• Full name Ryan Andrew Clifford
  • Born 07/20/2003 in Raleigh, NC
  • Profile Ht.: 6'3" / Wt.: 200 / Bats: L / Throws: L
  • School Pro5 Academy
  • Drafted in the 11th round (343rd overall) by the Houston Astros in 2022 (signed for $1,256,530).
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    Clifford has been famous on the national scene for years, after competing with USA Baseball’s 12U and 15U national teams, as well as playing against older competition in travel ball with the Canes. A big and physical, 6-foot-3, 206-pound lefthanded hitter, Clifford is a bat-first prospect who is close to physically maxed out and will be 19 shortly after the draft. Clifford has a clean bat path and a sound approach at the plate, but he generates his power more with strength than standout bat speed, and because of that, scouts think he’ll have to excel at pitch recognition and timing to get to an above-average bat at the next level. Clifford doesn’t have standout supplemental tools: he’s a fringy runner who is just adequate in a corner outfield spot with solid arm strength. Clifford’s lengthy track record of hitting as an amateur could give teams confidence to select him among the top three rounds. If not, he’ll be draft-eligible in 2024 at Vanderbilt, where he could try and do his best JJ Bleday impression and prove his hitting chops in the SEC.

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Career Transactions

  • New York Mets traded RHP Justin Verlander to Houston Astros for OF Drew Gilbert and OF Ryan Clifford.
  • New York Mets traded RHP Justin Verlander to Houston Astros for OF Drew Gilbert and OF Ryan Clifford.
  • OF Ryan Clifford assigned to Brooklyn Cyclones.
  • OF Ryan Clifford roster status changed by New York Mets.
  • Asheville Tourists activated OF Ryan Clifford.
  • OF Ryan Clifford assigned to Asheville Tourists from Fayetteville Woodpeckers.
  • OF Ryan Clifford assigned to Asheville Tourists from Fayetteville Woodpeckers.
  • OF Ryan Clifford and assigned to Houston Astros.

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