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Atlanta Braves Scouting Report on Reliever Corbin Clouse

By Benjamin Chase

Mar 4, 2015; Bradenton, FL, USA; A general view of the pace of play clock in center field at McKechnie Field before the spring training baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and Pittsburgh Pirates . Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 4, 2015; Bradenton, FL, USA; A general view of the pace of play clock in center field at McKechnie Field before the spring training baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and Pittsburgh Pirates . Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports /
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Mar 4, 2015; Bradenton, FL, USA; A general view of the pace of play clock in center field at McKechnie Field before the spring training baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and Pittsburgh Pirates . Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 4, 2015; Bradenton, FL, USA; A general view of the pace of play clock in center field at McKechnie Field before the spring training baseball game between the Toronto Blue Jays and Pittsburgh Pirates . Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports /

The Atlanta Braves drafted a number of small school relievers this year, and lefty Corbin Clouse may be the best of the bunch.

Who Is He?

Clouse was drafted out of Davenport University in Grand Rapids, Michigan, by the Atlanta Braves in the 27th round of the 2016 draft. He was a starter in college, using a four-pitch mix of a four-seam fastball, a two-seam sinker, a wipeout slider, and a curve. As a pro, he focused on just two pitches out of the bullpen – the sinker and the slider.

The Braves initially assigned Clouse to advanced rookie Danville in the Appalachian League. He only needed 4 appearances to convince the team he was too advanced to be in Danville, as he threw 6 2/3 innings, allowing no runs, a 0.30 WHIP, and a 2/16 BB/K ratio over 4 games.

He was promoted to Rome, where he was not utilized as a LOOGY but was given the chance to face all hitters, and he continued to thrive, throwing 23 2/3 innings with Rome, posting a 1.52 ERA and 1.10 WHIP with a 13/37 BB/K ratio.

In total, Clouse pitched in 19 games, actually going 5-0 in those games, collecting 5 saves, throwing 30 1/3 innings. In that time, he tallied a 1.19 ERA and 0.92 WHIP along with a 15/53 BB/K for a 12.8% walk rate and 45.3% strikeout rate.

Just to show he wasn’t a guy who just dominated lefties, he gave up a .442 OPS to right-handed hitters and a .350 OPS to left-handed hitters. He was even better with runners on base, allowing a .108 batting average against with runners on base. Obviously this is all in small samples, but to say Clouse dominated his first season would be drastically underselling his performance.

Next: Clouse's scouting report

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