Carson Whisenhunt LHP. DOB: 10/20/2000. 6' 3", 209 lbs. Drafted 2022 Round 2.
2024(A): 0-0, 0.00, 5 IP, 10.80 K/9, 5.40 BB/9.
2024(AAA): 3-5, 5.42, 104.2 IP, 11.61 K/9, 4.56 BB/9, 4.58 xFIP.
The Whiz features what some analysts call the best changeup in all of baseball and Fangraphs rates as an 80 pitch. His fastball has enough velocity(92-94 touching 96) to set it up but the FB sometimes lacks life and command. He also has an average-ish slider to give him a 3-pitch mix but the changeup is his dominant pitch. He missed much of the 2023 season with an elbow sprain but was mostly healthy in 2024. As with many pitchers he struggled with the pitcher-unfriendly ballparks and tight strike zone in the PCL. Projection systems like him and forecast an ERA in the mid-3's at the MLB level. Reading his scouting reports reminds me of how awesome Noah Lowry's changeup was before he lost the feel for it due to a nerve injury.
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