[新聞] Royals sign pitcher Taylor Clarke
By Max Rieper Dec 1, 2021, 7:40pm EST
The 28-year old right-hander was non-tendered by Arizona.
The Royals have signed right-handed pitcher Taylor Clarke to a one-year,
$975,000 contract according to MLB Network reporter Jon Heyman. Clarke was
non-tendered by Arizona earlier this week. He would not be eligible for
six-year free agency until at least 2026.
The 28-year old right-hander pitched in 43 games for the Diamondbacks this
year with a 4.98 ERA and 3.54 FIP and 39 strikeouts in 43 1 innings. He
missed nearly two months with a shoulder injury. Clarke has pitched in parts
of three big league seasons with a 4.99 ERA and 7.7 strikeouts-per-nine
innings in 171 1 innings. The Virginia native was originally a third-round
pick by the Diamondbacks in 2015 out of the College of Charleston.
Clarke throws in the mid-90s, averaging 95 mph on his fastball, up a tick
this past season. The slider is his out pitch and he throws a cutter and
change up as well. Back in 2019, Eric Longenhagen and Kiley McDaniel at
Fanagraphs wrote:
Clarke has a four-pitch mix that plays in part because of big extension. He
has feel for locating his cutter (glove side) and change (arm side) better
than he does for his other pitches, but his fastball sneaks up on hitters
because of the extension, so Clarke has command margin for error in the
strike zone.
Clarke was teammates with Brad Keller in the Diamondbacks organization in
2017. He has one more option year left and will likely compete in a fairly
wide open bullpen in which Josh Staumont and Scott Barlow should be the only
locks as of right now.
The Taylor Clarke signing became official a bit ago (during someone’s
flight). The deal is worth $975,000. Includes a $200,000 split, per source.
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