On Thursday in Atlanta, the Philadelphia Phillies are rolling out their top pitching prospect, and their second overall prospect (according to Baseball America), Carlos Carrasco. The Venezuelan is a right hander, who utilizes his mid-90’s fastball and lively changeup to get through innings. He does mix in a curve as well, but going into this year his third pitch was still a work in progress. Judging from his numbers in AAA this season, his “stuff” is in question because he sports a 4.92 ERA, and an 84:22 K:BB ratio.
Those walks, accompanied by the 93 hits he has allowed, have lead the way to a 4 – 7 record. Here at The Sports Idiot, we do not put a lot of stock into win/loss records, but we do put stock into a pitcher’s ability to go deep into games and keep his ERA down. Neither of these things are being done by Carrasco, who has 15 starts under his belt, but only 86 total innings pitched. A little math tells us that is less than six innings per start.
The good news is that he gets to go against the Atlanta Braves, who currently hold the honor of being 25th in all of MLB in regards to runs scored, and are hitting a club aberage of only .256. Carlos Carrasco has long been regarded as one of the best pitching prospects in baseball, but has a reputation for being soft and giving up big innings. Yes, he has a history of striking out a lot of batters, but this season he does not seem to be clicking on all cylinders. Carrasco is not a must add, but if he gets his feet under him and gains some confidence he could be an asset in the second half. If he keeps a rotation spot, that is.
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