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Carlos Carrasco, RHP
Signed: 2003 [Free Agent]
Debut: 2004 [GCL]

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Scouting Report (Baseball America, 11/13/07)

Strengths: Carrasco has the makings of two plus pitches with the potential for a third. His fastball has outstanding late life, and is at its best when he works between 89-93 mph. When he needs it, he can touch 94-95. He complements the fastball with the best changeup in the system, and he commands it to both sides of the plate with good depth and fade. His curveball continued to make strides in 2007, ranging from a soft 71-72 mph breaker to a harder 76-78 mph offering that more resembles a slider. His body allows him to unleash all his pitches from a steep downhill plane, and when he’s on, he pounds the strike zone.

Weaknesses: As good as Carrasco’s pure stuff is, he struggled with runners on base in 2007. When he’d get into trouble, he’d rush through his delivery with his lower half and drag his arm behind his body. That would cause his front shoulder to fly open, costing him command. The Phillies attribute these problems to Carrasco’s youth, though he did show signs of improvement later in the year. He’ll need to make quicker adjustments as he moves along, especially with pitch selection. With the quality of his secondary pitches, Carrasco should profile as a groundball pitcher with enough power in his fastball to miss bats when he has to. Yet in Double-A, his groundout/airout ratio was a mere 0.7.

Rankings

2007: Phillies #1 (Baseball America)
2006: Phillies #1 (Baseball America), #41 Overall (Baseball America), Phillies #1 (Baseball Prospectus), #37 Overall (Baseball Prospectus)

Articles and Features

Baseball America Q/A [9/7/06]
Article on his 2A Debut
Rotoworld’s NL East Prospects Feature
Saberscouting Report
Baseball-Intellect scouting report

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