Prospect Profile: Chris Carter 1B Oakland Athletics
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Proper Name: Vernon Christopher Carter
Born: Dec. 18, 1986 in Redwood City, Calif.
High School: Sierra Vista HS, Las Vegas
Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 210
Bats: R Throws: R
This Chris Carter will not go deep and beat a corner to win you a game. He will not hit
for a high average and he might not be the best defensive first baseman prospect in baseball, but in his short time as a professional baseball player he has shown his ability to drive the ball out of the ball park. That is why Billy Beane of the Oakland A's needed him in order to complete the deal with Arizona for Dan Haren.
This Winter was tough for Chris Carter. Within 11 days he was a member of two different teams, after being part of a package for Carlos Quentin and then quickly being dealt with prospect Carlos Gonzalez among others to the Athletics.
In 273 career games before this season, Carter has hit 51 homers. Throw in the fact that he had a .522 slugging percentage in 2007 with 23 homers and 93 RBIs is why he is so valuable to a small market team like the A's. Carter projects long term as a designated hitter because of his lack of ability as a fielder. In 73 games in the field, Carter made 11 errors.
Billy Beane has found another prospect that isn't the complete package, but will have a huge impact some day in the Majors. Carter could be the best pure power prospect this organization has seen since Miguel Tejada and Eric Chavez. Carter already has 11 homers and 29 RBIs for HiA Stockton this season. Look for a call up to AA soon.
My Predictions and ETA:
I believe we will begin to see Carter as an everyday player in 2009 as the regular designated hitter or left fielder depending on his development as a fielder. I think it is safe to say that Carter could end the trend of bringing in veteran players for a cheap price to be a designated hitter (Mike Piazza, Frank Thomas, Mike Sweeney). Some scouts have compared Carter to Jermaine Dye. If Carter can become a better average hitter, which he is working on, and continues to muscle the ball out almost regularly then the sky is the limit for Carter. I believe he will project as at least an equal if not better hitter than Jermaine Dye has been in his career. Remember the name Chris Carter. He will be hitting moonshots in a ballpark near you anytime soon.
9:29 AM
Dexter-Sports Inbox
Proper Name: Vernon Christopher Carter
Born: Dec. 18, 1986 in Redwood City, Calif.
High School: Sierra Vista HS, Las Vegas
Ht.: 6-4 Wt.: 210
Bats: R Throws: R
This Chris Carter will not go deep and beat a corner to win you a game. He will not hit
for a high average and he might not be the best defensive first baseman prospect in baseball, but in his short time as a professional baseball player he has shown his ability to drive the ball out of the ball park. That is why Billy Beane of the Oakland A's needed him in order to complete the deal with Arizona for Dan Haren.This Winter was tough for Chris Carter. Within 11 days he was a member of two different teams, after being part of a package for Carlos Quentin and then quickly being dealt with prospect Carlos Gonzalez among others to the Athletics.
In 273 career games before this season, Carter has hit 51 homers. Throw in the fact that he had a .522 slugging percentage in 2007 with 23 homers and 93 RBIs is why he is so valuable to a small market team like the A's. Carter projects long term as a designated hitter because of his lack of ability as a fielder. In 73 games in the field, Carter made 11 errors.
Billy Beane has found another prospect that isn't the complete package, but will have a huge impact some day in the Majors. Carter could be the best pure power prospect this organization has seen since Miguel Tejada and Eric Chavez. Carter already has 11 homers and 29 RBIs for HiA Stockton this season. Look for a call up to AA soon.
My Predictions and ETA:
I believe we will begin to see Carter as an everyday player in 2009 as the regular designated hitter or left fielder depending on his development as a fielder. I think it is safe to say that Carter could end the trend of bringing in veteran players for a cheap price to be a designated hitter (Mike Piazza, Frank Thomas, Mike Sweeney). Some scouts have compared Carter to Jermaine Dye. If Carter can become a better average hitter, which he is working on, and continues to muscle the ball out almost regularly then the sky is the limit for Carter. I believe he will project as at least an equal if not better hitter than Jermaine Dye has been in his career. Remember the name Chris Carter. He will be hitting moonshots in a ballpark near you anytime soon.
