Named after Joe Torre, the diminutive 22-year-old backstop and former high school star was a third-round pick of the Marlins in the 2006 draft. The move was first reported by Baseball America.
The 5-9, 175-pound catcher had been a disappointment in his short career, never making it higher than Class-A Greenboro and compiling a .222/.250/.337 in 854 career plate appearances, with traces of pop, but no speed. He was released by Florida earlier this month. A member of the USA Baseball Junior National Team in 2005, he’s always been a highly regarded defender. Baseball America rated his arm and overall defense as the best in the country among high school players in 2006. For the Phillies, he’ll most likely serve a back-up role somewhere in the low minors.
The Phillies have added and subtracted an absolute ton of minor league catching this off-season as they try to piece together what has arguably become the weakest position in the entire chain. With the trade of top-rated catcher Travis d’Arnaud to Toronto, don’t be surprised if the Phillies burn their first June pick on a catcher, perhaps even a proven college commodity.
according to phuturephillies, Carpenter was scratched from his start today.
http://phuturephillies.com/2010/04/22/carpenter-scratched-from-start-duckworth-activated/
Posted by: Sophist | Thursday, April 22, 2010 at 12:00 PM
Perhaps Carp gets a spot start...or perhaps he's insurance for Figgy getting a spot start.
Posted by: NEPP | Thursday, April 22, 2010 at 12:04 PM
I really like how the Phils rotation is set up. Not that there was any intent to do it this way, but KK, Doc, Moyer make a lot of sense because you have an almost certain night off for the pen in your in between the heavy anticipated usage between KK and Moyer.
Seems like the most sensible regular season rotation would be 1, 4, 2, 3, 5.
Posted by: Spitz | Thursday, April 22, 2010 at 12:07 PM
It is a bit funny how that worked out, isn't it...(on the rotation setup)
Posted by: NEPP | Thursday, April 22, 2010 at 12:09 PM
Why would anyone born in 1988 be named after Joe Torre?
Posted by: phanatic's brother | Thursday, April 22, 2010 at 12:29 PM
"Why would anyone born in 1988 be named after Joe Torre?"
My guess is their father was a big fan of Torre's in the 60s/early 70s. He was a pretty decent catcher... 9 time allstar, gold glove, MVP in '71, etc.
My father, for example, was a born and raised Phils fan but was always a big Torre guy. He's always had a softspot for catchers.
Posted by: Lincoln Hawkes | Thursday, April 22, 2010 at 08:30 PM
Torre was a tremendous player, very underrated.
Posted by: gm-carson | Friday, April 23, 2010 at 07:32 AM
The Braves!!! He's from Georgia.
Posted by: John Smith | Sunday, April 25, 2010 at 12:31 AM