Top Prospect: Clint Everts, RHP
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Clint Everts
Age: 19 Ht.: 6-2 Wt.: 170 Bats: R Throws: R
Drafted: HS--Houston, 2002 (1st round).
Signed by: Ray Corbett.
Background: The fifth overall selection in 2002, Everts was an outstanding
two-way player at Cypress Falls High in Houston. He and Scott Kazmir (Mets)
became the first pair of pitchers from the same high school to go in the
same first round, and Everts could have gone in the top three rounds purely
as a shortstop. But teams focused on him as a pitcher because he had the
best curveball in the draft, not to mention age, command and pitchability
in his favor. He signed too late to play in 2002 and spent the fall at
Baylor, where he took accounting classes and worked out with the baseball
team. Everts had a brief stint in big league camp before heading to extended
spring training, then made his pro debut with short-season Vermont in mid-June.
The victim of tight pitch counts and poor run support, he went just 2-7 in
2003 but pitched better than his record would indicate. Promoted to low
Class A Savannah on his 19th birthday, he allowed two runs or fewer in four
of his five starts, but went 0-3
Strengths: Everts is an outstanding athlete with a projectable body and the
makings of three plus major league pitches. He has a solid, balanced delivery
and a clean, easy arm action, which enables him to generate lightning-quick
arm speed. His fastball sat at 88-92 mph with good movement in 2003, and he
should increase his velocity as he adds strength to his slender frame. The
development of his changeup and curveball are further along at this point.
His curveball, an 80-84 mph bender with great depth and tight spin, grades
as a 70 on the 20-80 scouting scale. It projects as a strikeout pitch in the
majors.Everts' 78-81 mph changeup is almost as good as his curve. It's a plus
pitch that he has an exceptional feel for. He didn't turn 19 until late in
the season, so he's well ahead of most pitchers his age.
Weaknesses: Everts had gotten so reliant on his curveball that the Expos
limited his use of his out pitch. He threw it just 15 percent of the time so
he could work on his fastball command, which still needs further improvement.
He struggled with walks at times, in part because his curve breaks so much
that it would leave the strike zone and/or fool umpires. He needs to get more
aggressive on the mound.
The Future: With Everts' stuff, he can fly through the Montreal system. He's
expected to start 2004 at Savannah and could be at high Class A Brevard County
by midseason. He has the potential to be a top-of-the-rotation starter in
the majors.
Team W-L SV ERA G GS IP H R ER BB SO AVG
Vermont (SS) 2-4 0 4.17 10 10 54.0 49 26 25 35 50 .247
Savannah (Lo A) 0-3 0 3.46 5 5 26.0 23 13 10 10 21 .230
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