New Met - 1B - Matt Clark

The Mets on Friday signed first baseman Matt Clark to a Minor League contract with an invitation to big league Spring Training.

Clark, who also has experience as an outfielder, spent five seasons in the Padres organization from 2008-12 before taking his game to Japan last season. The left-handed hitter flashed his power potential in Japan, connecting for 25 home runs over 132 games with Chunichi Dragons, while also posting a .238 average and driving in 70 runs.

As for his production stateside, Clark hit .282 with 102 homers and 390 RBIs during his five seasons in the Minors. Originally selected by the Padres in the 12th round of the 2008 First-Year Player Draft, Clark's final two years in the Padres' system were spent entirely with Triple-A Tucson, where he hit .291 with 45 long balls and 160 RBIs over 250 games.

Year	Team	Lg	Level	Unif	Org	Age	Pos	Rk	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	HBP	IBB	SH	SF	DP	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	GS	GS%	TB	PA	outs	RC	RC/G	babip
2008	LSU	SEC	NCAA			21		8	65	227	57	78	17	0	28	64	1	0	40	61	4		0	2	5	.344	.447	.789	1235	-	-	179	273	156	--	--	.357
	Eugene	Nwst	A-	53	sd	21	1b	49	38	140	18	39	8	0	5	32	0	0	23	38	4	0	0	5	3	.279	.384	.443	827	-	-	62	172	109	26	6.4	.333
2009	Fort Wayne	Midw	A	23	sd	22	1b	-	64	252	41	67	22	0	11	55	0	0	33	72	1	0	0	1	3	.266	.352	.484	836	-	-	122	287	189	45	6.4	.329
	Lake Elsinore	Calif	A+	23	sd	22	1b	-	67	250	44	73	13	3	13	46	2	0	28	62	4	0	0	4	5	.292	.367	.524	891	-	-	131	286	186	50	7.3	.335
2010	San Antonio	Tex	AA	18	sd	23	1b	8	129	499	62	134	22	1	28	97	0	0	47	146	8	2	0	4	14	.269	.339	.485	824	-	-	242	558	383	79	5.6	.322
2011	Tucson	PCL	AAA	23	sd	24	lf-1b	23	129	462	71	135	24	1	23	83	0	2	58	116	1	0	1	13	7	.292	.363	.498	861	-	-	230	535	350	87	6.7	.333
2012	Tucson	PCL	AAA	23	sd	25	1b	15	121	445	75	129	26	2	22	77	0	0	57	113	1	2	0	7	11	.290	.367	.506	872	-	-	225	510	334	84	6.8	.338
Minor League Totals  (5 years)									548	2048	311	577	115	7	102	390	2	2	246	547	19	4	1	34	43	.282	.359	.494	853	--	--	1012	2348	1551	371.8	6.5	.331