Comments on: Statistical Player Comp: Matt Carpenter

By: Eugene Tierney

Eugene Tierney — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 13:16:55 +0000

No, you might be thinking of Boston teammate Kevin Millar.

By: Indiana Cardinal

Indiana Cardinal — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 11:30:51 +0000

If he plays like any one of the players mentioned in this thread would be a great add to the major league roster.

By: Grant

Grant — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 04:10:05 +0000

I like Joe Randa as a comp for Carpenter.

By: Grant

Grant — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 04:05:49 +0000

“An exceptional fielder at first, Olerud probably could have held his own at third base (though he was always known as exceptional at picking balls out of the dirt at first).”

I’m gonna have to disagree. Olerud threw left-handed.

By: bc

bc — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 03:51:59 +0000

Jeff Cirillo

By: Mrs. TLR

Mrs. TLR — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 01:44:29 +0000

Magadan, Mueller, and Wade Boggs, three comps. High on base percentage 3rd basemen.

By: Cardinals645

Cardinals645 — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 23:52:24 +0000

Separate from the Carpenter-comp conversation, but related to players discovering a power stroke late in their development: I believe Jim Edmonds had displayed very little power in his minor league career as well, before recording a .527 career SLG

By: Danny Applegate

Danny Applegate — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 21:57:33 +0000

Carpenter reminds me somewhat of the Zamboni Machine – Ken Reitz. Maybe a better bat though!

By: cdb

cdb — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 21:52:33 +0000

so we should not expect his walk rate to hold up at the ML level, so the 11-15% tier is a more accurate set of comps?

By: azruavatar

azruavatar — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 20:42:22 +0000

Absolutely.