Early Years
Clay was drafted in the second round of the 1972 draft upon graduation from E. C. Glass High School in Lynchburg, Virginia. He put up respectable numbers in his first five seasons in the Yankees' farm system, going 46-40 with a 3.64 ERA, but was wild. In 726 innings pitched, Clay walked 348 batters. He got it together in 1977; in ten starts with the International League's Syracuse Chiefs, Clay went 5-1 with a 1.68 ERA. He was called up to New York to relieve some of the burden on manager Billy Martin's overextended pitching staff.
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