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what is your opinion on this likely DH, but part time OF/3b?

came over in the haren deal, but earlier was traded for carlos quentin (great trade for white sox)

he was rated as a fringe top 100 guy by BP. he has those "old skills", power, obp, etc. doesnt hit for a high avg/k's alot. he is a huge guy, but not a great athlete and without a position. sounds like jack cust lol.

but since june he's hitting .330+, cut down the k's. i dont know if its a coincidence but when they moved him out of DH, his offense improved.

turns 22 at the end of the season.

is he legit or a produt of the cal league 25hr/70+rbi?

so is he just one of those minor league sluggers that may fade away at higher levels or do you see him having a chance w/ that power/obp combo?

http://web.minorleaguebaseball.com/milb/stats/stats.jsp?n=Carter%20%203B&pos=&sid=milb&t=p_pbp&pid=474892

 

 

 

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maybe a major leaguer but not likely a star

Strikes me as a bit of a Chris Davis wannabe, except doesn’t hit for nearly the same average and at 22 is doing this in high A instead of having already torched the entire minors and established a beach head in the majors. The strikeouts are pretty fearsome and his doing this in Cal League raised further questions. Still, he is hitting more hrs than anyone else in the Cal League and while he’s not especially young for his league he is also not especially old. At least in my opinion if he is top 100 at all its definitely the last 10 or 20 slots on the list.

by Dalman on Jul 14, 2025 12:40 AM EDT   0 recs

yes at the end

90. Max Scherzer, rhp, Diamondbacks
91. Casey Weathers, rhp, Rockies
92. Dexter Fowler, of, Rockies
93. Wladimir Balentien, of, Mariners
94. Neil Walker, 3b, Pirates
95. Michael Bowden, rhp, Red Sox
96. Joe Savery, lhp, Phillies
97. Ben Revere, of, Twins
98. Trevor Cahill, rhp, Athletics
99. Chris Carter, 1b, Athletics
100. Lars Anderson, 1b, Red Sox

by Asfan4ever723 on Jul 14, 2025 12:57 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

He's 21.

He will turn 22 in December. For the record, 10 players in the California league with 200+ AB have a seasonal age lower than his. http://minors.baseball-reference.com/bat_leaders.cgi?yid=2008&lvl=A%20&lid=CAL&sort=age

by BobbyMac on Jul 14, 2025 3:44 AM EDT to parent up   0 recs

I would wait until he starts hitting well at a higher level

Many prospects hit very well in the California league before losing alot of status when they hit AA or higher. That being said, he is hitting very well even considering the context of the league he is in. Stockton is not one of the extreme hitters parks in the league also.

If he can keep the K% down at AA while maintaining around the same OBP, his stock should jump. Right now would be the time to promote him, even if he is relatively young for the league, because he is just hitting for fun with those #s(realistically he has a chance at matching Brandon Wood’s 2005 California league #s if they keep him there the whole season).

by tdot mariner fan on Jul 14, 2025 1:27 PM EDT   0 recs

He has about 50 days

(out of about 150 in the minor league season) left. So his pace is for about 37 HR… slightly less than Wood.

Still damn impressive, though. He might have the best raw power of any legitimate prospect in the entire minors. And he’s showing improvement—he was really poor in April and May but since June 1, he’s hitting over .300 and has cut down on his strikeouts.

I still think I leave him in Stockton to finish out the year, because when he and Doolittle are on the same team they start interfering with each other’s playing time. Next year they can each move up a level.

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by PaulThomas on Jul 14, 2025 3:23 PM EDT to parent up   0 recs