• Full name Clayton Colby Richard
  • Born 09/12/1983 in Lafayette, IN
  • Profile Ht.: 6'5" / Wt.: 240 / Bats: L / Throws: L
  • School Michigan
  • Debut 07/23/2008
  • Drafted in the 8th round (245th overall) by the Chicago White Sox in 2005 (signed for $78,000).
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    LHP Clayton Richard has limited baseball experience, coming to Michigan on a football scholarship and serving as a backup quarterback last fall. A highly regarded pitching prospect out of high school, he returned to baseball this spring as Michigan's co-closer. He's an athletic 6-foot-4, 225-pound southpaw with a low 90s fastball and a developing curveball. But he's also 22 and raw, and scouts don't like his arm action. He skipped spring football practice and has said he's going to give up football and wants to sign.

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  • Rated Best Pickoff Move in the National League in 2011
  • Rated Best Pickoff Move in the National League in 2010
  • Rated Best Control in the International League in 2008

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