Clay Ales  
Shortstop | Retired or Inactive Players

Hitting
The book on Ales is that you can knock the bat out of his hands with an average major league fastball. Ales always has been a line-drive hitter who uses the entire field. The Retired or Inactive Players do tend to sit Ales when the opposing team throws a lefty. It's no secret he can't touch the left-handed breaking ball.

Baserunning & Defense
When you play Ales you're not putting him in for his glove. His arm is accurate enough. Ales isn't a good baserunner. He doesn't get good jumps on steals nor runs sharp routes around the bases.

2025 Outlook
Ales flat-out isn't ready for this level of competition. Expect the Retired or Inactive Players to send him down promptly.

          -- Moostard Nyman

 

Player Skills Yearly Scouting Report Cards
Year Team POS CH PH SP GF PL vL Hm Sc CL Age Exp Slot FA AS Qualified Positions Nyman Rating
2001 RED SS 47 45 39 47 50 44 48 50 55 30 0 Active 52 73 LF-47 206
2002 RED SS 47 45 37 47 50 44 48 50 55 31 1 AA/AAA 54 71 LF-50 203
2003 LED SS 47 46 36 47 50 44 48 50 55 32 2 AA/AAA 55 71 LF-53 202
2004 FA SS 46 47 35 47 50 44 48 50 55 33 3 Free Agent 54 72 LF-54 200
2005 FA SS 47 47 34 47 50 44 48 50 55 34 4 Free Agent 52 71 LF-53 200
2006 FA SS 45 46 31 47 50 44 48 50 55 35 5 Free Agent 52 70 LF-53 191
2007 FA SS 43 46 29 47 50 44 48 50 55 36 6 Free Agent 52 67 LF-53 184
2008 FA SS 42 44 27 47 50 44 48 50 55 37 7 Free Agent 52 67 LF-51 176
2009 FA SS 40 42 24 47 50 44 48 50 55 38 8 Free Agent 50 66 LF-51, CF-25, 2B-24 165
2010 FA SS 37 40 22 47 50 44 48 50 55 39 9 Free Agent 48 64 LF-49, CF-25, 2B-21 153
2011 FA SS 34 37 19 47 50 44 48 50 55 40 10 Free Agent 46 60 LF-45, CF-22, 2B-19 138
Ratings Delta -3 -3 -3             +1 +1   -2 -4   -15

CBL Collegiate League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI RC BB SO K/BB SB CS OBP SLG Pro LHP RHP E Pct AVG
Totals     0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 .000 .000 .000 .000 .000 0 .000 .000

CBL Pioneer League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI RC BB SO K/BB SB CS OBP SLG Pro LHP RHP E Pct AVG
2002 31 PTIR 124 428 69 109 24 0 22 61 67 53 94 1.774 0 0 .349 .465 .814 .379 .246 0 1.00 .255
2003 32 PTIM 111 408 57 101 19 0 12 44 52 56 74 1.321 1 0 .347 .382 .729 .246 .248 2 .909 .248
2004 33 PTIM 160 581 53 127 23 0 13 63 58 77 113 1.468 0 0 .318 .325 .643 .143 .259 12 .985 .219
2005 34 PTIM 158 554 47 107 22 1 10 45 44 64 102 1.594 0 0 .284 .291 .575 .182 .198 11 .986 .193
2006 35 PTIM 7 26 5 7 1 0 0 1 2 1 4 4.000 0 0 .296 .308 .604 .273 .267 0 1.00 .269
2007 36 PTIM 3 13 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 2.000 0 0 .214 .231 .445 .000 .000 0 .000 .154
Totals     563 2010 232 453 90 1 57 215 223 251 389 1.550 1 0 .320 .356 .676 .187 .237 25 .993 .225

CBL Major League Yearly Statistical Records
Year Age Team G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI RC BB SO K/BB SB CS OBP SLG Pro LHP RHP E Pct AVG
2001 30 RED 100 356 30 84 15 0 7 29 35 31 74 2.387 0 0 .312 .337 .649 .203 .244 3 .990 .236
2002 31 RED 2 7 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.000 0 0 .143 .143 .286 .250 .000 0 .000 .143
Totals     102 363 30 85 15 0 7 29 35 31 74 2.387 0 0 .309 .333 .642 .205 .241 3 .990 .234

Clay Ales's Comparable Players
Player Names
Kyle Straubaugh 97.3% Mcnalley Extra 94.9% Jeff Gutsman 93.3% ThreeFinger Plunk 93.1% Ismael Byrdak 93.0%

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