Rice LHRP Cole St. Clair
| Class | DOB | Ht | Wt | B | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Junior | 7/30/86 | 6′5″ | 225 | L | L |
Repertoire: Low-90s fastball, average slurve/curveball, developing a changeup
| Year | W | L | G | SV | IP | ERA | H9 | HR9 | BB9 | K9 | WHIP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 47.00 | 3.26 | 6.7 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 12.1 | 1.00 |
| 2006 | 7 | 2 | 37 | 11 | 74.33 | 1.82 | 4.7 | 0.2 | 3.1 | 12.1 | 0.87 |
St. Clair was a high school teammate of Yankees pitching prospect Philip Hughes and much like Hughes, the big lefty will likely be a first round pick. Much like the previous three Future Focus prospects, St. Clair was a member of the US National Team where he went 4-0 in six appearances (33.67IP) striking out 43 while allowing only 10 hits 2 runs (2 earned) and 8 walks. Their have rumbles that St. Clair could move into the Owls rotation if Joe Savery (a ‘future’ Future Focus) is unable to hold down a spot in the rotation. Much like Daniel Moskos, St. Clair could have a fast track to the majors. Unless his second and third pitches continue to develop, his best long term value is in the bullpen. He would very likely be available at #6 for the Nationals.
Bote Man | 26-Jan-07 at 1:05 am | Permalink
I don’t know which school fields a team named the Owls and I’m too lazy to look it up. Unless Cole St. Clair attends a college named Cole St. Clair, I would ask that you edit this entry to include the name of his school.
I like this format of Future Focus. Good work.
Thanx.
VladiHondo | 26-Jan-07 at 7:56 am | Permalink
You don’t know of the Rice Owl pitching curse? Where an overworked pitcher has arm trouble soon after signing in the Bigs?
Brian J Oliver | 26-Jan-07 at 9:07 am | Permalink
Oh I know of it very well, but that doesn’t mean that major league teams won’t stop going to that well.
And hold your breath, there’s a Rice teammate (another pitcher) soon to follow in the Focus
JammingEcono | 29-Jan-07 at 5:58 pm | Permalink
Any relation to Randy St. Clair?