The Book on Mike Carp
Prospect Info
Mike Carp
Born 6/30/1986
1B, SEA
A power hitter who swings hard and misses often, Carp has always been saddled with horrendous L-R splits. In 2008 he posted his best offensive numbers of his career (.299/.403/.471 with 17 homers in 478 ABs), though, and also improved against lefties (.257/.348/.429). He's still got some learning to do, but he's getting there.
His defense is unspectacular, of course, and he has no special baserunning ability, so Carp very much needs to keep improving at the plate, especially now that he's moving to the the American League: He used up his chances in New York, who added additional depth at 1B in last year's draft before shipping Carp to Seattle as part of the deal that netted them JJ Putz in the winter of 2008.
Right now he still projects as a reserve or platoon player, though he's young enough that he could yet blossom.
Ranking in ScoutingBook (7/4/2009): #194 
Ranking in Baseball America 2009: n/a
Ranking in Baseball Prospectus: Unranked
Ranking in MiLB.com 2009 Season Preview Unranked
Ranking from the Sporting News: Unranked
Ranking from ESPN: Unranked
Player Updates and Notes
First base prospect Mike Carp has been traded to the Seattle Mariners as part of a six player package for closer JJ Putz, reliever Sean Green and outfielder Jeremy Reed. The AL could be a relief for Carp, who was struggling in the shadow of many hotter corner prospects in New York.
12/10/2008 by KDaddy
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