Comments on: I’m Reading: about Prospects and Chris Carter http://www.metsblog.com/2009/10/08/im-reading-about-prospects-and-chris-carter/ Latest Mets News, Links, Rumors and Opinion Fri, 04 Feb 2011 21:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joe D http://www.metsblog.com/2009/10/08/im-reading-about-prospects-and-chris-carter/#comment-604596 Joe D Thu, 08 Oct 2009 15:42:35 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/10/08/im-reading-about-prospects-and-chris-carter/#comment-604596 In Carter the Mets get a prospect who is now with his thrid organization, 27 years old, and still repeating AAA. The draft picks were certainly more valuable and it doesn't take much to figure that out. The fact that the Yankees claimed him purely as a defensive move, meant that 12 other AL teams passed on him. Again, more evidence that all he may be is the classic AAAA player. Another Val Pascucci. In Carter the Mets get a prospect who is now with his thrid organization, 27 years old, and still repeating AAA.

The draft picks were certainly more valuable and it doesn’t take much to figure that out. The fact that the Yankees claimed him purely as a defensive move, meant that 12 other AL teams passed on him. Again, more evidence that all he may be is the classic AAAA player. Another Val Pascucci.

]]> By: thedude http://www.metsblog.com/2009/10/08/im-reading-about-prospects-and-chris-carter/#comment-604582 thedude Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:53:12 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/10/08/im-reading-about-prospects-and-chris-carter/#comment-604582 I agree that Carter could be a nice, cheap bench player. My only issue is that I would have rolled the dice with Wagner and hoped for the draft picks. And if Wagner refuses arb, those picks are too high a price for a cheap bench option. But as you've pointed out, what's done is done and we can only hope for the best. I agree that Carter could be a nice, cheap bench player.

My only issue is that I would have rolled the dice with Wagner and hoped for the draft picks. And if Wagner refuses arb, those picks are too high a price for a cheap bench option.

But as you’ve pointed out, what’s done is done and we can only hope for the best.

]]> By: dave27 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/10/08/im-reading-about-prospects-and-chris-carter/#comment-604576 dave27 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:27:58 +0000 http://www.metsblog.com/2009/10/08/im-reading-about-prospects-and-chris-carter/#comment-604576 Here, here on Carter. It's funny, Mets fans can drive themselves crazy when the Mets don't give at-bats to a Nick Evans, but then turn around and look at a guy like Carter and assume he must stink because he hasn't gotten a fair shot in Boston. A valuable reserve is an important commodity, and a role that's not guaranteed of even first-round draft talent. This is a guy that can help now - not as a starting LF who will crank 35 homers, but as some desperately needed pop and smart hitting off the bench - which is all he's ever provided in the minors. There was a time once when minor league success was actually how prospects were evaluated...now you are a failure if you are still there past 22 and "tools" take all precedent over results. Here, here on Carter. It’s funny, Mets fans can drive themselves crazy when the Mets don’t give at-bats to a Nick Evans, but then turn around and look at a guy like Carter and assume he must stink because he hasn’t gotten a fair shot in Boston.

A valuable reserve is an important commodity, and a role that’s not guaranteed of even first-round draft talent. This is a guy that can help now – not as a starting LF who will crank 35 homers, but as some desperately needed pop and smart hitting off the bench – which is all he’s ever provided in the minors.

There was a time once when minor league success was actually how prospects were evaluated…now you are a failure if you are still there past 22 and “tools” take all precedent over results.

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