Clippard Gets Opening Night Start
By: Import User
Updated: April 2, 2007
Starting opening night April 5 vs.
Norfolk will be RHP Tyler Clippard, followed by RHP Phil Hughes on Friday, RHP
Ross Ohlendorf, RHP Matt DeSalvo and RHP Steven
Jackson.
TYLER
CLIPPARD
2006 SEASON
Enters the 2007 season ranked by
Baseball America as the seventh-best prospect in the Yankees' organization…also
rated by Baseball America as having the "Best Changeup" in the Yankees'
system…Led all Yankees' minor-leaguers with 175 strikeouts while posting a 12-10
record with a 3.35 ERA in 28 starts with Double-A Trenton…led the Eastern League
in strikeouts and games started (28), ranked fourth in innings pitched (166.1)
and seventh in ERA (3.35)…his 12 wins were tied for second-most among all
Yankees' farmhands…became the first Trenton pitcher in the 13-year history of
the franchise to toss a no-hitter in a 9-0 win vs. Harrisburg on 8/17…won his
final nine decisions of the season from 7/4-8/27, surpassing the
Trenton-franchise record of eight straight wins held by Carl Pavano (1996) and
Tomo Ohka (1999).
PHIL
HUGHES
2006 SEASON
Enters the 2007 season ranked by
Baseball America as the top right-handed pitching prospect throughout all of
baseball…ranked as the Yankees' number one prospect for the second straight year
and rated as having the "Best Curveball" and "Best Control" among all Yankees'
farmhands…Capped a noteworthy season with multiple honors and accolades,
including the 2006 "Kevin Lawn Minor League Pitcher of the Year" Award, given
annually to the top pitching prospect in the Yankees' organization…posted a
combined record of 12-6 with a 2.16 ERA in 26 starts with Class-A Tampa and
Double-A Trenton…led all Eastern League pitchers with a 2.25 ERA and ranked
fourth in the league with 138 strikeouts… was selected to participate in the
Eastern League All-Star Game and was named to the U.S. team for the "Futures"
All-Star Game at PNC Park in Pittsburgh.
ROSS
OHLENDORF
2006 SEASON
Spent most of the season with
Double-A Tennessee, going 10-8 with a 3.29 ERA in 27 starts (177.2IP, 180H, 70R,
65ER, 29BB, 125K)…won a season-high seven straight decisions in a span of 11
starts from 5/11-7/3 and was named the Diamondbacks' organization "Player of the
Month" for June, going 4-0 with a 1.98 ERA…led all Southern League pitchers with
four complete games, ranked second in innings pitched and shutouts (two), ranked
fourth in wins and fifth in games started…following the Smokies' season, was
promoted to Triple-A Tucson for the Pacific Coast League playoffs and made one
start, recording no decision (5.0IP, 1ER).
MATT
DESALVO
2006 SEASON
Combined to post a 6-10 record with
a 6.40 ERA in 27 games (24 starts) with Double-A Trenton and Triple-A
Columbus…began the season with Columbus and went 1-6 with a 7.68 ERA in 11 games
(eight starts) before being transferred to Trenton on 6/7…earned the win in his
first appearance (on 4/9 vs. Scranton-WB) before losing six straight decisions
from 4/14-6/5…tossed a season-high 7.0 innings and surrendered just one earned
run on 4/19 at Scranton-WB, but still suffered the loss in a 2-1 Red Barons
victory…in 16 starts with Double-A Trenton from 6/10-9/3, posted a 5-4 record
with a 5.77 ERA…won each of his final two starts of the season (on 8/29 at Erie
and 9/3 vs. Reading), allowing just two earned runs in 11.1
IP.
STEVEN
JACKSON
2006 SEASON
Posted an 8-11 record with a 2.65
ERA in 24 starts with Double-A Tennessee…ranked second among all Southern League
pitchers with his 2.65 ERA and he limited right-handed batters to a .204 batting
average (68-for-333)…in six starts with Surprise in the Arizona Fall League,
posted a 0-2 record with a 7.11 ERA.
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