a small case of debut jitters and being afraid of ML hitters, trying to paint the corners and missing.

I don't know what the plans are, but I think some seasoning at Pawtucket sooner rather than later would help before any of this messes with his head. IMO, to be successful in the majors he's going to have to be around 88-89, and keep the ball way down around the knees. I think the pitches he missed with last night could be devastating strike 2 pitches if he can get ahead of hitters.

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