BA GRADE
45
Risk: High
Born: Oct. 15, 1992. B-T: R-R. Ht.: 6-5. Wt.: 210. Drafted: Southern Mississippi, 2015 (22nd round). Signed by: Mike Wagner.
It’s no secret that the Yankees love to stockpile tall, hard-throwing righthanders as potential bullpen pieces. Carroll, the team’s 22nd-round choice out of Southern Mississippi in 2015, certainly fits that bill. He had Tommy John surgery after his senior season of high school, then redshirted during his freshman year at SMU. The Yankees had a pack of prospects in that mold at their upper levels this year, but Carroll distanced himself from the others with his high-end velocity. His four-seam fastball sits in the mid-to-upper-90s and has touched triple-digits frequently. More impressively, he generates that velocity with relative ease. He couples the pitch with a low-80s slider and a mid-80s split-finger fastball that he uses as a changeup. His slider has improved greatly this season, and some scouts grade it as plus. There are still command and control issues to iron out, as shown by his 30 walks in 67.1 innings between high Class A Tampa and Double-A Trenton this year, but Carroll’s stuff is tantalizing enough that he’s put himself on the prospect map.
Year |
Club (League) |
Class |
W |
L |
ERA |
G |
GS |
2015 |
Pulaski (APP) |
R |
1 |
1 |
1.75 |
14 |
0 |
2016 |
Charleston, SC (SAL) |
LoA |
4 |
4 |
3.15 |
26 |
6 |
2017 |
Tampa (FSL) |
HiA |
1 |
0 |
2.25 |
13 |
0 |
|
Trenton (EL) |
AA |
2 |
5 |
2.66 |
26 |
0 |
Minor League Totals |
8 |
10 |
2.73 |
79 |
6 |
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Year |
Club (League) |
CG |
SV |
IP |
H |
HR |
2015 |
Pulaski (APP) |
0 |
3 |
26 |
16 |
0 |
2016 |
Charleston, SC (SAL) |
0 |
3 |
91 |
89 |
3 |
2017 |
Tampa (FSL) |
0 |
2 |
20 |
10 |
1 |
|
Trenton (EL) |
0 |
5 |
47 |
36 |
4 |
Minor League Totals |
0 |
13 |
184 |
151 |
8 |
|
Year |
Club (League) |
BB |
SO |
K/9 |
WHIP |
AVG |
2015 |
Pulaski (APP) |
14 |
26 |
9.1 |
1.17 |
.186 |
2016 |
Charleston, SC (SAL) |
41 |
90 |
8.9 |
1.42 |
.259 |
2017 |
Tampa (FSL) |
8 |
30 |
13.5 |
0.90 |
.141 |
|
Trenton (EL) |
22 |
59 |
11.2 |
1.23 |
.212 |
Minor League Totals |
85 |
205 |
10.0 |
1.28 |
.225 |
|