Andrew Carpenter Profile
December 1, 2006 — phuturephillies
Drew Carpenter, RHP
Signed; 2006 (2nd Round)
Debut; 2006 [GCL]
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Scouting Report (Baseball America, 11/13/07)
Strengths: A finesse righthander, Carpenter makes his pitches more effective because he throws them on a steep, downhill angle. He commands his 89-92 mph fastball to all four quadrants of the strike zone. He has two breaking balls, a plus slider with good tilt and an average curveball, and has added a changeup and splitter since turning pro. His splitter has quickly emerged as his out pitch. He has an easy, simple delivery he repeats well.
Weaknesses: Carpenter’s changeup still has a long way to go to be consistently effective. His arm speed lags behind his body at times and his command of the changeup can be erratic. The Phillies aren’t looking to take a pitch away form him yet, but if his changeup doesn’t improve, he may just use his splitter to keep hitters off his fastball. Carpenter can get stiff on his front side, which makes him fly open in his delivery and elevate his fastball.
Rankings
2007: Phillies #9 (Baseball America)
2006: Phillies #17 (Baseball America)
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