IP 33
ERA 7.636
WHIP 1.848
BB/9 4.909
SO/9 9
  • Full name Andrew James Rudolph Carpenter
  • Born 05/18/1985 in Fairfield, CA
  • Profile Ht.: 6'3" / Wt.: 240 / Bats: R / Throws: R
  • School Long Beach State
  • Debut 08/27/2008
  • Drafted in the 2nd round (65th overall) by the Philadelphia Phillies in 2006 (signed for $570,000).
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    Carpenter is on his third school in three seasons. He went 7-2 with four saves at Division II Chico (Calif.) State in 2004, then spent 2005 at Sacramento City College, one of the nation's top junior college programs. He went from there to Long Beach State and became the team's best starter. While teammate Jered Hughes pitches on Fridays and has more pro potential, Carpenter has a knack for pitching and throwing strikes that rivals anyone in the draft. His fastball is fringe-average at 87-89 mph (though he's touched up to 94), but pitching coach Troy Buckley has improved his mechanics, giving him more of a downward angle and more balance in his delivery. He has above-average control of all his pitches, but Carpenter throws too many, using at times a split-finger fastball as well as slider, curveball and changeup, with the splitter his out pitch. He'll need to pick one breaking ball and should settle in as a four-pitch, strike-throwing righty who profiles as a back-of-the-rotation starter.

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  • Rated Best Control in the Philadelphia Phillies in 2008

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