Carlos Carrasco (baseball)
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Carlos Carrasco (born March 21, 1987, in Barquisimeto, Venezuela) is a right-handed pitcher in the Philadelphia Phillies organization, being drafted as an undrafted free agent on November 25, 2003. In 2006, Carrasco spent the entire season at the single-A level with the Lakewood BlueClaws, compiling a 2.26 ERA in 159.1 innings pitched. He split time in 2007 between the single-A Clearwater Threshers and the double-A Reading Phillies. Carrasco compiled a 2.84 ERA in 69.2 innings pitched at Clearwater and a 4.86 ERA in 70.1 innings pitched with Reading. Carrasco was on the World roster of the 2006[1] and the 2007[2] All-Star Futures Games.
Entering the 2007 season, Carrasco was ranked as the top prospect in the Phillies organization[3] and the 41st-best prospect in baseball.[4] He is still ranked as the top prospect in the Phillies system entering 2008,[5] and is listed as having the organization's best fastball and changeup.
[edit] External links
- Career statistics and player information from The Baseball Cube
[edit] References
- ^ "2006 Futures Game Rosters". Baseball America (2006-06-21).
- ^ "Futures Game World Roster". Baseball America (2007-07-03).
- ^ "Top 10 Prospects: Philadelphia Phillies". Baseball America (2007-01-10).
- ^ "2007 Top 100 Prospects". Baseball America (2007-02-28).
- ^ "Top 10 Prospects: Philadelphia Phillies". Baseball America (2007-11-13).
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