2023 Bowman Corbin Carroll #73 Rookie Card Arizona Diamondbacks

Description: Track Record: Carroll dominated the high school showcase circuit the summer before his draft year, then performed well in his senior season, all the while showing an advanced approach, surprising power and a well-rounded skill set. He was seen as a surefire first-round selection when the D-backs drafted him No. 16 overall and signed him away from a UCLA commitment with a $3.75 million bonus. The pandemic wiped out Carroll's 2020 season, other than time spent at the alternate training site, and he played in just seven games in 2021 before suffering a season-ending shoulder injury that required surgery to repair labrum and capsule tears. The D-backs kept their expectations for his 2022 season in check, unsure how his shoulder would respond or if he would need to knock off rust, but Carroll got off to a red-hot start with Double-A Amarillo and never slowed down, mashing his way first to Triple-A Reno then to a major league callup in late August. He performed well in the majors over the final six weeks of the season despite arriving with just 142 career games of minor league experience under his belt. Scouting Report: Carroll has a powerful swing, excellent bat-to-ball skills and a discerning eye, a combination of traits often found in baseball's premier hitters. Though small in size, Carroll gets the most out of his elite, quick-twitch athletic ability at the plate. He loads into his back side before driving forward, efficiently transferring energy from his core and into his swing. His tendency to offer at the right pitches and square them up leads to a heavy dose of exit velocities at 100 mph and higher. He uses the whole field well, including going the other way with power; his first two career homers in the majors were hit to center and left field. Carroll is an explosive runner with elite speed. His top sprint speed during his brief time in the majors was the second-fastest ever recorded in the eight-year history of Statcast data. He is aggressive on the bases with excellent instincts. Carroll's speed plays well in the outfield, where he can let loose his athleticism to make rangy catches. His fringe-average arm is his only subpar tool. The Future: The D-backs kept Carroll's at-bat total low in the majors in order to keep his rookie status intact and potentially make a push for Rookie of the Year honors--and the accompanying extra draft pick. As such, he received only semi-regular playing time and never seemed to get locked in at the plate. And yet he still managed to hit an impressive .260/.330/.500. Carroll exhibited some areas that could use polish. He showed more chase and swing-and-miss than he had in the minors and struggled in limited looks against lefthanders. Still, evaluators are unanimous in their excitement about his future, with questions only about how many all-star appearances he is expected to make. He figures to be a mainstay in Arizona's lineup for years, starting with Opening Day 2023. - Baseball America

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