Clint
Jennings

2/17/14 – Jennings is an athletic 5-foot-8 155-pound shortstop/second baseman.  Jennings keeps showing he has the ability to play at a high level.  He ran a 4.29 home-to-first and shows good arm strength with a positional velo of 83 MPH.  He throws with a high ¾ arm slot with good momentum towards his target with mostly accurate throws.  He has quick footwork and a quick exchange.  At the plate, Jennings’ bat produces an 85 MPH exit velo.  He showed the ability to hit to all fields with a quick, level swing.  Jennings has good balance and rhythm throughout his swing.

10/19/13 - Jennings is a 5-foot-9, 155-pound right-hand hitting infielder.  At the plate he has a balanced set-up, smooth load and short stride.  His swing path is level with good extension built to hit line drives.  His exit velocity registered 81 mph.  In the games, Jennings put on an MVP-like performance going 4-for-5 with a walk and stolen base. In the infield he showed good hands and feet with some arm strength – clocked at 83 mph, the best of any infielder in camp (also registered a 85 throwing from the OF). He ran a 4.49 home to 1B.  He’s the little guy that plays large.

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The undersized 5-foot-7, 165-pound Jennings plays a lot bigger than his size. In the outfield, Jennings was aggressive and quick to the ball, getting in good position to throw with his momentum going toward his target, and recording one of the top outfield velocities at 85-mph. In the infield, Jennings showed good footwork with soft, quick hands and short, fast arm action while delivering accurate throws across the diamond.  Offensively, he showcased an easy, level swing consistently hitting the top half of the ball while using all fields. On the mound, Jennings has short, quick arm action with smooth rhythm and threw three pitches for a strike. His fastball stayed consistently down in the zone and was thrown in the 76-78 mph range. His breaking ball (65-68 mph) had early 11-to-5 break and his change up (68-69 mph) was thrown with near fastball arm speed.