Bobby Clark  
Relief Pitcher | Chicago Cubs

Pitching
His curveball is solid; he throws it better than your average reliever. Dating back to his days in the minors, Clark has been more effective against righthanders than lefthanders.

Defense & Hitting
His move to first isn't very good, but his delivery is fairly quick and he isn't overly vulnerable to the stolen base. He isn't especially quick off the mound but generally fields his position adequately. Clark is a surpisingly good hitting pitcher. And I'm not sure you can say this about a pitcher, but Clark has some pop in his swing.

2010 Outlook
I can't say I know what The Chicago Cubs were doing locking this guy up to a long term contract. A questionable call at best. Clark has below average skills, even for the low minors. One has to expect the Chicago Cubs will give him his walking papers before the end of the season. I just don't know if The Chicago Cubs are ever going to get what they expect out of him.

          -- Ska Nyman, A-Ball Scout
 

 

Year Team AS EN CO HR GF vL Hm Sc CL FB CU SI SL CB SC KN Age Exp Delivery Slot CH PH SP FA Nyman Rating
2007 CHC 48 52 40 39 46 43 48 50 50 64 0 0 0 70 0 0 23 0 Overhand Low Minors 1 8 25 41 157
2008 CHC 48 52 53 40 46 43 48 50 50 64 0 0 0 70 0 0 24 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 5 46 179
2009 CHC 48 52 55 42 46 43 48 50 50 64 0 0 0 77 0 0 25 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 48 190
2010 CHC 48 52 55 45 46 43 48 50 50 64 0 0 0 80 0 0 26 0 Overhand Low Minors 0 0 0 49 194
Ratings Delta         +3                   +3     +1             +1 +4
History generated by Biorhythm v2.6.86 on Sun Nov 14 13:28:08 EST 2004

Data printed in red denotes that player was in the top two percent for that category and year. Blue data denotes membership to the bottom two percent.