Comments on: Kris Carlson: Rays Go For Enigmatic Senior Sinkerballer in Round 35

By: RCG_Robbie

RCG_Robbie — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 17:26:15 +0000

@hstballer8 That’s fair and I hope that happens. Can always use another electric bullpen arm. I’m a little worried about his control, but his stuff is real and hopefully he can make enough progress to take advantage of that at the big league level.

By: hstballer8

hstballer8 — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 16:06:14 +0000

@RCG_Robbie I have also heard another scout from a different organization say that his slider is already Major League “average”. Add that to the fact that he already throws 95 and you can’t get much more potential and upside for a pitching prospect. Finding control is not too difficult of a task once he gets under the wing of some great minor league coaches whose goal isn’t winning but rather making players better, unlike most college coaches. I wouldn’t be surprised to see Kris jump through the Rays organization since he has the raw materials.

By: RCG_Robbie

RCG_Robbie — Fri, 08 Jun 2012 02:07:15 +0000

@hstballer8 @hstballer8 Where did you get that perception? I can’t say my information is perfect here (maybe I should have said “low-to-mid 90′s”), but it’s pretty clear to everyone that Carlson isn’t polished. His control is his major problem and that’s what he’ll work on. He has shown some nice stuff (although his slider isn’t exactly devastating in my opinion without control) and that’s what the Rays will look to hone moving forward. Maybe he adds some velocity and you hope that you can help him get better control. But if he walks and hits as many batters as he strikes out, he is going nowhere.