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 (9/3/2010): #340 
Ranking in Baseball America 2010: Unranked
Ranking in Baseball Prospectus: Unranked
Ranking in MiLB.com 2010 Season Preview Unranked
Ranking from the Sporting News: Unranked
Ranking from ESPN: Unranked
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