Minors: Carp’s Career Year
Mets 1B prospect Mike Carp is profiled in an interesting feature for MiLB.com, which discusses his resurgence this year in Double-A.
On Sunday, Carp hit two home runs with six RBI, putting him at .351 with 15 doubles, nine homers and 38 RBI in 55 games this season.
On his resurgence, he tells MiLB.com:
“It was really frustrating and disappointing the way everything worked out last year…This was a big year for me coming in. I was pressing a bit last year and was a little injury-plagued, so I wanted to take a more healthy approach to this season.”
Carp has also played leftfield this season to help keep his bat in the lineup every day, as well as to increase his versatility, adding that it’s a position he can ‘handle.’
…at the end of last year, scouts were split on carp… while some still had him listed as a top prospect, others felt he had too many holes in his swing and couldn’t hit lefties enough to play full time… well, still just 21-years old, it looks like he has answered those questions, thus far… being in a lineup with Fernando Martinez, Nick Evans and Danny Murphy certainly helps, too…
…he’s a big, imposing kid who can absolutely wallop the ball, and it seems that he has tightened up his swing… he’s also one of the most modest, soft-spoken kids you’ll meet, which makes it all the more fun to see him succeeding…
